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
Senator Jeff Merkley addresses U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Biden said ending the military mission in Afghanistan was the best way to protect the lives of the troops on the ground and that securing flights for the civilians remaining in who want to leave the country was very important. Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley released a
With soldiers gone, security for remaining Americans in Afghanistan will depend on diplomacy
WASHINGTON – Now that U.S. troops have left Afghanistan, remaining Americans who want to leave and the scores of Afghanis at risk because they helped the U.S. mission will have to rely on diplomatic pressure – not American military might – to ensure their safe exit. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pledged the Biden administration, with the backing
Merkley continues fight for affordable housing
Aug. 29-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
Child Tax Credit advance payments aid family budgets
Parents are seeing an unexpected financial boost this fall. Starting in July, parents across the country began seeing some relief to the bottom line of their family budget. Child Tax Credit (CTC) advance payments started to arrive, with little explanation. So, what is this credit and why are you receiving
Sen. Merkley celebrates irrigation canal piping
Standing in front of pipes taller than any NBA basketball star and against the backdrop of grazing cattle with Smith Rock in the distance, Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley kicked off the second phase of a project to pipe the canal that delivers water to Central Oregon irrigators. The kick-off took
Senators say bill would provide relief from smoky skies, heat waves
Summers aren’t what they used to be. Extreme heat waves, raging wildfires and skies blanketed with smoke have become regular fixtures of the season for Douglas County residents in recent years. U.S. Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced five new bills Wednesday that they say would help blunt the
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