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
Klamath Tribes Regain Self-Governance of Tribal Funds
On December 21, 2022, the Klamath Tribes Judgment Fund Repeal Act, S. 314, was signed into law by President Biden. As a result, the Klamath Tribes will regain self-governance over money held in trust by the United States government for almost sixty years. In 1954, federal legislation terminated the existing government-to-government
Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley on Marriage Act, hedge funds and homeownership, other topics
WASHINGTON, D.C. — We recently interviewed U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, on topics important to you. He talks about Senate passage of the Respect for Marriage Act and how, he says, it protects people from a Supreme Court that might tell them their marriages are invalid. “It means that a marriage
Affordable Housing: New federal legislation designed to help Oregon, nation
As the nation continues to face a crisis of housing affordability, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley has introduced the End Hedge Fund Control of American Homes Act. The legislation is aimed at ending Wall Street ownership of residential housing. While aspects of the housing crisis— including a supply shortage—will take
Oregon senator seeks to stop investors from amassing single-family homes
Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley is looking to stop investors from collecting massive portfolios of single-family homes, citing the national housing affordability crisis. Merkley, who used to head up Portland’s Habitat for Humanity, introduced a bill in the U.S. Senate to discourage taxpayers from owning more than 100 single-family homes by imposing a
Senator Merkley Introduces Legislation to Ban Hedge Fund Ownership of Residential Housing
Washington, D.C. – As our nation continues to face a crisis of housing affordability, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley introduced the End Hedge Fund Control of American Homes Act, a piece of legislation aimed at ending Wall Street ownership of residential housing. While aspects of the housing crisis— including a
Sen. Jeff Merkley says ‘Love Wins!,’ celebrates passage of Respect for Marriage Act
WASHINGTON – On Nov. 29, Oregon’s U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., shared the following statement after the United States Senate passed the Respect for Marriage Act, which protects federal marriage equality for same-sex and interracial couples in the United States of America: “Nobody should face the gut-wrenching pit in their
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