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
Finishing The Earthquake Early Warning System
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined their West Coast colleagues in the Senate to request details from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) on future plans and funding needs for the West Coast Early Earthquake Warning (EEW) system. “After years of strong congressional and state-level support, we are
Senate passes Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, in major step toward holding China accountable for repression in Xinjiang
The Senate on Thursday approved a bipartisan measure that would ban imports from China’s Xinjiang region unless the importer can prove they were not made with forced labor, in a major step toward holding China accountable for its repression of the mostly Muslim Uyghur minority. The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act was
Congress Passes Ban on Goods From China’s Xinjiang Region Over Forced Labor Concerns
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted unanimously on Thursday to approve legislation that would ban the import of a wide array of products made in China’s Xinjiang region in a drive to prevent companies from sourcing goods produced through forced labor by persecuted Muslim minorities. Its passage was a victory for supporters of an
Merkley introduces bill to establish rural healthcare office
Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley and Minnesota Senator Tina Smith have introduced the Rural Health Equity Act, S. 3149, in the United States Senate. The proposed legislation would direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish the Office of Rural Health within the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). The
‘A diplomatic boycott is not enough’: lawmakers press Olympics’ US sponsors
When the White House announced this week that it would not send any officials to the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing, the response from Congress was swift – rare bipartisan praise, followed by another demand: US corporate sponsors of the Games should do the same. “We continue to argue that
$2.4 Million Grant to Fund Shelter for Wildfire Victims – The Corvallis Advocate
Those impacted by the most destructive wildfire season in Oregon history are finally getting some good news. A $2.4 million grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will go to help reimburse the costs associated with housing those who lost their homes during the 2020 wildfire season. The announcement was
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