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
RANKED: The 10 best US senators for the environment
The year has already shaped up to be a flashpoint for environmental issues. President Donald Trump pledged to withdraw the US from the Paris agreement, a move which led mayors, governors, leading academics, and some of the biggest businesses in the US to start a movement to remain by the Paris Agreement pledges even
‘Die-in’ in Eugene protests health cuts
Three members of Oregon’s congressional delegation spent part of their Fourth of July recess rallying opposition to the latest Republican-drafted effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Rep. Peter DeFazio took to the podium Wednesday morning at the Wayne Morse
Oregon lawmakers host health care rally against Trumpcare
PORTLAND, Ore. — Three of Oregon’s leading lawmakers rallied Thursday against the health care bill put forward by Republican senators. U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici came armed with examples of how they say the new bill would hurt Oregonians. “In this bill, it
Senate GOP health care bill would be devastating to Oregon, Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley say
Oregon leaders on Monday were struggling to understand all the effects the proposed U.S. Senate Republicans’ health care bill would have on the state, but initial estimates are grim. If the cost-cutting bill were enacted, 22 million more Americans would be uninsured in 2026 than under current law, according to
Senate Democrats rally against GOP health-care bill
It’s time again for Senate Democrats to burn the midnight oil. Senate Democrats launched yet another night of floor speeches on Monday night castigating the GOP’s plan to repeal and replace Obamacare — a talk-a-thon led by Sens. Patty Murray of Washington and Mazie Hirono of Hawaii that ran several
Connelly: 22 million to lose health insurance under Senate Republican plan
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is pushing for a vote this week on Senate Republican health care plan. Twenty-two million Americans would lose health care coverage in the next 10 years under a Senate Republican health care draft plan released last week, the Congressional Budget Office said in a long-awaited report released
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