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
Los legisladores buscan asegurar dinero federal para Oregón
WASHINGTON — As work was concluding on a funding bill to keep the government operating, and avoid a shutdown, U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, and Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, along with U.S. Rep. Greg Walden, R-Oregon, each announced funding packages designed to help Oregon communities on Thursday. First off, all three
Merkley y sus colegas presentan la 'Ley de Universidad Libre de Deudas'
WASHINGTON – El senador Jeff Merkley (demócrata por Oregón) se unió el jueves a otros 32 senadores demócratas para presentar la Ley de Universidades Libres de Deuda, legislación que revertirá la creciente crisis de deuda estudiantil en Estados Unidos. El proyecto de ley crea un camino para que los estudiantes puedan asistir a universidades públicas sin endeudarse. "Era
Federal spending bill to tackle “fire borrowing”
A federal spending bill has a chance to solve one of wildland firefighting’s longstanding problems. The $1.3 trillion federal budget bill, approved after midnight Friday morning, includes a provision that sets aside around $20 billion over 10 years to create an emergency fund for wildfire prevention. Proponents, including Oregon’s two
Senator stops by
JORDAN VALLEY — U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, stopped in two of Oregon’s smaller communities for his town halls in Malheur and Harney counties on Sunday, before heading back to Washington D.C. Merkley who is known for changing the locations of his town halls, was in Jordan Valley and Huntington
GOP-led House committee: No collusion; Trump tweets
(RNN) – House Republicans on the Intelligence Committee effectively closed an investigation into collusion between Russia and the Trump 2016 presidential campaign on Monday, declaring none was found. The House investigation is one of three prominent inquiries into the matter, the others being perhaps the most significant one, special counsel
Una conversación con el senador de Oregón Jeff Merkley
La semana pasada, el senador Jeff Merkley (D) celebró una reunión pública en el Centro para Personas Mayores de St. Helens. A pesar de la nieve, varios ciudadanos salieron a expresar sus preocupaciones y hacerle a Merkley sus preguntas, que en gran medida se centraron en el control de armas tras el tiroteo en la escuela de Parkland, Florida. Antes
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