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
Senate Passes $37.5 Billion Energy and Water Spending Measure
The U.S. Senate passed a $37.5 billion energy and water spending bill that would provide funds for a private-sector nuclear waste storage program, aid extensions of nuclear plant licenses and finance research on wind energy. The measure, passed 90-8 Thursday, would increase spending by $355 million over the current fiscal
Elizabeth Warren y más de 100 demócratas de la Cámara critican la falta de diversidad en la Fed
The Federal Reserve System is one of the most important institutions in the entire American government. Its composition is also almost shockingly non-diverse, with zero African Americans or Latinos serving on the key panel whose decisions impact job creation and the pace of economic growth, despite fairly overwhelming evidence that
El senador de Oregón, Jeff Merkley, se suma al llamado para reducir la contaminación del aire en puertos y estaciones ferroviarias
NEWARK, Nueva Jersey – El senador de Oregón, Jeff Merkley, y otros cuatro senadores demócratas están pidiendo a los reguladores federales que hagan más para reducir la contaminación del aire alrededor de las ciudades portuarias y las estaciones ferroviarias. Los senadores de Nueva Jersey Bob Menéndez y Cory Booker, la senadora de Nueva York Kirsten Gillibrand y el senador de Illinois Dick Durbin se unieron a Merkley el miércoles.
Wyden y Merkley buscan limitar los costos de los medicamentos para las personas mayores
Los dos senadores estadounidenses de Oregón se quedaron perplejos ante los planes el miércoles para limitar los costos de los medicamentos recetados para las personas mayores y renovaron el llamado para que Medicare negocie los precios de los medicamentos, una prioridad demócrata desde hace mucho tiempo que ha sido respaldada por los tres principales candidatos presidenciales restantes. “Estos costos de medicamentos recetados solo están golpeando a las personas, especialmente a los
Merkley Prods Regulators on Credit Suisse Losses
Key Development: Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) asks federal financial regulators whether large losses by Credit Suisse Group AG in distressed holdings might show whether the firm violated the Volcker Rule. A prominent Senate Banking Committee member is asking federal financial regulators whether large losses by Credit Suisse Group AG in
Merkley aplaude las nuevas normas de la FDA sobre el tabaco
WASHINGTON – Sen. Jeff Merkley D-Ore., released the following statement Thursday after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced that the Food and Drug Administration’s tobacco deeming rule was finalized and will now go into effect: “The tobacco regulation rule announced today by the FDA is a critical milestone for public
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