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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 HEARS FROM CONSTITUENTS AT REDMOND TOWN HALL

Sunday, June 18, 2023 By:  Janea Melido Redmond Spokesman On Saturday, June 17, residents of Deschutes County gathered at the Ridgeview High School auditorium for U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley’s annual town hall. Attendees had the opportunity to voice their concerns on a variety of topics via a randomized ticket number

SENATOR MERKLEY HEARS FROM RESIDENTS ON VARIETY OF ISSUES AT REDMOND TOWN HALL

By:  Kelsey McGee KTVZ REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., held a town hall at Ridgeview High School in Redmond Saturday, where people voiced concerns about a variety of issues, including veterans and student loans. Merkley has held town halls in three Oregon counties this month — Klamath, Lake and Deschutes. This was

U.S. SEN. JEFF MERKLEY VISITS KLAMATH FALLS FOR ANNUAL TOWN HALL

Friday, June 16, 2023 By:  Molly O’Brien Herald and News Klamath County residents turned out in force for a chance to talk to and hear from a U.S. senator this week. On Friday, June 16, U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) hosted his annual Town Hall for Klamath County, held at

AHEAD OF JUNETEENTH, CONGRESSIONAL LAWMAKERS AGAIN SEEK TO REMOVE EXCEPTION FOR SLAVERY FROM US CONSTITUTION

Friday, June 16, 2023 By:  Shawna Mizelle CNNWashington (CNN) –  A group of Democratic lawmakers has reintroduced a joint resolution to negate a clause in the 13th Amendment of the Constitution that permits slavery or involuntary servitude “as a punishment for crime.” The “Abolition Amendment” was introduced on Wednesday ahead of Juneteenth – the national

MERKLEY HOSTS TOWN HALL AT OIT

Friday, June 16, 2023 By:  Mariah Hill KDRV KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley hosted a town hall meeting today at the Oregon Institute of Technology gym, marking Merkley’s 30th town hall across the state in 2023. Carl Andrews, a resident of Klamath Falls and attended the town

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