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Oregon Delegation Seeks Federal Help for State’s Record Fire Season

Citing severe damages to Central and Eastern Oregon, state lawmakers’ letter asks President Biden: “to swiftly provide the federal resources for our communities to recover and rebuild.”  Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s entire congressional delegation today urged President Biden to grant Governor Kotek’s request that Oregon receive a major disaster declaration in

Merkley, Wyden, Salinas Announce Nearly $1 Million to Support Affordable Housing for Oregon Farmworkers

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden and U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded $956,333 for a project to rehabilitate Villa Del Sol, a multifamily affordable housing complex in McMinnville that serves farmworkers and their families. “Making sure families have access to safe and

Wyden, Merkley Announce Nearly $3 Million Loan for High Speed Internet in Oregon

The USDA ReConnect Loan will benefit residents of Clackamas County Washington D.C.— U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced a federal loan of $2.8 million for Clear Creek Communications to expand high-speed internet access to households, businesses and farms in Clackamas County. “It is more important now than

Over $1.8 million to be invested in manufacturing

Cannon Beach Gazette The Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership (OMEP) will receive $1,852,748 to bolster Oregon manufacturers. The funding will provide public-private partnerships to small and medium-sized manufacturers across the state. The funding comes from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as a part of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership

Wyden, Merkley and Hoyle announce NOAA’s support for Port Orford

Curry Pilot U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Representative Val Hoyle, announced on Oct. 9 the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries included specific support for Port Orford’s local economy and job growth in its National Seafood Strategic Implementation Plan.  “World-renowned seafood is synonymous with Oregon,

Why Democrats’ purest filibuster reformer is playing the long game

Semafor The News The filibuster’s leading Democratic antagonist will continue his charge to weaken the 60-vote threshold — even if Republicans are in power. To many Democrats, choosing process over party might sound ill-advised or even crazy. Not to Jeff Merkley, the lanky progressive senator from Oregon, whose commitment to

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