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
Los senadores de Oregón enumeran más elementos del paquete de financiación de fin de año aprobado por el Congreso
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Los senadores Jeff Merkley y Ron Wyden, D-Ore., anunciaron el viernes inversiones críticas en servicios de vivienda, atención médica, salud mental, educación y transporte en todo el estado como parte del paquete de financiamiento de fin de año que acaba de aprobarse por el Congreso La legislación fue aprobada en el Senado y también fue aprobada el viernes por
El proyecto de ley de gasto público $1.7 billones crea 'un momento histórico' para el país indio
Diez horas antes de que expirara el proyecto de ley de gastos que financia el Servicio de Salud Indígena, lo que podría dejar a más de 2,5 millones de nativos americanos sin acceso a la atención médica, el Congreso logró una victoria histórica para el territorio indígena. El jueves 22 de diciembre, el Senado aprobó la propuesta de $1.7 billones del presidente Joe Biden.
Veteranos sin hogar en Willamette Valley recibirán vales federales de vivienda
Los senadores Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley anunciaron el jueves que los veteranos sin hogar en la ciudad de Salem y en los condados de Linn, Benton y Lane recibirán un total de casi $700,000 en vales federales para ayudarlos a conseguir viviendas asequibles, según un informe conjunto. comunicado de prensa de la
Los legisladores de Oregón instan a Biden a tomar una posición sobre la legalización del cannabis
Nearly 30 U.S. lawmakers – including three from Oregon and four Republicans – called on President Joe Biden to back ending the listing of cannabis as a controlled substance. “Descheduling,” as it’s known, would amount to legalization, something the president has yet to embrace. The call, in a letter organized
Merkley, Wyden list millions coming to Oregon, C.O. for dozens of projects from omnibus funding bill
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Wednesday they secured funding for essential community projects across Oregon in Congress’s fiscal year 2023 omnibus appropriations package, which is expected to pass both chambers of Congress and be signed into law by President Biden this week. With the
Federal money will full fund Warm Springs water treatment plant
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Indian Health Service will provide $23 million to full fund a new water treatment plant at the Warm Springs Indian Reservation. The agencies announced the formal agreement in a news release Tuesday, Dec. 20.. IHS obligated $13,601,000 toward the project and EPA provided
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