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
Rural schools will have greater access to telehealth services thanks to grant
Students attending rural schools in the Roseburg area will soon have greater access to health services with the expansion of telehealth clinics. U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced last week that the Mercy Foundation in Roseburg will receive $375,768 from the Federal Communications Commission to help increase telehealth
Merkley calls U.N. chief’s decision to attend Beijing Olympics ‘shameful’
Sen. Jeff Merkley on Wednesday slammed United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres’ decision to attend the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing despite diplomatic boycotts by multiple nations, including the U.S., over accusations of human rights violations by the Chinese government. “The U.N. has basically failed human rights,” Merkley (D-Ore.) said in
SENATORS CALL FOR IRS TO PROVIDE PENALTY RELIEF DUE TO BACKLOGS
Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley joined a group of colleagues last week to call on the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service to provide penalty relief for taxpayers in Oregon and nationwide, amid extensive, ongoing processing backlogs at the IRS. Lawmakers said while the COVID-19
Lawmakers Urge U.S. Olympic Officials to Defend Outspoken Athletes at Beijing Games
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lawmakers on Monday urged U.S. Olympic officials to prepare to defend American athletes from possible Chinese government retaliation should they choose to speak out about China’s rights abuses during next month’s Beijing Winter Olympics. A Chinese official told reporters in January that any behavior against the Olympic
Wyden, Merkley urge IRS to provide penalty relief amid major processing backlogs – KTVZ
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., this week joined colleagues to call on the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service to provide penalty relief for taxpayers in Oregon and nationwide amid extensive, ongoing processing backlogs at the IRS. “While the COVID-19 pandemic has strained
MERCY FOUNDATION TO RECEIVE FEDERAL TELEHEALTH GRANT
On Thursday, Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced that Mercy Foundation in Roseburg will receive over $375,000 from the Federal Communications Commission to expand telehealth services for rural schools. Wyden said the pandemic has forced people to find different ways to deliver health care services safely and efficiently, including
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