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
LAWMAKERS PUSH FOR OREGONIANS TO RECEIVE FEDERAL WILDFIRE RESOURCES
Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with Congressman Peter DeFazio, are urging federal officials to ensure that every affected Oregonian receive federal wildfire recovery resources. A release said the group sent a letter to Federal Coordinating Officer Dolph Diemont, urging the Biden administration to continue delivering assistance
Wyden, Merkley seek to provide disabled vets full military benefits
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., joined colleagues Tuesday to introduce the Major Richard Star Act, bipartisan legislation to provide combat-injured veterans with less than 20 years of military service their full retirement and disability benefits. “I have fought long and hard to ensure that veterans in
Senate bill could unlock millions to fix Warm Springs water woes
A bill that would help Oregon tribes access federal dollars to rebuild outdated water infrastructure systems has been reintroduced to the U.S. Senate. The Western Tribal Water Infrastructure Act was reintroduced on Wednesday by Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, and Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, according to a news release. The bill was
Merkley introduces bill to extend electric vehicle tax credit for 10 years
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT) teamed up Tuesday to introduce the Electric Cars Act, bicameral legislation they said would address America’s addiction to dangerous fossil fuels by fully extending the electric vehicle tax credit for 10 years and helping to deploy critical charging infrastructure.
Exclusive: Senators revive bill to combat Chinese censorship of U.S. companies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bipartisan group of U.S. senators will revive legislation as soon as Wednesday to counter Chinese censorship in the United States, a new effort by Congress to hold Beijing accountable for its growing efforts to stifle criticism beyond its borders, Senator Jeff Merkley told Reuters. U.S. officials
Bipartisan group of senators to revive bill to counter Chinese censorship of U.S. companies
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators will revive legislation as soon as Wednesday to counter Chinese censorship in the United States, a new effort by Congress to hold Beijing accountable for its growing efforts to stifle criticism beyond its borders, Senator Jeff Merkley told Reuters. U.S. officials have complained that
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