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
Migrant ‘children in cages’ costs American taxpayers more than $4.5 million daily
The ongoing crisis at detention centers on the southern U.S. border is costing American taxpayers more than $4.5 million per day. Health and Human Services (HHS) told Yahoo Finance that of the 13,000 children in its care, 2,594 are staying at the two influx shelters at Homestead, Florida, and Carrizo Springs, Texas.
Another smoky summer forecast for Tri-Cities. Federal help is proposed
The federal government would provide help for a new type of emergency under a bill proposed by Oregon’s senators — wildfire smoke. “This bill helping at-risk people find clean air is an essential element of the comprehensive strategy that’s urgently needed to deal now with the increased frequency and severity
Oregon Senators Introduce New Smoke Legislation
It’s not smoky in the region as June comes to a close, but we should probably add the word “yet.” Summer has featured a great deal of wildfire and smoke in recent years, and we’re all bracing for more. Oregon’s two U.S. Senators introduced new legislation recently to provide more help to
Merkley bill targets prescription drug price gouging
WASHINGTON – Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) was joined by Reps. Peter Welch (D-VT-AL) and Francis Rooney (R-FL-19) on Wednesday in introducing bipartisan, bicameral legislation they said would ensure Americans do not pay more for prescription drugs than people do in other developed countries. The lawmakers said their measure would help to address a top concern
Jeff Merkley talks Trump, Mueller and making Congress work again
Earlier this year, Jeff Merkley did something that’s become pretty rare for a high-profile Democrat: He announced that he would not be running for president. The junior senator from Oregon had been mentioned as a possible contender after making a name for himself as a vocal opponent of the Trump
SEN. MERKLEY CALLS FOR FORMAL INVESTIGATION OF ALLEGED CHILD NEGLECT AT THE BORDER
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released a statement on Thursday indicating that he is calling for a formal investigation of conditions for children in facilities at the U.S.-Mexico border. The statement follows reports from Border Station Clint in El Paso, Texas that found children being held in
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