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
Merkley ofrece reconocimiento a Alianza Ministerial Albina
El senador estadounidense Jeff Merkley reconoció públicamente los esfuerzos comunitarios de la Alianza Ministerial de Albina cuando entregó a los líderes una bandera que ondeaba sobre el Capitolio de los EE. UU. en Washington, DC El demócrata de Oregón hizo la presentación el domingo 14 de enero, después reunión de salón en Parkrose High
El Senador Merkley y el Gobernador Brown presionan por financiamiento permanente de CHIP
CONDADO DE LANE, Ore. – Justo antes de Navidad, el Congreso tomó medidas para volver a autorizar el Programa de seguro médico para niños, también conocido como CHIP. Fue aprobado a través de un proyecto de ley de gastos de corto plazo para mantener abierto el gobierno. Sin embargo, la cobertura solo se extiende hasta marzo y muchos legisladores están presionando para
Oregon officials blast Trump proposal to open up oil drilling off coast
A proposal that could open up oil drilling in Oregon and Washington has a lot of people asking questions. Where might it happen? What’s the likelihood of it happening? The Trump Administration’s proposal this week to open up previously protected areas to offshore drilling for oil has drawn harsh criticism
Top Oregon Democrats: Don’t hold CHIP funding hostage
PORTLAND, Ore. – Gov. Kate Brown, Sen. Jeff Merkley and Reps. Earl Blumenauer and Suzanne Bonamici on Friday called on Congress to stop holding hostage the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and to pass the bipartisan bill that would fund the program. “Children’s health care is too important to play political games with,” Governor Brown said.
Oregon officials tell Congress: Fund kids’ health program
Gov. Kate Brown and three of Oregon’s members of Congress led a rally Friday that called on Republican leaders to re-up funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program. The program provides health insurance for more than 9 million children nationwide — and one in 10 in Oregon. Congressional leaders let
Oregon Politicians Livid as U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions Jettisons Federal Agreement to Keep Hands Off Legal Weed
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions indicated Thursday morning that he intended to rescind the Cole Memo, an Obama-era policy that codified the federal government’s position that states can determine their own reasonable and responsible regulations on cannabis growth, sales and use. The policy change could turn back the clock in
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