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
El Seguro Social cambia su política para adaptarse mejor a las personas mayores
WASHINGTON – La semana pasada, el senador Jeff Merkley, demócrata por Oregón, escribió una carta a la comisionada del Seguro Social, Carolyn Colvin, para abordar sus preocupaciones sobre un nuevo sistema que bloquearía el acceso en línea a los beneficios para personas mayores sin un teléfono celular habilitado para texto. La Administración del Seguro Social anunció el lunes que cambiará la política y
The medical debt crisis: The prognosis is still dire for Americans struggling to pay off massive health care bills
Recent evidence suggests that the Affordable Care Act is helping to reduce the burden of medical debt for American consumers. Yet, especially in states that have not expanded Medicaid, millions of Americans still lack insurance and many plans offer thin coverage. The result is that in 2014, 64 million people were struggling with medical
Sanders se une a los demócratas que critican a la DEA por la decisión sobre la marihuana
Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont led a chorus of critics after the Drug Enforcement Administration declined to allow the use of marijuana for medical purposes — the latest example of fast-changing politics in the war on drugs. “People can argue about the pluses and minuses of marijuana, but everyone knows it’s not a
Merkley insta a un panel del Senado a confirmar al candidato del EXIM Bank
WASHINGTON – Sen. Jeff Merkley , D-Ore., called on Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Chairman Richard Shelby on Thursday to act on strong bipartisan support for the Export-Import Bank by confirming the EXIM Bank Board of Directors nominee to restore the operating quorum. Small businesses across America, including
Merkley a la seguridad social: no espere que las personas mayores tengan teléfonos celulares para enviar mensajes de texto
PORTLAND, Ore. – El senador Jeff Merkley, demócrata por Ore., escribió el martes a la comisionada del Seguro Social, Carolyn Colvin, para abordar el nuevo sistema de la Administración del Seguro Social que requiere que las personas mayores que reciben beneficios del Seguro Social tengan un teléfono celular con capacidad para enviar mensajes de texto. para iniciar sesión en sus cuentas en línea. Merkley pidió específicamente
¿Obama ganó las guerras judiciales?
President Barack Obama was fired up. He had just revealed his Supreme Court nominee in the Rose Garden, and as he began his next meeting with progressive legal activists in the Roosevelt Room, he couldn’t stop rhapsodizing about his choice to cap his judicial legacy. Merrick Garland was Obama’s kind
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