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
Postmaster DeJoy pauses USPS consolidation; local leaders react
U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley: ‘So much damage has already been done to our delivery system’Rogue Valley Times After a strong bipartisan effort opposing the consolidation of United States Postal Service operations, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has agreed to a nearly eight-month pause. DeJoy issued a statement May 9 saying he would halt
Wyden, Merkley applaud Biden administration move to reschedule cannabis as less-dangerous drug
KTVZ WASHINGTON (KTVZ) Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., released the following statements Thursday after the Biden administration announced it is officially moving to reschedule cannabis as a Schedule III substance: Wyden said: “It’s official, the Biden administration has taken a historic step toward ending reefer madness and bringing
Lawmakers, Advocates And Stakeholders React To Biden’s Marijuana Rescheduling Announcement
Marijuana Moment The Biden administration’s announcement about its formal move to reschedule marijuana has elicited another round of applause from lawmakers, industry stakeholders and advocacy groups. While the Justice Department already confirmed two weeks ago that it would be moving to place cannabis in Schedule III, rather than Schedule I, of the
US bars imports from 26 Chinese textile firms over suspected Uyghur forced labor
Reuters WASHINGTON – The United States blocked imports from 26 Chinese cotton traders or warehouse facilities on Thursday as part of its effort to eliminate goods made with the forced labor of Uyghur minorities from the U.S. supply chain. The companies are the latest additions to the Uyghur Forced Labor
Thanks To Wall Street, There Goes The Neighborhood
Lawmakers are targeting investors’ tightening grip on the single-family housing market, but a powerful new lobbying army is fighting back. The LeverFor Rebecca Harris, the little house she rented in Huntersville, North Carolina in 2020 represented her escape from a toxic marriage, the beginning of a new life for herself
Wyden, Merkley Praise Passage of Bill Honoring Dustoff Crews from the Vietnam War
Legislation co-sponsored by Oregon senators means Oregon City veteran Gary Hagen, 72, will receive Congressional Gold Medal; Four Oregonians to earn this congressional honor posthumously Gorge Country MediaWashington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today welcomed the Senate passage of legislation they cosponsored to award a collective Congressional
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