Senator Merkley trashes Postmaster General DeJoy’s ‘Delaying Mail in America’ plan during Senate floor speech
KTVZ WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., delivered a speech this week on the Senate floor to call attention to the urgent United States Postal Service issues impacting Oregonians. His speech focused on the first-hand stories of Oregonians who rely on the Postal Service for everything from the delivery
Oregon U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley reacts to Delivering For America plan
KOBI 5 MEDFORD, Ore. – U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley spoke to the Senate this week about his concerns about the United States Postal Service. Postmaster General DeJoy implemented the Delivering For America plan in 2021. Merkley called the plan “Delaying Mail in America”. The plan diverted all mail to Portland
Oregon Sen. Merkley on USPS proposal: Return to sender, address unknown
Portland Tribune Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley continues his opposition to a restructuring of the U.S. Postal Service. Merkley, a Democrat from Northeast Portland, delivered a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate this week, focusing on first-hand stories he said he heard from Oregonians who rely on the Postal
Sen. Merkley visits new Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity homes, meets families
KTVZ Senator Jeff Merkley made an appearance in Central Oregon Saturday to visit new homes in a Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity project. Merkley took a tour of one of their developments in southeast Bend that he helped receive federal funding. At the site, the senator, Bend Mayor Melanie Kebler and future homeowners got a tour
Echo gets $450,000 for water improvement systems
Hermiston HeraldThe city of Echo will receive nearly half a million in federal funds from the Environmental Protection Agency for water improvement systems. According to a press release, Oregon Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced Friday, Sept. 15, that Echo has been awarded $450,000 to replace 30-plus-year-old water service
Merkley, colleagues introduce legislation to restore critical kelp forests
Sens. Jeff Merkley of Oregon and Angus King of Maine have teamed up with Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA-02) to introduce the bicameral Help Our Kelp Act. Over the last 50 years, the changing climate, poor water quality, and overfishing have damaged between 40-60 percent of our kelp forests. Kelp forest ecosystems
Three Oregon Tribes receive over $1 million from EPA for environmental improvement projects
KPIC U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding three Oregon Tribes a combined total of $1,104,088 for projects to improve water and air quality and reduce pollution. ‘Tribal families and community members rely on clean air and water for
Reports of groundwater pollution in Oregon surface in a US Senate hearing
OPBAcross rural Oregon, state and federal laws don’t protect clean drinking water. That’s because these safeguards exclude private domestic wells, with consequences that were highlighted by U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley last week at a congressional hearing on infrastructure spending. At Thursday’s hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on the Environment
North Bend Fire Department receives major grant
The World The North Bend Fire Department is thrilled to publicize the receipt of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) amounting to $282,514. This pivotal funding will facilitate the replacement of our aging self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA), fortifying our commitment to the safety of our firefighters and the community they
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