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
Senators fight letting debt collectors send unlimited texts, emails
WASHINGTON – Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., have joined 24 colleagues in calling on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Kathy Kraninger to reverse a proposed rule that would, for the first time, allow debt collection companies to send unlimited texts and e-mails to consumers. Just last year, often abusive and threatening debt
Lawmakers Call For End To Citizenship Policy Unfair To Kids Of Same-Sex Couples
The Trump administration must stop applying a discriminatory policy that denies citizenship to some children born abroad to same-sex couples, 19 senators and 80 representatives said Thursday in letters to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The government treats some children born outside the United States to same-sex married couples as
La tarifa de las compañías farmacéuticas financiaría el tratamiento de la adicción
U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley is proposing a fee on opioid manufacturers that would boost funding for addiction treatment by $2 billion per year. The Opioid Treatment Surge Act would boost federal funding from $20.8 million to $44 million for Oregon, with the money coming through the Substance Abuse Prevention and
Merkley y Wyden presentan legislación para ayudar a las comunidades a proteger las costas
Los senadores estadounidenses de Oregón, Jeff Merkley y Ron Wyden, se han unido a sus colegas para presentar la Ley de Costas Vivas, legislación que crearía un nuevo programa de subvenciones para proyectos de protección de costas basados en la naturaleza, conocidos como costas vivas. Mientras el aumento del nivel del mar y las tormentas costeras continúan amenazando a miles de comunidades y economías costeras, invertir
El aeropuerto de Medford recibe casi $1 millones en subvenciones para mejoras
MEDFORD, Oregon – El principal aeropuerto del sur de Oregon recibirá casi $1 millones en subvenciones del gobierno federal para una serie de mejoras, dijo la Autoridad Aeroportuaria del Condado de Jackson en un comunicado el jueves. El Aeropuerto Internacional Rogue Valley-Medford (MFR) recibió $937,500 a través de la Mejora Aeroportuaria de la Administración Federal de Aviación
Merkley y Wyden presentan legislación para proteger el programa Job Corps
Los senadores de Oregon Jeff Merkley y Ron Wyden se han unido a sus colegas para presentar una legislación para evitar la eliminación de fondos federales del Job Corps Civilian Conservation Corps, incluido el Timber Lake Job Corps cerca de Estacada. La Ley de Protección de Job Corps impediría que el gobierno federal utilice fondos en 2019 o 2020
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