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
Merkley sheds light on impeachment experience
WASHINGTON — It has been a unique and interesting week for Sen. Jeff Merkley. The Democratic senator from Oregon spoke with reporters via conference call Thursday morning to pull back the curtain on what it is like being a senator during an impeachment trial. Senators have been asked to absorb
Sen. Merkley Describes Possible ‘Cover-Up’ If Evidence Is Withheld From Impeachment Process
Senator Jeff Merkley, D-OR, described the impeachment trial of President Trump as a possible “travesty” during a call with reporters on Thursday, if Senate Republicans vote to exclude new evidence from the process. “The Senate really is on trial. If it fails to access documents and witnesses this does not
Sens. Wyden and Merkley push to stop Saudi Arabia from aiding fugitives
PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon’s U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley say President Donald Trump must do more to stop Saudi Arabia from helping Saudi fugitives escape the U.S. criminal justice system. In a release Friday, both senators shared details of a newly declassified FBI document. In the document, the FBI concludes the
FBI: Saudi government ‘almost certainly’ helps citizens accused of serious crimes escape from US
According to a newly released and declassified eight-page memo from the FBI, the government of Saudi Arabia “almost certainly” helps its citizens accused of serious crimes flee from the United States. Most of the document is redacted, but the FBI said the Saudi government “undermines the U.S. judicial process” by assisting with
Merkley talks with local media
Before Democratic U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley took questions from the audience at the Madras Performing Arts Center on Jan. 4, he sat down with the Pioneer and Warm Springs radio station KWSO for a few minutes. He also had a closed-door session with local elected officials. When asked how he
Oregon stands to gain millions from federal spending bills
Setting a budget for 2020? It’s just a bit different on Capitol Hill. With the passage into law of two massive spending bills late last month, the feds have nailed down more than $1.3 trillion in outlays for the fiscal year that ends in September. And both sides of the
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