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
Wyden y Merkley rechazan la reversión de los estándares de emisiones
WASHINGTON – Los senadores Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., se unieron a la senadora Kamala Harris, D-Calif., esta semana para volver a presentar una resolución en respuesta a los esfuerzos de la administración Trump para revertir los estándares federales de economía de combustible y gases de efecto invernadero que dichos están diseñados para combatir el cambio climático y proteger el acceso de los estadounidenses a
El senador Merkley pide más atención a los productos de CBD y las uvas de vino contaminadas por incendios forestales
Dos cultivos comunes en el sur de Oregón, las uvas para vino y el cáñamo, fueron el foco de una conferencia telefónica con el senador Jeff Merkley (D-OR) y los reporteros el jueves. Cuando los incendios forestales llenaron de humo los cielos del sur de Oregón y el norte de California el año pasado, algunos vinicultores perdieron clientes por temor a que
MERKLEY OBTIENE FINANCIACIÓN PARA LA FORMACIÓN SOBRE INCENDIOS FORESTALES DE LA GUARDIA NACIONAL
El Senador de Oregón, Jeff Merkley, anunció que el Comité de Asignaciones del Senado incluyó $8.5 millones en el proyecto de ley de asignaciones del Departamento de Defensa para capacitar a los miembros de la Guardia Nacional para combatir incendios forestales. Un comunicado de Merkley dijo que la financiación es un aumento de $1.5 millones en los últimos dos años, cuando Merkley aseguró por primera vez
BIPARTISAN GROUP OF WESTERN SENATORS INTRODUCE PILT LEGISLATION
On Monday a bipartisan group of senators from the western U.S. introduced legislation they claim will provide long-term financial security for rural counties. A release from the office of Senator Ron Wyden said the bill would reauthorize the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program for ten years. Wyden, along with
Merkley talks disaster relief and trade during Round-Up visit
UMATILLA COUNTY — Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced this week that $150 million is available to certain counties hit by severe winter storms and flooding this year, including Umatilla County. During a visit to the Pendleton Round-Up on Friday, Merkley told the East Oregonian that he didn’t know exactly how
Merkley, Wyden announce more than $7.8 million for opioid treatment programs
Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced more than $7.8 million in federal grants that will support efforts to treat and prevent opioid addiction—one of Oregon’s most pressing issues as communities across the state face an increase in opioid-related deaths. “I have heard heart-wrenching stories from Oregonians
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