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
En 18 años, el costo de un medicamento para la diabetes aumentó 962%
Over the past decade, a drug that many people with diabetes depend on to live — insulin — has skyrocketed in price. One study found that cost nearly tripled between 2002 and 2013. Politicians and activists in Washington, D.C., and the local area have paid special attention to the plight during November,
Merkley, Wyden announce fed investment in electric infrastructure
Oregon’s Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced Monday, Nov. 4, a nearly $8.5 million electric infrastructure investment in West Oregon Electric Cooperative, Inc., a Vernonia-based co-op which serves communities throughout Columbia, Yamhill, Tillamook, Washington and Clatsop counties. Merkley serves as the top Democrat on the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee,
SENATORS INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO BAN USE OF SRS FUNDS FOR LOBBYING
On Thursday Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley introduced legislation that would ensure counties receiving Secure Rural Schools funds cannot spend federal resources on any activity related to lobbying. The release from the Senators said their bill is to ensure that SRS funds remained dedicated to their intended purpose
Merkley, Bonamici target high insulin prices
Sen. Jeff Merkley introduced legislation to end “exorbitant price hikes” on insulin. The End Price Gouging for Insulin Act comes as a new report highlights the high cost of insulin in Northwest Oregon. The report, produced for U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, found that Medicare beneficiaries in the region pay more than $1,000 more per year in
Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy Isn’t Just Cruel, It’s Illegal
With all the attention being paid to the whistle-blower who set off the impeachment inquiry and the anonymous “senior Trump administration official” whose book was published this month, a story about yet another insider slamming the Trump administration has been almost entirely ignored. This one is a damning moral, and legal,
Se presenta la Ley de Crédito Justo para Veteranos y Consumidores
WASHINGTON, DC – Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking Committee, Jack Reed (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), on Monday introduced legislation that extends the protections of the Military Lending Act (MLA), which caps the
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