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
Senate nixes provision boosting conservative college after uproar
Senators agreed to nix a provision in the Senate tax bill early Saturday morning that would exempt Hillsdale College, a leading conservative college in Michigan, from an excise tax on schools with more than 500 students or large endowments. Senators voted 52-48 to strike the provision with GOP Sens. Susan Collins(Maine), Lisa
Jeff Merkley is only Democrat to get amendment in GOP tax reform bill
As Senate Republicans geared up to pass sweeping changing to the tax code early Saturday, senators offered a number of amendments aimed at making the bill better. Oregon’s Jeff Merkley is the only Democrat to get one included in the final bill. His amendment cut out a provision of the hastily-written bill
Harrowing Wildfire Season Ends, But Political Debate Burns On
Autumn rains have washed away the smoke of the summer wildfires. But Congress remains embroiled in a high-stakes environmental debate over how to reduce the growing threat of catastrophic blazes in Western forests and rangelands. Lawmakers are under more pressure to act after a wildfire season that was particularly harrowing. Nearly
Sen. Merkley: Oregonians, watch your wallets (Guest opinion)
Oregonians, you better watch your wallets: The biggest bank heist in American history is underway, and you may be among the victims. House Republicans just passed a tax bill that they are marketing as a tax cut for the middle class. But in reality, it raises taxes on many middle-income
“Horrific case of ethnic cleansing”: Sen. Merkley travels to meet Myanmar refugees
U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, a Democrat from Oregon, is on the ground in Bangladesh this weekend to meet with some of the more than 500,000 refugees who have fled what the United Nations described as a “textbook ethnic cleansing” in their home country of Myanmar. “You have an assault by
Wyden, Merkley seek federal help for Hood River Co.
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are seeking federal money to help the Ports of Hood River and Cascade Locks, which suffered a combined $228,000 in lost bridge toll revenue during the Eagle Creek wildfire. The Oregon Democrat senators sent a letter Monday to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue
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