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
FEMA Grants $3.7M To Lane Electric For Repairs And Restoration
More than two years after one of the worst winter storms hit the region, Lane Electric Cooperative is getting money to cover repairs. In February 2019, dense and heavy snow greatly damaged the utility’s power lines, leaving most of its 10-thousand customers in the dark for up to two weeks.
Democrats unveil $30bn bill to cancel water debts and bail out utility firms
Legislation to cancel utility debts for millions of low-income households and bail out struggling utility companies is to be introduced in the US Senate on Thursday. Jeff Merkley, a Democratic senator from Oregon, will propose a $30bn low-interest loans program for electric, water and sewage and broadband providers as part of the
MERKLEY HELPS INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO END BAND ON SHIPPING ALCOHOL
Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley has joined a group of colleagues in introducing the USPS Shipping Equity Act – a bipartisan bill to send the prohibition-era-ban that prevents the U.S. Postal Service from shipping alcoholic beverage to customers. Merkley said currently private shipping can ship alcohol, but the USPS cannot.
Ending alcohol shipping ban would help Oregon, Merkley says
LA GRANDE – U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon said his home state would benefit from passage of the bipartisan bill to end the Prohibition-era ban that prevents the U.S. Postal Service from shipping alcoholic beverages to consumers. Merkley addressed the issue Tuesday, May 18, in an interview with The
Merkley advocates for standing up to drug companies
LA GRANDE – Oregon U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley during an online town hall discussed issues ranging from universal health care to pulling the Winter Olympics out of China. The virtual event Tuesday, May 18, was the Democrat’s 15th town hall of 2021 and his 447th since becoming senator. “When I
Wyden, Merkley: Coquille Indian Tribe to receive $180,000 grant for economic development
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced Wednesday that the Coquille Indian Tribe will receive $180,000 from the Economic Development Administration to build an economic development planning framework that supports private capital investment and job creation in the Coos County region. “Investments like this are key to continued tribal
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