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
Oregon senators list more elements of year-end funding package approved by Congress
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Friday critical investments in housing, health care, mental health, education, and transportation services across the state as part of the year-end funding package just approved by Congress. The legislation passed in the Senate and also was passed Friday by
$1.7 Trillion Government Spending Bill Creates ‘A Historic Moment’ for Indian Country
Ten hours before the spending bill that funds the Indian Health Service was set to expire, potentially leaving more than 2.5 million Native Americans without health care access, Congress came through with a historic win for Indian Country. On Thursday, Dec. 22, the Senate passed President Joe Biden’s $1.7 trillion
Homeless veterans in Willamette Valley to receive federal housing vouchers
Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced on Thursday that homeless veterans in the city of Salem as well as in Linn, Benton and Lane counties will receive a total of almost $700,000 in federal vouchers to help them secure affordable housing, according to a joint press release from the
Oregon lawmakers urge Biden to take stand on cannabis legalization
Nearly 30 U.S. lawmakers – including three from Oregon and four Republicans – called on President Joe Biden to back ending the listing of cannabis as a controlled substance. “Descheduling,” as it’s known, would amount to legalization, something the president has yet to embrace. The call, in a letter organized
Merkley, Wyden list millions coming to Oregon, C.O. for dozens of projects from omnibus funding bill
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Wednesday they secured funding for essential community projects across Oregon in Congress’s fiscal year 2023 omnibus appropriations package, which is expected to pass both chambers of Congress and be signed into law by President Biden this week. With the
Federal money will full fund Warm Springs water treatment plant
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Indian Health Service will provide $23 million to full fund a new water treatment plant at the Warm Springs Indian Reservation. The agencies announced the formal agreement in a news release Tuesday, Dec. 20.. IHS obligated $13,601,000 toward the project and EPA provided
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