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
Iranian baby girl caught in Trump travel ban headed to US, governor says
(CNN)An Iranian infant with a heart defect is entangled in President Trump’s immigration ban — and her extended family in Oregon is on an urgent mission to get her to the US for critical surgery. Fatemeh’s parents were scheduled to meet with doctors in Portland on February 5, but were
Iranian infant barred from entering U.S. under Trump travel ban granted boarding documents
An Iranian infant who was barred from entering the U.S. under President Donald Trump’s travel ban has been granted boarding documents to enter the country and is expected to undergo surgery in Portland for a heart condition. U.S. Customs and Border Protection has authorized boarding for Fatemah Taghizadeh and her
No esperen acción climática por parte de Rex Tillerson. Es un tibio.
Rex Tillerson, hasta hace muy poco director ejecutivo de la mayor compañía petrolera privada del mundo y amigo cercano del presidente ruso Vladimir Putin, es ahora el secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos. Esta no es una sátira torpe o una novela distópica escabrosa. Es la vida real. Esto hace que las opiniones de Tillerson sobre el cambio climático
Los líderes políticos de Oregón condenan en gran medida la orden de inmigración de Trump
Oregon’s Democratic leaders are strongly condemning the Trump administration’s executive order temporarily blocking refugees from around the world and any visitors from seven predominantly Muslim countries from entering the United States. Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum joined with Democratic attorneys general from 15 other states to decry Trump’s order as “unconstitutional,
Ron Wyden, Jeff Merkley, others condemn Donald Trump refugee, immigration orders
Members of Oregon’s congressional delegation have all released statements about President Donald Trump’s executive orders on immigration and refugee travel. Oregon’s sole Republican in Congress, Rep. Greg Walden, was the only member of the delegation who did not condemn the orders, issued Friday. The president’s actions set off days of
Los demócratas del Senado obstruirán al candidato de Trump a la Corte Suprema
Senate Democrats are going to try to bring down President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick no matter who the president chooses to fill the current vacancy. With Trump prepared to announce his nominee on Tuesday evening, Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) said in an interview on Monday morning that he will
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