Merkley Monthly: Making major investments in the Port of Coos Bay
The Coos Bay World Transforming the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay into the first fully ship-to-rail port facility on the West Coast is a huge opportunity for Oregon and our coastal communities. This project will create good-paying union jobs and permanent local jobs, increase West Coast port capacity by
Three Americans have been freed from prisons in China
NPR The Biden administration says the prisoners were all wrongfully held and that they are being reunited with their families for the first time in many years. They appear to be part of a prisoner swap. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Three Americans have been freed from prisons in China. The Biden
Wyden, Merkley Announce Nearly $1.2 Million for Ecosystem Restoration in Oregon; National Fish and Wildlife Foundation award will benefit residents and projects along Tillamook River
Tillamook County Pioneer Washington D.C.—U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced a federal investment of $1.18 million for the Tillamook Estuaries Partnership to help fix the Burton-Fraser Road along the Tillamook River that is limiting fish passage. “Letting our infrastructure crumble over time to a point where it
Escuelas rurales tendrán mayor acceso a servicios de telesalud gracias a subvención
Los estudiantes que asisten a escuelas rurales en el área de Roseburg pronto tendrán un mayor acceso a los servicios de salud con la expansión de las clínicas de telesalud. Los senadores estadounidenses Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley anunciaron la semana pasada que Mercy Foundation en Roseburg recibirá $375,768 de la Comisión Federal de Comunicaciones para ayudar a aumentar la telesalud.
Merkley califica de "vergonzosa" la decisión del jefe de la ONU de asistir a los Juegos Olímpicos de Beijing
El senador Jeff Merkley criticó el miércoles la decisión del secretario general de las Naciones Unidas, António Guterres, de asistir a los próximos Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno en Beijing a pesar de los boicots diplomáticos de varias naciones, incluido Estados Unidos, por las acusaciones de violaciones de derechos humanos por parte del gobierno chino. “La ONU básicamente le ha fallado a los derechos humanos”, dijo Merkley (D-Ore.) en
SENATORS CALL FOR IRS TO PROVIDE PENALTY RELIEF DUE TO BACKLOGS
Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley joined a group of colleagues last week to call on the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service to provide penalty relief for taxpayers in Oregon and nationwide, amid extensive, ongoing processing backlogs at the IRS. Lawmakers said while the COVID-19
Lawmakers Urge U.S. Olympic Officials to Defend Outspoken Athletes at Beijing Games
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lawmakers on Monday urged U.S. Olympic officials to prepare to defend American athletes from possible Chinese government retaliation should they choose to speak out about China’s rights abuses during next month’s Beijing Winter Olympics. A Chinese official told reporters in January that any behavior against the Olympic
Wyden, Merkley urge IRS to provide penalty relief amid major processing backlogs – KTVZ
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., this week joined colleagues to call on the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service to provide penalty relief for taxpayers in Oregon and nationwide amid extensive, ongoing processing backlogs at the IRS. “While the COVID-19 pandemic has strained
MERCY FOUNDATION TO RECEIVE FEDERAL TELEHEALTH GRANT
On Thursday, Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced that Mercy Foundation in Roseburg will receive over $375,000 from the Federal Communications Commission to expand telehealth services for rural schools. Wyden said the pandemic has forced people to find different ways to deliver health care services safely and efficiently, including
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