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 intros bill to protect patients’ credit scores
WASHINGTON – Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., introduced legislation, the Medical Debt Relief Act of 2019, on Tuesday, saying he wants to make sure Americans’ credit scores are not left in ruin simply because they had the misfortune of needing costly medical care. The Medical Debt Relief Act is cosponsored by Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Elizabeth
Senators win fight for funding
U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley have announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) would restore full Secure Rural Schools (SRS) program payments for counties and schools. Curry County Commissioner Chris Paasch said the county had been notified the SRS money for this year had been released as well,
Senators applaud return of SRS payments for counties, schools
Democratic U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley welcomed the U.S. Agriculture Department decision to restore full Secure Rural Schools program payments for counties and schools. The decision followed Wyden and Merkley’s call for the agency to release the more than $14 million in payments after reports that the agency
More Democrats Accuse Trump of Inflating Iran Intelligence
A mid a tense standoff between the United States and Iran, four lawmakers are sending a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump expressing concern that he was “inflating threats and bending intelligence” on Iran and leading the United States down a “path to another war in the Middle East”—though top
Merkley Urges Action to Prepare for Wildfire Season in oregon
EUGENE, Ore. — Wildfire season is approaching, and Senator Jeff Merkley says the Forest Service isn’t as prepared as it should be. Merkley spoke at the Department of the Interior’s hearing in Washington, D.C. He’s pushing them to use $600 million in savings to treat forests before wildfires strike. “They
Dems request investigation of lobbyist-turned-EPA employee who met with former boss
Three Senate Democrats are requesting an investigation into a former lobbyist, now an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) employee, who met with her former boss as well as members of the trade group she once worked for. Elizabeth Bennett, who works in the external engagement office for EPA, met with both
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