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
Merkley, Wyden introduce marijuana banking bill
Oregon Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden on Thursday joined a bipartisan group of senators and introduced a bill designed to make it easier for legal marijuana businesses to get financial services. Recreational marijuana is legal in several states, including Oregon, but it’s still illegal under the federal Controlled Substances act, which is why
Merkley wants toxic chemicals out of common products
EUGENE, Ore. – Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., visited Eugene on Tuesday and called on Congress to quickly vote on the bipartisan Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act to keep children safe from the toxic chemicals that they come in contact with on a daily basis Merkley also released
Senate Democrats Want Tough Rules to Rein In Payday Lenders
A majority of Democratic senators are formally urging the nation’s consumer watchdog to issue “the strongest possible rules” reining in payday and other short-term lenders. Thirty-two of 46 members of the Senate Democratic caucus signed a letter to Richard Cordray, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, pressing him and
Here’s Everything You Need To Know About Obama’s Trade Deal In One Short Speech
WASHINGTON — Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) took to the Senate floor Friday evening to make a point-by-point analysis of why a trade deal being negotiated by President Barack Obama would harm the United States. Merkley’s comments came as the Senate voted to give Obama “fast track” authority that will allow him to
Grant program would pay for cleaner Columbia
The Columbia River is a major source of renewable energy, food and jobs throughout the Pacific Northwest. A group of five Oregon Democrats is now working to establish a voluntary grant program to keep the Columbia’s waters clean of toxins. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with Reps. Earl
Oregon Legislators Fight Planned Closure of Bend’s Mail Processing Plant
Bend, Ore. — Several Oregon legislators with the Oregon Congressional Delegation are fighting to keep Bend’s mail processing plant from closing — right as the Postmaster General plans to close all centers on the east side of Oregon. Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley wrote a letter to the Postmaster General on
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