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 takes lead on ‘made in U.S.’ construction bill
Sen. Jeff Merkley has proposed a measure that would require transportation contractors to use U.S. products whenever possible. Merkley joined follow Democrat Tammy Baldwin Wednesday in introducing the Invest in American Jobs Act. The bill would require those working on federally funded transportation projects to use American steel, iron and
Senate joins House in approving county timber payments bill
The U.S. Senate passed a bill Tuesday that includes an extension of payments to Oregon timber counties that have seen a dramatic decrease in logging on federal lands because of environmental concerns. The county payments legislation was included in an unrelated measure that adjusted and made permanent the formula for
Education, immigration highlight Merkley town hall
For the seventh time since taking office in 2009, U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley visited Prineville to answer questions and take input from local constituents. The event, held on Wednesday afternoon at Meadow Lakes Restaurant, drew a crowd of about 60 local citizens and government leaders. Merkley kicked off the forum
Senators join in Oregon Caves dedication
OREGON CAVES — The dignitaries who spoke at Friday’s celebration of the expansion of Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve painted a colorful portrait of “The Marble Halls of Oregon.”U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio, who began working on the expansion nearly 20 years ago, seemed relieved. About 50 people were in
In Bend, Merkley calls Pell cuts ‘diabolical’
Families abroad can expect to pay about 5 percent of their income toward the cost of college. But in this country, that number can be 50 percent, said U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon. “This is a financial gauntlet and it’s very, very different from that of … most other developed
Merkley in Bend, blasts GOP-backed Pell grant cuts
BEND, Ore. – Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., visited OSU-Cascades in Bend Thursday to talk about impending “drastic cuts” to Pell grants for students as he wrapped up a statewide campaign targeting a Republican-passed budget that he says will hurt many. Merkley spoke of “the very real impacts that the recently
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