OREGON DELEGATION ANNOUNCES $45 MILLION AWARD TO OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY-LED REGIONAL TECH HUB FOR MICROFLUIDICS
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04), along with U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Rep. Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Rep. Maxine Dexter (OR-03), and Rep. Janelle Bynum (OR-05) announced $45 million in funding to Oregon State University for the Corvallis Microfluidics Tech Hub (CorMic). These funds will be used to develop microfluidics technologies and help businesses commercialize their discoveries. “Creating
Wyden, Merkley Join 39 Colleagues in Introducing D.C. Statehood Bill
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined 39 colleagues in introducing the District of Columbia statehood bill for the 119th Congress in the Senate. “Year after year, nearly 700,000 people living in our nation’s capital are being taxed without receiving the same
Merkley, Reed, Huffman, Barragán, McClellan, Casten, Grijalva: LNG Exports Are Not in Public Interest
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Rhode Island’s U.S. Senator Jack Reed, U.S. Representatives Jared Huffman (D-CA-02), Nanette Barragán (D-CA-44), Jennifer McClellan (D-VA-04), Sean Casten (D-IL-06), and Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ-07) today led a bicameral letter urging the Department of Energy (DOE) to use its recent findings when determining the public interest
Merkley Calls for Independent Investigation of Foreclosure Practices
Washington, D.C. – Following the news that Ally Financial improperly handled foreclosure documents and decisions by several of the largest mortgage servicers to freeze foreclosures, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley sent a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan urging them
Merkley Announces an Additional $82 Million for Oregon Foreclosure Assistance
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley announced today that the U.S. Department of Treasury has awarded an additional $82 million to the Oregon Housing Finance Agency for the Hardest Hit Fund program. This brings a total of $220 million in federal assistance to Oregon for foreclosure-prevention assistance. “The only
Merkley, Wyden: Electric Vehicles Will Strengthen the Economy and Help End Dependence on Foreign Oil
Washington, D.C. – Oregon Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden issued the following statements Wednesday after Governor Ted Kulongoski announced that the State of Oregon has received a major federal grant to install electric vehicle charging stations between Eugene and Ashland, Oregon: “Today’s announcement is another step forward in making
Merkley’s Bill to Ban Animal Torture Videos Passes Senate
Washington, D.C. – The Animal Crush Video Prohibition Act of 2010, a bill introduced this week by Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, passed the Senate unanimously Tuesday evening. The bipartisan bill, cosponsored by Senators Jon Kyl (R-AZ) and Richard Burr (R-NC), criminalizes the creation, sale, distribution, advertising, marketing, and exchange of
Senators Introduce Animal Crush Video Prohibition
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.), and Richard Burr (R-N.C.) today introduced the Animal Crush Video Prohibition Act of 2010. The bipartisan bill would criminalize the creation, sale, distribution, advertising, marketing, and exchange of animal crush videos. The penalty for violations of the measure would
Merkley: Democracy has No Place for Secret Contributions from Corporations and Foreign Interests
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement Thursday after Senate Republicans blocked a vote on the DISCLOSE Act: “The Citizens United decision is a dagger pointed at the heart of democracy. As a result of the Supreme Court’s ruling, massive secret campaign contributions from corporations and
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