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 on Chinese balloon: ‘China is pressing all the boundaries’
ROSEBURG, Ore. — Senator Jeff Merkley commented on the Chinese spy balloon that first appeared over Montana during a town hall at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg Saturday. The order to shoot down the balloon was given by President Joe Biden on Wednesday but was delayed due to safety concerns with falling debris.
Douglas County citizens ask US Senator Jeff Merkley questions at town hall
WINCHESTER —U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley started off his town hall meeting Saturday at Umpqua Community College by giving recognition to Wayne Elsworth of Umpqua Heart and his work with the homeless community at Sutherlin’s Hastins Village. “I like to put a spotlight on an organization that is doing important work
MERKLEY HOLDS IN-PERSON DOUGLAS COUNTY TOWN HALL SATURDAY
U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley was in Douglas County Saturday afternoon for his first local in-person Town Hall in over 3 years. Merkley conducted the annual event virtually after the COVID-19 pandemic began. His last local in-person Town Hall was January 2nd, 2020 and was held at Sutherlin High School. Well
Senator Merkley visits Tillamook for Town Hall
Senator Jeff Merkley visited Tillamook for a town hall on January 14, 2023, fielding questions from a crowd of around 50 citizens who gathered in the Tillamook High School Cafeteria. Merkley discussed a wide variety of topics and struck an optimistic tone about the possibility for bipartisan efforts in the
Oregon receives $3 million in rental assistance funding to deal with ‘urgent crisis’
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Oregon lawmakers announced Tuesday that the U.S. Treasury is providing the state with more than $3 million in rental assistance funding. More than $2 million will go to Oregon Housing and Community Services while over $1 million was given to the City of Portland. “This funding
Sky Lakes partnership is getting Medicare funding for more physician residents
WASHINGTON, D.C. & KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — A medical program involving Sky Lakes Medical Center will get physician resident training positions from Medicare funding. Oregon’s U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week announced that Cascades East Family Medicine Residency Program will receive an equivalent to about three additional physician
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