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
CHINA COMMISSION TO CALL OUT HONG KONG JUDGES
Friday, May 12, 2023 By: Susan Crabtree Black Hills Pioneer Over the last month, TikTok has three times interrupted or shut down content on an account airing a powerful documentary about Jimmy Lai, the Hong Kong entrepreneur, newspaperman, and pro-democracy activist imprisoned for more than two years for his role
MERKLEY, BOOKER INTRODUCE BILL TO CREATE POLLINATOR HABITATS SURROUNDING SOLAR POWER PROJECTS
Thursday, May 11, 2023 KTVZ WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and New Jersey Senator Cory Booker introduced Thursday the Pollinator Power Act, new legislation that would help reverse the decline in pollinator populations by incentivizing pollinator habitats surrounding new solar projects carried out through the Rural Energy for America
MERKLEY, WYDEN COSPONSOR $1 BILLION BILL TO SUPPORT, BOOST AMERICA’S PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS
Wednesday, May 10, 2023 KTVZ WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden are cosponsoring the EDUCATORS for America Act, major legislation that would help raise student achievement and rebuild the educator pipeline by supporting the development and retention of effective educators. The bill would strengthen the educator workforce, address
MERKLEY, BLUMENAUER OPTIMISTIC ABOUT PROSPECTS OF CANNABIS BANKING ACT
The SAFE Banking Act will be discussed in the Senate banking committee on Thursday Wednesday, May 10, 2023 By: Lynne Terry Oregon Capital Chronicle Over the past eight years, two Oregon congressional members have pushed Congress to pass a law encouraging banks to work with cannabis companies, considered illegal businesses
CONNECT TO CONGRESS: SEN. MERKLEY ON OREGON GOP WALKOUT, FAGAN RESIGNATION
Tuesday, May 9, 2023 By: Brandon Kamerman KVAL EUGENE, Ore. – Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) weighed in on the GOP walkout in the Oregon State Senate, which reached Day 7 on Tuesday. As a former Speaker of the Oregon House, Merkley said he was disappointed in the state Republicans, blasting their
DEMOCRATS PRESS BIDEN ADMINISTRATION ON CLIMATE IMPACT OF LNG BUILDOUT
Monday, May 8, 2023 Reuters WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) – Dozens of Democratic lawmakers on Monday called on the Biden administration to consider the climate and environmental justice impacts of the expansion of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry. The 44 lawmakers, including Senators Jeffrey Merkley, Edward Markey and Representatives