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
La EPA revoca las normas sobre emisiones de automóviles de la era Obama
WASHINGTON – El administrador de la Agencia de Protección Ambiental, Scott Pruitt, anunció el lunes que revocaría las normas de la era Obama que exigen que los automóviles y camionetas vendidas en Estados Unidos promedien más de 50 millas por galón para 2025, una medida que podría cambiar la composición de la flota de automóviles del país. durante años para
Los demócratas critican al jefe de la FCC por los límites propuestos al programa de Internet para personas de bajos ingresos
A group of Democratic senators slammed the head of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Thursday over his proposal to cut down on a program that helps make broadband and phone service more affordable for low-income households. The senators’ letter targets a proposal introduced by FCC Chairman Ajit Pai in November that
Merkley listo para regresar al ayuntamiento
The annual Jefferson County town hall will be held Wednesday, April 4, at the Warm Springs K-8 Academy. U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley will return to Jefferson County April 4, for his annual town hall, to be held in Warm Springs. Merkley will update constituents on his work in Washington, D.C.,
STILL WAITING: Wyden, Merkley press for coast fisheries financial aid
Oregon Governor Brown and members of the Oregon Congressional delegation made the request to the Trump Administration nine months ago, and now Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are urged the White House to take action on the request seeking disaster aid for West Coast fisheries. The Oregon senators have
Wyden, Merkley in bipartisan letter rejecting Trump’s proposed BPA sell-off
The Trump administration has figured out a way to engender bipartisanship: Propose selling off U.S. federal power marketing administration assets, including Bonneville’s 15,000-mile high-voltage electric transmission system. Fourteen Democratic U.S. senators — including Oregonians Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley — have joined with nine Republicans in a letter to budget director Mick Mulvaney opposing the proposal made last
OSU aplaude las inversiones federales en el proyecto de ley de gastos
The 2018 federal spending bill adopted by Congress and signed into law late last week by President Trump includes critical investments in higher education financial aid, research and infrastructure at Oregon State University and nationally, the school said Monday. “As Oregon’s statewide university, OSU is driving key research to promote
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