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
ICE Arrested a Man in Oregon Without a Warrant. Senators Want to Know Why.
Both of Oregon’s senators have demanded an explanation after Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in plain clothes entered a home in Portland without a warrant and arrested a man who was later released. The arrest of the man, who was working on a renovation at the house on Thursday, was
Senator Merkley speaks at forum about combating hate and bigotry
Ashland, Ore.– Sunday, Senator Jeff Merkley joined a panel of speakers in denouncing hate groups in the Rogue Valley. The goal — to encourage people to stand up for one another and use words instead of fists. “Hatred and prejudice are on the rise across the country in reaction to
ICE illegally enters home, mistakenly arrests coworker, Oregon man says
PORTLAND, Ore. – An Oregon man says Immigration Customs and Enforcement agents illegally entered a home he was working on and detained his coworker by “mistake.” George Cardenas was part of a crew working on the Portland home and shot video of the incident, which happened on Thursday. The video shows
Sen. Merkley visits large county employers
Sen. Jeff Merkley improved his oyster-shucking skills last week. The U.S. senator visited Pacific Seafood in Bay City and Hampton Lumber Company in Tillamook on a tour of local businesses Oct. 11. “We love having our representatives here visiting us and see what we do and why we do it,”
Senate Democrats vow to fight drilling in Alaska reserve
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Democrats vowed on Tuesday to fight a measure expected to be slipped into budget legislation that would open Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Reserve to oil and gas drilling, saying it would destroy one of earth’s remaining paradises. Northern Alaska’s ANWR is a wilderness about the
Donald Trump’s Lies About the Iran Deal Reveal He Is Dangerously Out of Touch with Reality?
Donald Trump was expected to refuse to recertify the Iran nuclear deal. He did that on Friday. But the president did much more than signal his personal disapproval of Tehran’s compliance with an agreement that the Obama administration and international allies reached in 2015 to avert the development of nuclear weapons by
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