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
Jeff Merkley introduces sweeping LGBT rights bill that makes big changes to Civil Rights Act
Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley, who led the fight in the last Senate for a ban on job discrimination against gays, has said for months that he’s shifting to a more expansive approach. On Thursday, Merkley and his allies introduced their new bill, and it is indeed far more sweeping than anything
Democrats Introduce Sweeping, Historic Bill to Protect LGBT Rights
Members of Congress introduced on Thursday a historically comprehensive bill that would create federal standards to protect LGBT people from discrimination in housing, workplaces, schools, public accommodations, and financial transactions. Same-sex marriage is now the law of the land, but most states still lack laws explicitly prohibiting discrimination against LGBT people in other
Lawmakers to Introduce Historic LGBT Non-Discrimination Bills
On Thursday, Sen. Jeff Merkley and Rep. David Cicilline are set to propose historically broad non-discrimination bills that will protect Americans from losing their jobs—or from being evicted from their apartment or other forms of discrimination—because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. Supporters of the bills are using the
Here’s The Next Major Fight For The LGBT Community
WASHINGTON — Same-sex couples can finally get married everywhere in the country, thanks to the Supreme Court’s long-awaited ruling last month. A couple can exchange rings, dance the night away and then post pictures of the event on Facebook. Just like any other couple. But then their boss could find
Senador de Oregón espera que la posible visita de Obama al Ártico pueda incitar a la Casa Blanca a bloquear las perforaciones
WASHINGTON – La nueva presidencia estadounidense del Consejo Ártico y una posible visita del presidente Barack Obama a la zona deberían llevar a la administración a bloquear las perforaciones de petróleo y gas en aguas árticas, dijo el jueves el senador Jeff Merkley. Merkley, demócrata por Oregon, presentó el jueves una legislación que haría precisamente eso,
Merkley al Congreso: Dejen de perforar en el Ártico
PORTLAND, Oregon (KOIN) – El senador Jeff Merkley dijo que el Ártico es demasiado frío, demasiado aislado e impredecible para que la Guardia Costera u otros naveguen con rapidez y seguridad si ocurre un desastre. Es por eso que el demócrata de Oregón propone una nueva legislación para detener las perforaciones en alta mar en el Ártico. La “Ley para detener la perforación”
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