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
NUMBER OF WOMEN ALLEGING MISCONDUCT BY ICE GYNECOLOGIST NEARLY TRIPLES
AT LEAST 17 women treated by a doctor alleged to have performed unnecessary or overly aggressive gynecological procedures without proper informed consent remain in detention at Irwin County Detention Center, a privately run facility in Georgia housing U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement detainees, according to a briefing and written materials submitted
Feds Investing $7.2 Million for Affordable Rental Housing in Morrow, Tillamook and Yamhill Counties
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today welcomed more than $7.2 million in federal resources to renovate affordable housing units in Heppner, McMinnville, Newberg, and Tillamook.“Oregonians working hard to pay rent as well as their bills for groceries, prescription drugs and more know full well how
Jeff Merkley introduces bills to ban fossil fuel investing
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) yesterday introduced two bills to limit fossil fuel investing by financial institutions. The “Protecting America’s Economy From the Carbon Bubble Act” would ban banks and other financial companies from making new loans for or investments in fossil fuel companies and from financing new fossil fuel projects.
Oregon Senators Co-Sponsor Small Business Relief Bill
MEDFORD, Ore. — U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden are co-sponsoring the HEROES Small Business Lifeline Act, which supports businesses hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill will provide more than $370 billion to small businesses, restaurants and live venues. It includes a $40 billion lifeline grant program.
Merkley bill would end U.S. sales of gas-powered vehicles by 2035
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore) and Representative Mike Levin (D-CA-49) introduced Tuesday in the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives the Zero-Emission Vehicles Act of 2020, path-breaking legislation that would create jobs, improve health, and address climate chaos by ending American sales of new gasoline-powered vehicles in
New Bill Would Open Second Tribal Window For Free 5G Spectrum
Senate Democrats, joined by at least two Republican House members, are trying to force the FCC to open a new window for Tribal groups to file for 2.5 GHz 5G spectrum. The FCC granted a one-month extension of the initial six-month filing window for rural Tribes from Aug. 3 to Sept. 2,
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