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
24 senators press leaders to stick with cannabis banking bill
Nearly a quarter of the Senate is pushing their leadership to include language that would make it easier for banks to do business with cannabis companies as lawmakers negotiate a China competitiveness bill. In a letter organized by Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), who both hail from
Merkley leads delegation in calling on Interior Department to renew commitment to wildfire response in Oregon
Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkle was recently joined by U.S. Senator Ron Wyden and U.S. Representatives Peter DeFazio, Earl Blumenauer, Kurt Schrader, Suzanne Bonamici, and Cliff Bentz in a letter to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland calling for a renewed commitment to the Western Oregon Operating Plan. Set to expire in
Oregon senators vote in favor of abortion rights
Oregon’s two senators, both Democrats, voted on the losing side as the Senate failed to advance federal legislation to bar restrictions on abortion this week. The vote on S 4132 on Wednesday, May 11, was 51 against — all 50 Republicans plus Democrat Joe Manchin of West Virginia, who opposes
Merkley: ‘This is an intrusive overreach of the federal government’
EUGENE, Ore. — Earlier Wednesday, the Senate held a vote on whether to codify Roe v Wade and protect the right to an abortion nationwide. “This is an intrusive overreach of the federal government trying to put itself into the bedroom and the examination room, and we have to say hell
U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, an Oregon Democrat, says he is ‘fighting like hell’ to protect abortion rights
On Monday, Politico released a draft of a U.S. Supreme Court opinion showing that the conservative majority would vote to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark ruling that has protected the legal right to obtain an abortion nationwide for nearly 50 years. A final opinion on the case currently before the court
Merkley: ‘An egregious assault on liberty and freedom in America’
EUGENE, Ore. — Reaction was quick across the country over the Supreme Court’s leaked draft opinion that points to an overturning of Roe v Wade. Demonstrations and debates have heated up on both sides of the issue. Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley spoke with us Wednesday about the implications of this potential reversal. The
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