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
Senado de EEUU aprueba proyecto de ley para prohibir todos los productos de Xinjiang de China
WASHINGTON, 14 jul (Reuters) – El Senado de Estados Unidos aprobó el miércoles una ley para prohibir la importación de productos de la región china de Xinjiang, el último esfuerzo de Washington para castigar a Pekín por lo que funcionarios estadounidenses califican como un genocidio en curso contra los uigures y otros grupos musulmanes. La prevención del trabajo forzoso uigur
$5.4 millones invertidos en Oregon Head Start
El 6 de julio, los senadores estadounidenses Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley anunciaron $5.4 millones en fondos de Head Start destinados a Oregón del American Rescue Plan. Los fondos apoyarán los programas Head Start en Clackamas, Columbia, Coos, Deschutes, Douglas, Harney, Hood River, Jackson, Jefferson, Josephine, Klamath, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Malheur, Marion, Morrow,
Editorial: Merkley has ambitious plan for affordable housing
By the numbers, the country’s affordable housing problem is big: • More than half a million people can be experiencing homelessness. • Seven million more affordable homes are needed to fill the gap. • And the ratio between single-family home prices and median household income has climbed steadily — it
Merkley presenta proyecto de ley para abordar la falta de viviendas asequibles
A “devastating lack of affordable housing” is something that can no longer be ignored, U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley said Tuesday as he announced he was unveiling the Affordable Home Act in the Senate. Merkley said housing is something he hears about constantly and is something that must be addressed now.
Merkley presenta proyecto de ley para abordar la falta de viviendas asequibles
A “devastating lack of affordable housing” is something that can no longer be ignored, U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley said Tuesday as he announced he was unveiling the Affordable Home Act in the Senate. Merkley said housing is something he hears about constantly and is something that must be addressed now.
Merkley presenta la Ley de Vivienda Asequible
El senador estadounidense Jeff Merkley publicó su nueva Ley de HOGAR Asequible (Oportunidades de Vivienda Equitativas) el 30 de junio, con el objetivo de resolver la crisis de vivienda urgente de la nación. El proyecto de ley de Merkley aborda cinco objetivos diseñados para reducir algunas de las principales barreras que enfrentan las familias trabajadoras y de clase media durante el proceso de propiedad de vivienda, incluida la reducción
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