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 back in Texas demanding access to immigration camps
Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, joined four other Democratic members of Congress at a remote tent city in West Texas that is holding immigrant teens. They say that 2,700 immigrant teens are being held there at a cost of roughly $1 million per day. Merkley, who made headlines earlier this year
Merkley bill targets predatory unsolicited loans
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), along with Sens. Doug Jones (D-AL) and Tom Cotton (R-AR), announced Tuesday the introduction of bipartisan legislation that would halt the predatory practice of mailing high-interest loans to consumers in the form of “live” checks. When consumers receive these loan checks, the senators said, many unknowingly believe
Merkley bill offers zero-interest loans for electric buses
WASHINGTON – Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), along with Sens. Tina Smith (D-MN), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Kamala Harris (D-CA), introduced a bill Thursday to provide transit authorities with zero-interest loans to purchase electric buses. The lawmakers said in a news release that such a move is
A new Democratic bill would block lawmakers from buying and selling individual stocks while in office
Two leading Senate Democrats on Thursday introduced a bill intended to prevent members of Congress from trading stocks in industries tied to their legislative work. The measure would ban members of Congress and senior staff from buying or selling individual stocks while in office. Members would also be barred from
A Democratic Proposal Would Ban Lawmakers From Trading Any Stocks at All
Recent investing scandals involving members of Congress have prompted two Democrat senators to push a Draconian legislative proposal: a total ban on U.S. lawmakers trading any stocks at all. Senators Jeff Merkley of Oregon and Sherrod Brown of Ohio said the prohibition would prevent lawmakers from abusing their positions for
Merkley intros bill to cut prescription drug prices
Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., introduced a bill Thursday that he said would ensure Americans do not pay more for prescription drugs than people do in other developed countries, helping to address a top concern among Oregonians and Americans who time and time again are facing the impossible choice between affording prescription
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