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
Senadores de Oregón y California aumentan la presión sobre la administración Trump para que apruebe efectivo de emergencia para el salmón
Los cuatro senadores de Oregón y California, todos demócratas, aumentaron la presión sobre la administración Trump el miércoles para que apruebe la asistencia por desastre para los pescadores de salmón a lo largo de 200 millas de costa. En abril, el Consejo de Administración Pesquera del Pacífico, que administra las temporadas costeras de salmón, recomendó cerrar completamente la pesca costera y comercial de salmón a lo largo de un área igual
Oregon lawmakers call for gun control in wake of Las Vegas mass shooting
Many Democratic leaders, including two from Oregon, implored Congress to take action Monday after the deadly mass shooting in Las Vegas that left 58 dead and more than 500 injured. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi addressed a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan, urging him to “create a Select Committee
Merkley receives National Farmers Union’s highest honor
U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon was recently honored by the National Farmers Union with the Golden Triangle Award, recognizing the senator as a farm champion in Congress for his leadership and dedication to improving the livelihoods of family farmers and ranchers, according to a press release. “This has been
Oregon ablaze: Let’s take steps to minimize future fires
The Eagle Creek wildfire apparently started with a single act of youthful irresponsibility. But sparks from that devastatingly negligent deed landed in a cherished place of shared responsibility, and the rest of us must ask ourselves whether we’ve done everything we can to protect that particular treasure. The question extends
Los senadores occidentales dicen que la corrección de la financiación de incendios debe estar 'en el próximo proyecto de ley' que aprueba el Congreso
Western senators, led by Idaho Sen. Mike Crapo and Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden, are launching a full-court press to get a fix for the nation’s wildfire funding system through Congress now, while the nation is still gasping from a record fire season and coping with disasters from Texas to Florida
Wyden, Merkley: detener los trenes petroleros después del incendio de Eagle Creek
HOOD RIVER, Ore. (KOIN) — Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are calling for BNSF Raliway to halt the transportation of oil and other hazardous materials through the Columbia River Gorge and cite the Eagle Creek Fire as the reason. The Eagle Creek Fire, which erupted September 2, has
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