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
Tyrone Woods de Oregon City recibirá la Medalla de Oro del Congreso
Oregon City High School graduate and state wrestling champion Tyrone Woods is receiving Congress’ highest honor for his actions to defend the U.S. consulate from a terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya, on Sept. 12, 2012. With a successful Dec. 12 vote of Senate that followed a U.S. House vote in
Senators Emphasize Western Drought and Conservation
On Wednesday, U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley urged the United States Department of Agriculture to give parity to the priorities of growers and communities in Oregon and the west through existing authorities, new funding, and collaboration across government. In a letter to the USDA, the senators said, “The
OR Senators: $42M coming for health infrastructure and housing for people with HIV/AIDS
WASHINGTON D.C. — Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced that Oregon is receiving $39,664,611 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to improve public health infrastructure and $2,347,258 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to support the housing needs of people
Federal grant approved to restore Portland Fire and Rescue positions
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The Portland City Council unanimously voted to accept $2.1 million in federal grant money at Wednesday’s meeting to fund the hiring of six additional Portland Fire and Rescue firefighters for the next three years. The added firefighters, Portland Fire and Rescue Deputy Chief Ryan Gillespie told
Merkley presenta un proyecto de ley para prohibir que las empresas de capital privado realicen prácticas depredadoras en materia de vivienda
Sen. Jeff Merkley introduced a ban last week on arguably the largest driver of high rents across the country: Private equity hedge funds in residential real estate. Since the 2008 recession, Wall Street speculators have bought up foreclosed residential properties at unprecedented rates, effectively positioning hedge funds as landlords. But
Merkley anuncia más de $500,000 para la conservación de polinizadores y mariposas monarca de la costa oeste
Oregon U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced Monday, December 5, $557,600 in federal funding from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s Monarch and Pollinator Fund. That money will go to improve western monarch butterfly and pollinator habitats in Oregon and California. Back in June of 2022, Merkley hosted a summit to reverse
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