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
Senadores: El Departamento de Educación debería suspender la ayuda a las universidades que niegan a los estudiantes su día en la corte
Hoy, nueve senadores, encabezados por Sherrod Brown (D-OH) y Dick Durbin (D-IL), pidieron al Departamento de Educación de EE. UU. que corte la ayuda federal para estudiantes a colegios y universidades que prohíben a sus estudiantes acudir a los tribunales para realizar estudios. reclamaciones contra sus escuelas. Al abordar el mismo tema, algunos de los
Oregon’s small coastal ports receive funds for dredging
The Army Corps of Engineers will allocate an additional $9 million this year toward dredging projects at Oregon’s small ports. More than $5 million of those funds will go toward the needs of small ports along Oregon’s South Coast, including $942,000 for the Port of Umpqua. Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Springfield,
Políticos que trabajan para recuperar la TSA en Klamath Falls
Salem, Ore. — Oregon’s U.S. senators and representatives are working to get the TSA back in Klamath Falls with a new bill. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with Representatives Greg Walden and Peter DeFazio introduced the “Treating Small Airports with Fairness Act” on Thursday. The act would bring
El proyecto de ley de la TSA tiene como objetivo devolver el servicio aéreo a Klamath
City of Klamath Falls officials and community leaders are hopeful a bill introduced Thursday by a congressional delegation will bring passenger screening services back to the Klamath Falls airport. The bill, introduced by Oregon Sens. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Reps. Greg Walden, R-Ore., and Peter DeFazio,
El proyecto de ley patrocinado por los demócratas bloquearía el desarrollo federal de combustibles fósiles
Un demócrata de la Cámara de Representantes presentó el jueves un proyecto de ley que prohibiría toda producción futura de combustibles fósiles en terrenos federales. La Ley Keep It In The Ground del representante Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) bloquearía nuevos arrendamientos para aprovechar las reservas de combustibles fósiles en tierras y aguas federales en los océanos Pacífico, Atlántico y Ártico.
Senate Dems slam ‘disrespectful’ GOP for ignoring Obama budget
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a Democratic presidential candidate who is also the ranking member of the Budget Committee, sent a letter to Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) with other Senate Democrats decrying the decision to skip hearings as “overt partisanship.” “This year, with no unusual circumstances to prevent us from
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