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
El senador Jeff Merkley se reunirá en el ayuntamiento en Sutherlin el 2 de enero
El senador estadounidense Jeff Merkley realizará un ayuntamiento a las 10 a. m. el 2 de enero en el gimnasio de Sutherlin High School, 500 E. Fourth Ave. El ayuntamiento es uno de los 12 en el sur y centro de Oregón que Merkley realizará para dar inicio a 2020. Merkley actualizará a los electores sobre su
La senadora Merkley anuncia una serie de foros públicos para 2020
El senador estadounidense de Oregón, Jeff Merkley, comenzará 2020 con 12 ayuntamientos en el sur y centro de Oregón, según un comunicado de prensa. Los ayuntamientos serán del 2 al 5 de enero en los condados de Klamath, Douglas, Coos, Curry, Josephine, Jackson, Deschutes, Jefferson, Crook, Wheeler, Grant y Gilliam. él actualizará
Editorial del New York Times: Hacer leyes, no dinero
El caso de Chris Collins, el republicano de Nueva York que renunció al Congreso y se declaró culpable de uso de información privilegiada a principios de este otoño, fue una victoria inusual en la larga batalla para garantizar que los miembros del Congreso no se aprovechen indebidamente de sus posiciones privilegiadas. También subrayó la necesidad de una mayor
2-Yea SRS Authorization is in End of Year Funding Package
Oregon’s U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley have announced that a two-year authorization of the Secure Rural Schools program is included in the end-of-year funding package that will be considered by Congress sometime this week. A release from the Senators said that is a significant win for rural communities
U.S. Congress pressures Trump to renew Russia arms control pact
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers of both parties are pressuring the White House to extend the last remaining restraints on U.S. and Russian nuclear weapons deployments by demanding intelligence assessments on the costs of allowing the New START treaty to lapse. The demands, contained in three bills that may be
Senadores anuncian autorización para Programa de Escuelas Rurales Seguras
U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) and Jim Risch, (R-Idaho) have announced that a two-year authorization of the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) program is included in the end-of-year funding package that will be considered by Congress this week. The senators said it was a significant
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