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
Senator Merkley Town Hall – Community Outreach Opportunity Covers Range of Topics
Tillamook County Pioneer Senator Jeff Merkley was in Tillamook last Saturday April 6, for his 544th Town Hall since taking office in 2009. The “roots and boots” senator faced questions regarding Tillamook health care, mental health, housing, substance abuse, the air hangar/museum, rural area barriers to federal infrastructure funds and
Senator Merkley addresses housing, Palestine conflict in Corvallis town hall
The Daily Barometer United States Sen. Jeff Merkley ended his town hall tour with a stop in Corvallis, where he stressed affordable housing efforts and actions regarding the Palestine and Israel conflict. The Corvallis community raised key concerns on a number of issues, touching on methane emissions, the potential expansion
SENATORS: FIVE OREGON AIRPORTS SECURE FEDERAL AID
KQEN On Tuesday, Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced that airports in Lake, Columbia, Deschutes, Linn and Wasco counties have secured a total of more than $1.4 million in federal grants for construction, infrastructure rehabilitation and more. Wyden said, “Oregonians count on local airports in their communities for jobs,
$90 million coming to Oregon for drinking water, wastewater infrastructure
KOBI WASHINGTON, D.C. — Over $90 million in federal money is coming to Oregon to fund safe drinking water projects as well as to strengthen wastewater and storm water infrastructure. The announce came from Oregon U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden Friday. The state representatives say the funding, which
‘Do More’: Senators Urge Joe Biden To Surge Medical Supplies For Gaza
The five Democrats demanded airlifts to hospitals, Navy hospital ships and Israeli guarantees to stop attacking medics, in a letter shared exclusively with HuffPost. Huffpost Five Democratic senators doubled down on demands for President Joe Biden to more aggressively address “the medical crisis” in Gaza, by deploying added U.S. support and pushing
Klamath Tribes receive $1 million from FY24 funding packages for community-initiated projects in Oregon
Klamath Falls Herald and News Oregon’s U.S. Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden have secured investments for essential community-initiated projects in Oregon in both funding packages that recently cleared Congress and were signed into law by President Biden, the senators announced Wednesday. With the support of Oregon’s Congressional delegation members