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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 VISITS MALHEUR COUNTY FOR TOWN HALL

Saturday, May 27, 2023 By:  Mikhail LeBow Argus Observer ONTARIO — Earlier today, U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley visited Malheur County to update constituents on his work in Washington, D.C., answer their questions and invite their suggestions about how to tackle the challenges facing Oregon and the U.S. during one of his

MERKLEY GETS HIS FIRST LOOK AT WALLOWA LAKE DAM

Saturday, May 27, 2023 By:  Bill Bradshaw Wallowa County Chieftain WALLOWA LAKE — U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley got his first look at the soon-to-be-replaced Wallowa Lake Dam during his 15th visit to Wallowa County for a town hall-style visit Sunday, May 28. A dozen or so people joined Merkley, D-Ore.,

SENATORS ANNOUNCE $8.3 MILLION FOR FLOOD, WILDFIRE RELIEF

Tuesday, May 23, 2023 By:  Izzie Lund KDRV WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced in a Tuesday morning a new grant that will repair roads and bridges damaged by weather events like floods and wildfires.  According to the release, roughly $8.3 million will go towards the

SENATORS ADVANCE KEY OUTDOOR RECREATION PRIORITIES FOR OREGON

Friday, May 19, 2023 KQEN As Oregonians gear up for the Memorial Day holiday weekend, on Wednesday the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources advanced, on a bipartisan vote, bills authored by Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley that they believe would make the outdoors more accessible, support the

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