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
Businesses discuss concerns with Walden, Merkley
Oregon’s lone Republican in the U.S. Congress and the state’s newest U.S. Senator joined forces briefly Thursday to respond to concerns from Pendleton-area business leaders. The Round-Up City Development Corporation put together the low-key meeting Thursday afternoon with Rep. Greg Walden and Sen. Jeff Merkley. Staff for both Congressmen said
Senators swoop in talking green
A second U.S. Senator from Oregon arrived in town in as many days Thursday. The day after Senator Ron Wyden made an appearance at The Dalles Wahtonka High School, Senator Jeff Merkley paid a visit to Columbia Gorge Community College. He was there to take a look at the college’s
Merkley hears of local residents’ foreclosure fears
PORTLAND, Ore. – They used words like “horrific.” One person titled a PowerPoint presentation “Foreclosure Nightmare.” All the while, newly-elected Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley listened to the tales of woe and frustration from the group assembled in north Portland, hoping to take their advice back to Washington D.C.
Merkley seeks economic hopes
U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley opened his first-ever town hall meeting Tuesday by telling a Roseburg audience he sees three things hurting the United States economy. First, banks are afraid to lend because businesses are having a rough time. Second, consumer spending is down because people have lost their jobs —
Sen. Merkley hears foreclosure complaints
Merkley held a foreclosure summit in North Portland, where he invited banks, housing agencies and homeowners to air their concerns. Homeowners struggling with foreclosure told Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley Wednesday that they’re not getting help when trying to modify their loans. Kristian Foden-Vencil reports. One of the main problems mentioned
Merkley pushes plan to ease threat of foreclosures
On the same day President Obama unveiled a $75 billion plan to forestall home foreclosures, rookie U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Portland, convened a group of experts in North Portland to discuss impediments to keeping people in their homes. “Empty homes contribute to the fast-dropping values of homes, putting more families
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