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
HARBOR HELP: Depoe Bay, Yaquina to get dredging funds
Depoe Bay city officials say the city is facing an economic emergency. Heavy spring and winter rains have sent enormous amounts of silt into the Depoe Bay Harbor clogging the water way during low tides. The debris blocks vessels from fueling up at the harbor fuel dock, which adversely impacts
Wyden, Merkley object to proposed rural development cuts
WASHINGTON – Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., joined a group of 29 senators Tuesday expressing strong concerns to President Trump that his proposed policies, if enacted, would inflict substantial damage on rural America. Last week, President Trump issued a budget proposal calling for drastic cuts that would undermine
Oregon lawmakers want nationwide “vote-by-mail” option
Washington, D.C. – Local lawmakers are working to expand Oregon’s vote-by-mail system nationwide. According to the office of Democrat Senator Ron Wyden, he and other Oregon politicians introduced the bill to “knock down the mounting obstacles that voters across the country are facing, just to cast their ballots.” Senator Jeff
Northwest tribes say Trump’s proposed budget would hurt salmon recovery
Native American leaders expressed outrage Thursday at President Donald Trump’s proposed budget that cuts nearly 25 percent of the nation’s tribal programs. Tribes from across the country said they were shocked that almost none of their priorities will stay at funding levels of the past few years. Some were eliminated
Wyden, Merkley criticize Trump’s budget as bad for America
SALEM — Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, Oregon’s Democratic U.S. Senators, on Tuesday slammed President Donald Trump’s final budget proposal. Trump’s budget would slash funding for social service programs including Medicaid, food stamps, welfare and payments to the disabled. It boosts funding for defense, border security and infrastructure, and includes funding
Wyden, Merkley, Walden question FEMA denial
Oregon’s Senators and a Congressman have questioned a decision by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to deny a request for a presidential disaster declaration for the January snowstorms that brought parts of the state to a crawl. FEMA denied the March 9 request from Gov. Kate Brown, D-Oregon, for a
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