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
Oregon’s Jeff Merkley wins bipartisan support for Saudi fugitive probe: ‘The Senate wants answers’
A push by Sen. Jeff Merkley to investigate the Saudi Arabian government’s suspected role in spiriting accused criminals out of the United States may finally see a Senate vote by the end of this year. After two prior efforts fizzled, the Oregon Democrat’s newest proposal found its way into a
Senate Democrats urge Trump to reconsider historic low refugee cap
Washington (CNN)Senate Democrats urged President Donald Trump to revise the proposed refugee ceiling of 18,000, a figure which would be a historic low, in a letter addressed to the President Friday. “We ask that you to immediately reverse course and heed the recommendation of top US military officials and faith leaders to
MERKLEY SECURES FUNDING TO PREVENT AND FIGHT WILDFIRES
On Thursday, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced key provisions in the U.S. Department of Interior Appropriations bill that he said will provide what he called “critical investments” in earthquake preparedness, water infrastructure and wildfire suppression and recovery activities that are of particular importance to Oregon as wildfires become increasingly
Merkley, Clark introduce mental health care legislation for every student in America
Democratic U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Congresswoman Katherine Clark (D-Mass.) introduced the Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act last week to provide school-based mental health services in schools across America. The legislation was introduced after National Suicide Prevention Week. Ninety percent of youth who committed suicide had a mental illness,
Is cancer-causing asbestos seeing its final days?
Merkley, Bonamici Applaud House Subcommittee Vote on Their Bill to Ban Asbestos WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici today applauded the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change’s unanimous vote to pass their Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019. “It’s outrageous
Guest column: Federal funding a win for local farmers, fish and wildlife
Five years from now, stream flows in the Deschutes River Basin may look more like they did at the turn of the 20th century. Last week, the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee unanimously moved the energy & water appropriations bill forward. As part of the legislation, the WaterSmart program received a
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