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
CONNECT TO CONGRESS: MERKLEY ENDORSES USE OF 14TH AMENDMENT IN DEBT CEILING STANDOFF
Thursday, May 18, 2023 By: Brandon Kamerman KVAL Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) is joining many of his Democratic colleagues in calling on President Biden to use the 14th Amendment if Republicans do not agree to raising the nation’s debt ceiling. “I think that because it would resolve this hostage taking
MADRAS, PRINEVILLE AIRPORTS RECEIVE SHARE OF FAA FUNDING FOR NEEDED IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
Thursday, May 18, 2023 KTVZ WASHINGTON (KTVZ ) — Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Thursday that the Federal Aviation Administration is awarding six airports across the state — including Madras and Prineville — nearly $3.5 million under the Airport Improvement Program. “Oregonians across the state and industries
CONNECT TO CONGRESS: MERKLEY ADDRESSES RURAL HUNGER
Wednesday, May 17, 2023 By: Brandon Kamerman KVAL EUGENE, Ore. – Taking a cue from a local Oregon school district, Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) is set to introduce the Feed Our Rural Kids (FORK) Act this week. The legislation would emulate a program established in Umatilla where the local school district
COCC RECEIVES NEARLY $3 MILLION FOR PROGRAM TO EXPAND ELECTRIC VEHICLE TECHNICIAN WORKFORCE
Fifteen 2-year colleges in the region are part of consortium developing EV technician programs Tuesday, May 16, 2023 By: KTVZ News Sources KTVZ WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Tuesday that Central Oregon Community College has been awarded nearly $3 million to help expand the
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION AWARDS $1M EACH TO THREE OREGON COLLEGES: UO, PSU AND OSU
About $3 million in total is to be doled out to Oregon higher education for research into semiconductor, mass timber and smart grid technologies. Monday, May 15, 2023 By: Jules Rogers Portland Tribune About $3 million total in grant money is about to be doled out to Oregon higher education
OREGON DELEGATION URGES THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TO DECLARE A FISHERY RESOURCE DISASTER
Sunday, May 14, 2023 Tillamook Headlight Herald U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representatives Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Val Hoyle, and Andrea Salinas said they are urging the Department of Commerce to issue an expedited declaration of a fishery resource disaster for Oregon, which would
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