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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

Wyden, Merkley: Withholding DOJ grants threatens safety

WASHINGTON – Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., on Monday denounced the announcement by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions that the Trump administration would begin withholding Department of Justice grants from “sanctuary cities” and counties. Their announcement said, “Sanctuary cities and counties are those that choose not to deputize their

Sen. Jeff Merkley gains local support at a town-hall meeting at UCC on March 25

Several hundred citizens gathered in the Umpqua Community College gymnasium on Saturday for a town-hall meeting with Democratic U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon to discuss the country’s politics. Republicans may have failed to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act on Thursday and Friday, but Merkley showed his support

Merkley: ‘Plenty of work to do’ left on health care

In the wake of Congressional Republicans’ abrupt cancellation of their Affordable Care Act replacement, Sen. Jeff Merkley said he was relieved to see politicians come to their senses on a bill he disagreed with, but said he intends to work to improve the current system. Merkley said he is still

Reaction: Walden vows to press on; Merkley urges GOP shift

After Friday’s move to withdraw the House Republican’s plan to repeal and replace Obamacare, one of the leaders of that effort, Rep. Greg Walden of Oregon, said he will press ahead with health care reform efforts, while Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., called on the GOP to shift its focus to

Merkley Calls For Expanding Obamacare At Douglas County Town Hall

Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley held a Town Hall-style meeting near his hometown in Douglas County Saturday morning. The Democrat was greeted by a crowd of supporters celebrating a victory for the Affordable Care Act.  About 300 people cheered from gym bleachers during Senator Jeff Merkley’s town hall at Umpqua Community College in

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