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
Some migrants waiting in Mexico for U.S. court hearings caught crossing illegally
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Roughly one in 10 migrants pushed back to Mexico to await U.S. court hearings under a Trump administration program have been caught crossing the border again, a top border official said on Thursday. Acting U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Mark Morgan said during a White House
Updated: Senators introduce legislation to bar county officials using SRS money for lobbying
U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley introduced legislation Thursday that would bar county officials from using timber safety net money for lobbying trips. The decision followed controversy over Douglas County commissioners’ longstanding tradition of using Title III Secure Rural Schools funds to pay for lobbying trips to Washington, D.C.
Senate report: Whistleblowers blast Trump administration’s immigration policies
(CNN)The Trump administration’s immigration policies have taken a toll on some of the officers tasked with carrying them out, according to a scathing report by Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley. The 81-page report released Thursday compiles whistleblower accounts and media reports to provide an overview of the administration’s crackdown on migrants seeking asylum in the
Wyden y Merkley presentan proyecto de ley contra la violencia contra las mujeres
WASHINGTON – Los senadores Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley de Oregón se unieron a todos sus colegas demócratas del Senado el miércoles para presentar al compañero del Senado la Ley de reautorización de la violencia contra las mujeres aprobada por la Cámara. El proyecto de ley, que reautorizaría VAWA hasta 2024, conserva los avances realizados en reautorizaciones anteriores e incluye una serie de mejoras adicionales a
En manifiesto mordaz, un oficial de asilo critica la crueldad de Trump con los migrantes
El requisito del presidente Trump de que los solicitantes de asilo permanezcan en México mientras esperan audiencias en los Estados Unidos está creando una nueva crisis humanitaria. Sin embargo, no está generando la indignación y el escrutinio de los medios que generaron sus horribles separaciones familiares. Pero ahora, un oficial de asilo profundamente consternado ha escrito un notable manifiesto que fue
Los legisladores federales apuntan a reducir las tasas de préstamos de día de pago de 400% de interés a 36%
Decenas de millones de estadounidenses recurren a préstamos de alto costo que habitualmente tienen tasas de interés de más de 400% para los gastos diarios, como pagar sus facturas y cubrir gastos de emergencia. Para muchos, esas tasas terminan siendo demasiado altas y conducen a un ciclo de deuda aparentemente interminable. Pero eso puede que pronto
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