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
NEARLY $35 MILLION IN FEDERAL GRANTS FOR OREGON WILDFIRE RECOVERY
Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden have announced that nearly $35 million in federal grant funding is headed to five counties in Oregon, including Douglas, to help cover the cost of wildfire debris removal efforts. Merkley said when the Labor Day fires hit last year, he criss-crossed the
Merkley announces key wins for Oregon in bipartisan infrastructure deal
Oregon’s U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley-who serves as the Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee that funds the U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-issued a statement on the bipartisan infrastructure deal, including announcing a number of key wins for Oregon: “From the health and economic impacts
Democratic lawmakers rally in D.C. to demand the passage of voting rights legislation
Democratic lawmakers, including more than 100 state legislators, rallied Tuesday outside the U.S. Capitol to urge the Senate to delay its summer recess until passing the For the People Act, a sweeping elections and ethics bill to expand and protect voting rights. The state lawmakers at Tuesday’s rally traveled from across
US lawmakers turn up heat on American sponsors over Beijing Olympics
New Delhi (CNN Business) US lawmakers are piling pressure on major American corporate sponsors of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing as tensions between the United States and China over human rights and other issues remain high. A bipartisan committee of US politicians questioned representatives from Airbnb, Coca-Cola (COKE), Intel (INTC), Visa (V) and Procter & Gamble (PG) about the Games during
Merkley: States will aid push for U.S. plastics recycling
U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley says he is counting on state efforts, like those in Oregon and Maine, to build the case for his federal legislation to compel plastics manufacturers to contribute to the cost of reducing, reusing or recycling materials. The Oregon Democrat was flanked by state legislators and environmental
Senators Introduce Package of Bills to Help Wildfire Communities
On Wednesday, Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden introduced three bills they claim will help the public, businesses, and agricultural operators combat the effects of wildfire smoke, and recover from the damage it causes. A release said the legislation includes the Wildfire Smoke Emergency Declaration Act, the Smoke
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