Feds provide $1 million to rehab farmworker housing
News-Register McMinnville nonprofit Community Home Builders has been awarded nearly $1 million in federal grant funds to rehabilitate 24 units of agricultural worker housing at Villa del Sol apartments in east McMinnville. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden and U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas announced the award of $956,333 from the
OREGON AND FOUR TRIBES EARN OVER $12 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDS-GRID RESILIENCE
KQEN On Wednesday, Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley as well as Representatives Earl Blumenauer and Val Hoyle announced that Oregon’s Energy Department has secured $10.9 million and four Tribes with members in Oregon have earned a combined $1.16 million in federal investment. A joint release said this is to
Americans bet $100 million on Trump v. Harris, but at what cost?
NPRAn election betting advertisement flashed on screen during coverage of former President Donald Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden this weekend on the Right Side Broadcasting Network, a conservative media company. “Bet on the US election,” the ad for Kalshi said as Trump spoke on stage. “Bet $100 on Trump,
Senate Democrats Introduce Bill Allowing Medicare Buy-In At 55
In a sign that the Democratic Party is embracing more progressive health care ideas, eight Democratic senators announced Thursday that they were co-sponsoring legislation that would allow people 55 and older to buy in to Medicare. Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) introduced the Medicare at 55 Act with the immediate support of Democratic
Merkley applauds failure of health care repeal
WASHINGTON – Senator Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., released the following statement after Senate Republicans held a failed vote on their health care repeal bill early Friday: “Thanks to the steadfast advocacy of millions of Americans and the political courage of a few Republican Senators, the latest repeal bill is dead, as
GOP bill is voted down as divided Senate dives into health-care debate
The Senate embarked on a freewheeling process to rewrite the Affordable Care Act on Tuesday, as Republicans overcame deep divisions to bring their proposals up for debate by the narrowest possible margin. But those same schisms threatened to leave the party far short in the coming days of its ambitious
A Democratic senator shares his 120 amendments for the GOP health bill
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) has prepared 120 amendments to Senate Republicans’ health care bill to force the GOP to take wildly unpopular votes if they want to advance their plan to repeal Obamacare. Merkley’s office shared the amendments with Vox before their release; they can be read in full below.
Wyden, Merkley, Blumenauer, Bonamici blast secretive Obamacare replacement bill
Four Congressional Democrats from Oregon blasted Republican senators Tuesday for their vote on a secretive bill to advance a repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act. Earlier in the day, Republicans in the U.S. Senate narrowly approved a procedural move to go forward with a plan to repeal and replace Obamacare,
Peduto, senator hold green economy panel
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto and U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., held a panel to discuss environmental issues and green energy Friday in the Pittsburgh City Council Chambers. Merkley, was in town to meet with U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa.. The meeting was meant as an open forum about a green economy. “The economy
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