Wyden, Merkley join rally as Eugene-area postal workers picket
The Register-Guard Postal workers, letter carriers and Oregon’s U.S. senators spoke outside the Local Processing Center in Springfield on Tuesday as part of a national day of action to protest consolidation in the Postal Service and advocate for the American Postal Workers Union as it negotiates its contract. Delivering for America The
Senator Merkley blasts court ruling lifting pause on election betting markets
KTVZ WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Jeff Merkley issued the following statement Wednesday after a federal appeals court lifted a temporary freeze on election betting markets, a ruling that he said will immediately allow legal gambling on U.S. elections while the final verdict in the lawsuit is decided. The suit is
Your car knows more than you think: New law seeks to end data grab
KRON 4 The car is a trusty sidekick for many of us—taking us to work, the store, and maybe a weekend escape. But as U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley points out, it’s become much more: a mobile data-harvesting machine. His new legislation, the Car Privacy Rights Act, aims to pump the brakes on this
Oregon delegation celebrates almost $120M for EV charging infrastructure across West Coast
KPIC WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with U.S. Representatives Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici, Val Hoyle, and Andrea Salinas, announced Tuesday that nearly $120 million in federal funding is coming to the West Coast including Oregon to boost electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. The funding
Oregon Sen. Merkley raises concerns over reported NBA ties to Rwandan dictatorship
KOIN Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley sent a letter to National Basketball Association Commissioner Adam Silver on Tuesday, raising concerns over the organization’s reported ties to dictators. In the letter, which was obtained by KOIN 6 News, Sen. Merkley and Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) expressed “deep concern” over the NBA’s growing
SENATORS ENCOURAGE LANDSCAPE INVESTMENTS/FLEXIBILTY TO DEAL WITH EXTREME WILDFIRE SEASON
KQEN On Monday, Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley urged the U.S. Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Land Management to provide additional management flexibility and key investments for a full recovery of rangelands they say have been devastated during recent wildfires in Oregon. The senators wrote in
Senators demand action from USDA over disruptions to tribal food program
Tribal Business News A bipartisan group of senators have voiced concerns to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack about disruptions to a federal program that provides essential food deliveries to income-eligible Native American households. For the past few months, tribal families have experienced extreme disruptions in food deliveries under the Food Distribution Program on
Senators demand the USDA fix its backlog of food distribution to Native American tribes
Associated Press A bipartisan group of senators is demanding immediate action from USDA Secretary Thomas Vilsack after several tribal nations reported that a federal food distribution program they rely on has not fulfilled orders for months, and in some cases has delivered expired food. Last spring, the USDA consolidated from
Merkley, Wyden announce $3 million to restore salmon in Klamath Basin
KRDV OREGON — Oregon U.S. senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced over $35 million in federal funding to support salmon recovery in Oregon — and $3 million of that is going to the Klamath basin. According to a news release from the senators, the funds are coming from the
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