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, Merkley press USDA to restore funding
WASHINGTON – Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., on Tuesday asked the U.S. Agriculture Department to restore recent payments the agency wrongly reduced for schools and counties under the Secure Rural Schools Act by more than $14 million. In their letter to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, the Oregon senators cited reports that the
A boy left home after a drought left his family eating one meal a day. He died in US custody weeks later
Tizamarte, Guatemala (CNN)After surviving on one meal a day, Juan de León Gutiérrez left his drought-stricken village in eastern Guatemala and set out on a journey to the United States. He just wanted to earn $13 for his family to buy corn and salt. His family says the hope of
Merkley sponsors bills to increase nursing workforce
Though not a nurse himself, Sen. Jeff Merkley has a close connection to nurses and an interest in bolstering the nursing workforce. He and Sen. Richard Burr, a Republican from North Carolina, will soon reintroduce the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act, which includes programs to support and advance nursing
Nuevo proyecto de ley sobre vida silvestre busca la protección de Rogue y Molalla
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — After passing legislation earlier this year that applied the highest form of environmental protection to tens of thousands of acres and hundreds of miles of rivers in Oregon, Sen. Ron Wyden has returned with a new conservation bill. The Oregon Recreation Enhancement Act, co-sponsored by Sen.
Merkley talks to constituents at town hall
U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, a Democrat, took questions from audience members, including two middle school students, at a town hall held at Scappoose Middle School on April 27. Asked about how to save Social Security, Merkley presented two potential solutions. “One is to raise the cap on the amount of
Los senadores presentan un proyecto de ley contra la perforación marina
Los senadores Jeff Merkley y Ron Wyden, demócratas de Oregón, se han unido a sus colegas para presentar la Ley de Protección del Océano de la Costa Oeste para prohibir permanentemente la perforación mar adentro en aguas federales frente a las costas de Oregón, Washington y California. El año pasado, la administración Trump publicó su plan quinquenal de arrendamiento extraterritorial que proponía abrir
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