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
SENATORS ASK IF WELLS FARGO WILL REVOKE $125 MILLION BONUSES FOR EXECUTIVE WHO OVERSAW FRAUD
Last week, regulators fined Wells Fargo $185 million for opening millions of bank account and credit cards without its customers’ permission. Now, five U.S. senators are asking the bank if it still plans to pay millions of dollars in bonuses to executives and board members who oversaw the practice. In the letter to Wells Fargo Chairman
Bill to clean up Columbia River basin passes U.S. Senate
A bill to clean up the Columbia River basin overwhelmingly passed the Senate Thursday and now moves on to the House. The Columbia Basin Restoration Act, sponsored by Sen. Jeff Merkley and Rep. Earl Blumenauer, sets up a grant program to get farmers, tribes and government entities to reduce their
Merkley calls for public health insurance option
Senator Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., visited the North by Northeast Community Health Center Friday to talk with health care advocates about his efforts in the Senate to call for a public option, similar to Medicare, in the health insurance market. On Thursday, Merkley introduced a Senate resolution with Senators Charles E.
Progressives push for ‘public option’ health plan
WASHINGTON — Progressive senators and activists are launching a campaign Thursday calling for every American to have the choice of a public health insurance option. They aim to build on Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s support for a public option with what they hope will be the biggest health care push
Senate Progressives, Activists Plan Big Public Option Push
WASHINGTON ? Progressive senators and liberal activist groups plan a renewed effort to achieve what they couldn’t when the Affordable Care Act became law in 2010: Create a “public option” health plan in Obamacare that consumers can choose instead of private insurance. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) are
Columbia River tribes one step closer to federal government fulfilling housing promise
The U.S. Senate passed a bill Thursday that would provide up to 50 new houses for Columbia River tribal members. Now it’s up to Congress to make it a reality. The bill calls for between 41 and 49 houses to be built near the Bonneville Dam for tribal members