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 pushes research to study smoke taint, CBD
Sen. Jeff Merkley says he’s advocating for millions of dollars in research grants that will benefit two of Southern Oregon’s top crops. The Democrat from Oregon said he’s pushing for a $5 million research grant into the way wildfire smoke affects wine grapes, and $4.5 million to research methods to
Wyden, Merkley push back on emission standards rollback
WASHINGTON – Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., joined Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., this week to reintroduce a resolution in response to the Trump administration’s efforts to roll back federal fuel economy and greenhouse gas standards they said are designed to fight climate change and protect Americans’ access to
Sen. Merkley Calls For More Attention To CBD Products And Wildfire-Tainted Wine Grapes
Two crops common to Southern Oregon, wine grapes and hemp, were the focus of a conference call with Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and reporters on Thursday. When wildfires filled the skies of southern Oregon and northern California with smoke last year, some vintners lost customers out of a fear that
MERKLEY SECURES FUNDING FOR NATIONAL GUARD WILDFIRE TRAINING
Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley has announced that the Senate Appropriations Committee included $8.5 million in the Department of Defense appropriations bill to train National Guard members to fight wildfires. A release from Merkley said the funding is a $1.5 million increase over the last two years, when Merkley first secured
BIPARTISAN GROUP OF WESTERN SENATORS INTRODUCE PILT LEGISLATION
On Monday a bipartisan group of senators from the western U.S. introduced legislation they claim will provide long-term financial security for rural counties. A release from the office of Senator Ron Wyden said the bill would reauthorize the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program for ten years. Wyden, along with
Merkley talks disaster relief and trade during Round-Up visit
UMATILLA COUNTY — Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced this week that $150 million is available to certain counties hit by severe winter storms and flooding this year, including Umatilla County. During a visit to the Pendleton Round-Up on Friday, Merkley told the East Oregonian that he didn’t know exactly how
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