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
Imagen perfecta: gatos salvados del 'matadero de gatitos' del gobierno visitan el Capitolio
Two lawmakers are the cat’s meow on Capitol Hill. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D.-Ore, and Rep. Brian Mast, R.-Fla., who were instrumental in ending the Department of Agriculture’s so-called “kitten slaughterhouse,” were visited on Thursday by two cats who were spared when the government program was shut down earlier this year.
El senador Merkley de Oregón impulsa una mayor acción del Congreso para los niños solicitantes de asilo
It’s been over a year since U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley made his first diplomatic trip to a border facility in McAllen, Texas. Since then, the Oregon Democrat says not much has changed. Last Friday, Merkley and 12 other Senate Democrats made the trek to a migrant detention center inMcAllen, Texas.
Sen. Jeff Merkley gets closer to investigating Saudi students escaping U.S. justice, vows to continue effort
U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley’s ongoing effort to investigate — and potentially punish — Saudi Arabia for its suspected role in spiriting accused criminals out of the United States quietly won bipartisan support in the past two months, but then faltered this week in a burst of political maneuvering. The Oregon
Merkley Highlights Mental Health Issues Affecting Migrant Children In Detention Facilities
Recent reports of squalid conditions at immigrant detention facilities have brought to light issues of overcrowding, lack of hygiene and poor nutrition. But U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley says these conditions can also harm the mental health of migrants, especially children. When Jeff Merkely recently brought a dozen senators with him
“Falling through the bureaucratic cracks”: Lawmakers respond to CBS News report on migrant children
Democratic politicians reacted with anger Wednesday to a CBS News report revealing that “well over 4,000” migrant children could be held in government custody indefinitely. The number of children, designated “Category Four” by the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), was divulged in an exclusive interview with ORR Director Jonathan Hayes. The children
For Third Year, TriMet Receives Federal Funding to Buy Three Electric Buses and Their Chargers
Your commute to work might soon be a little better for the environment. The Federal Transit Administration has awarded TriMet a $2.1 million grant to buy three electric buses and fast-charging equipment, according to a Tuesday press release from U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.). It marks the third time that TriMet has received the
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