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
SENATORS CHEER FEDERAL DOLLARS TO HELP HEALTH PROVIDERS
On Friday, Oregon’s U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley cheered an announcement by the Biden administration that $25.5 billion from the Provider Relief Fund will be distributed to health care providers in Oregon and across the nation amidst a surge in COVID-19 cases. Wyden said, “The delta variant has
OREGON SENATOR JEFF MERKLEY REMEMBERS THE AMERICANS WHO DIED ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2001
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released a statement in remembrance of the Americans who died in the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, 20 years ago. Bottom of FormIn the statement, Merkley said, “Twenty years ago, we lost nearly 3,000 civilians, civilian federal workers, and selfless first
Marijuana’s Banking Problem
Although recreational or medical sales of cannabis are legal in more than 30 states, pot entrepreneurs are hamstrung by banking restrictions that force them to operate as cash-only businesses and leave them vulnerable to organized crime, reports Forbes.com. “We can’t keep forcing legal cannabis businesses to operate entirely in cash –
Merkley continues fight for affordable housing
U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley continues to work to make housing more affordable, saying the federal government needs to act to end a growing national problem. During a meeting with officials from Portland State University, Merkley touted the Affordable Home Act, legislation he presented in the Senate. “Like all of you,
Senators urge funding for wildlife and drought prevention
Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden are working alongside colleagues from western states to urge the Senate Committee chairs tasked with drafting the upcoming budget reconciliation legislation to include funding for wildfire and drought prevention, mitigation, and relief measures in their respective sections of the bill. The senators
Merkley, colleagues urge administration to curb plastic pollution
Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley is leading an effort to push the Biden administration to take steps to curb plastic pollution at America’s national parks. A letter from Merkley and 11 other senators to U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland said that nearly 11 million metric tons of plastic
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