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
Local politicians react to Comey hearing
PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon senators participated and watched closely as former FBI Director James Comey testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee Thursday morning. Sen. Ron Wyden was among those asking the tough questions, getting answers the American people have waited to hear. “All in one dinner, the president raised your job
Betsy DeVos: It Is Not The Education Department’s Job To Protect LGBTQ Students
U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said Tuesday that her agency would not give federal funds to private schools that defy federal antidiscrimination laws. However, she suggested it is not the Department of Education’s job to prevent discrimination against students in cases in which federal antidiscrimination laws are murky, such as
Senate Dems hammer DeVos on proposed education cuts
Senate Democrats hammered Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Tuesday as she tried to defend President Trump’s plan to cut $9 billion in education funding. Members of a Senate Appropriations subcommittee pressed her to justify proposed cuts to after-school programs, teacher training and federal funding to help students in need attend
Oregon delegation calls on Congress to honor victims of Portland attack, help fight bigotry
A joint resolution from Oregon’s congressional delegation is calling on Congress to honor the victims of the May 26 MAX train attack in Portland and support local and national efforts to combat bigotry. “The attack last Friday was a profoundly moving national event, and it deserves national attention,” U.S. Rep.
Gov. Brown, Merkley decry president’s climate change move
SALEM, Ore. – Oregon Gov. Kate Brown and Sen. Jeff Merkley expressed serious displeasure with President Trump’s move to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris climate change accord. Gov. Brown issued this statement: “Climate change poses the greatest threat to Oregon’s environment, economy, and way of life. Oregon has a
Democrats slam Trump’s plan to leave Paris agreement: “One of the worst foreign policy blunders”
Democrats on Capital Hill responded to President Donald Trump’s announcement that the U.S. will leave the Paris climate agreement with dire warnings about the future of the globe. In a statement, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) said the decision “could go down as one of the worst foreign policy blunders in our nation’s
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