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
Central Oregon irrigation district moves forward with piping ditches
BEND, Ore. — Plans to modernize irrigation systems in Central Oregon took another step forward this month with the approval of $11.2 million for the Swalley Irrigation District in Bend to convert 16.6 miles of leaky canals to more efficient, water-saving pipes. Funding comes from the federal Watershed Protection and
Oregon’s Jeff Merkley cites vanished students in vote against Saudi ambassador pick
Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley joined six other senators in voting against the Trump administration’s pick for ambassador to Saudi Arabia, citing the Saudi government’s suspected role in helping some of its citizens escape prosecution in the United States, among other concerns. “Over the last several years, Saudi Arabia has become more brazen
‘…Wildfires across the country continue to grow…”: Senators demand reversal of proposed cuts to wildfire prevention
With preparations for wildfire season already underway, Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined five western Senate colleagues in calling on the Trump administration to reverse proposed funding cuts to critical wildfire prevention and forest restoration projects throughout the country, said a press release from Merkley’s office. The
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley Demand Answers From Juul Labs, the Largest Manufacturer of E-Cigarettes
U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) joined nine fellow Democratic senators today in demanding answers from Juul Labs, the leader in the rapidly growing market for electronic cigarettes. Juul recently agreed to a large investment from Altria, the tobacco giant best known for manufacturing Marlboro cigarettes. The Democratic lawmakers
Merkley praises VA move to help Navy veterans hurt by Agent Orange
Senator Jeff Merkley responded to reports that U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie told members of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee on Tuesday that he will recommend the U.S. Department of Justice not fight a January court ruling that ordered the VA to provide health care and benefits to veterans who served
Senate Democrats call on DHS to release deported parents who returned to U.S. to reunite with kids
A group of Democratic senators are demanding the release of a group of unjustly deported parents who returned to the southern border earlier this month to reunite with their children in the U.S. Only a handful of the 29 parents have been able to see their kids again, while 17 of the parents remain in Immigration
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