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
Merkley: ‘We have to electrify everything with renewable energy’
EUGENE, Ore. – Several senators sent a letter to the President, urging the administration to declare a climate emergency. Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley was one of the leaders trying to persuade the president to take this action, with the senators stating that a national emergency is not something to take lightly.
Blumenauer, Merkley urge Biden to declare national climate emergency
President Joe Biden said Wednesday that climate change is a national emergency, but declined to use his executive authority to formally recognize it as one. During a visit to a former coal plant in Massachusetts, Biden said climate change is “a clear and present danger. The health of our citizens and
Democratic senators call on Biden to use ‘full powers of the executive branch’ on climate
Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) on Monday called on President Biden to use “the full powers of the executive branch” on climate, following Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-W.Va.) declaration that he would not back climate spending in a reconciliation bill. Speaking to reporters at the Capitol on Monday, Merkley called on Biden to explore options ranging
U.S. Senate Democrats urge Biden to declare climate emergency
Two U.S. Senate Democrats urged President Joe Biden on Monday to declare a climate emergency and use the Defense Production Act to ramp up production of a wide range of renewable energy products and systems including solar panels. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse and Jeff Merkley, speaking days after an effort to
Dems cite ‘disturbing’ data on crypto, demand new rules
Democratic lawmakers today are renewing calls for federal agencies to force cryptocurrency mining firms to disclose their emissions and energy use, after an investigation revealed that major firms in the United States are using power on par with major cities. Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and California Rep. Jared Huffman disclosed
Congressional Bill Would Prioritize Well-Being Of Children in Immigration Custody
Abill now before Congress “radically reimagines” the treatment of children in federal immigration custody, prioritizing more hasty family reunification for those seeking refuge in the U.S. The Children’s Safe Welcome Act was introduced July 13 by Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) also aims to better regulate the unregulated emergency shelters where migrant children and unaccompanied
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