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Merkley, Wyden, Blumenauer, Bonamici, Salinas: Nearly $43 Million Coming to Portland, Warm Springs, and Salem for Critical Transportation Improvements

June 25, 2024

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with Representatives Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), and Andrea Salinas (OR-06), announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is awarding nearly $43 million in federal funding from its Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity

Merkley, Matsui, Kiggans Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Keep America’s Nurses, Patients Safe

March 5, 2024

Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Representatives Doris Matsui (D-CA-07) and Jen Kiggans (R-VA-02) announced the introduction of the Nurse Overtime and Patient Safety Act. This bicameral, bipartisan bill would provide nurses with stronger federal workplace safeguards. To address staffing-related challenges, nurses are often forced to

Merkley, Wyden Urge Good Faith Negotiations Between the Portland Association of Teachers and Portland Public Schools

November 1, 2023

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden issued the following statement, urging the Portland Association of Teachers and the Portland Public Schools Board of Education to continue bargaining in good faith amid the first-ever teachers’ strike in the district: “Over the last three years, our educators

Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Introduce Senate Resolution in Solidarity with UAW Workers on Strike

October 19, 2023

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today that they and Senate colleagues have introduced a resolution supporting the 150,000 members of United Auto Workers bargaining for a better contract with automakers. The resolution calls on the “Big Three” automakers to negotiate in good faith and

Merkley Applauds Action to Incentivize Good-Paying Jobs in Clean Energy Transition

August 29, 2023

Senator had created the blueprint for using tax credits to incentivize good-paying and union jobs in renewable energy and EV expansion Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after the Biden administration released new guidelines to implement Inflation Reduction Act provisions that will boost the creation of high-quality,

MERKLEY, WYDEN JOIN COLLEAGUES IN URGING GOOD FAITH NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN TEAMSTERS, UPS

July 20, 2023

Thursday, July 20, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) to encourage International Brotherhood of Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien and United Parcel Service (UPS) Chief Executive Officer Carol Tomé to work in good faith to

MERKLEY, WYDEN ANNOUNCE OVER $2 MILLION FOR MANUFACTURING EXTENSION SERVICES

July 7, 2023

Friday, July 7, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that the Oregon Manufacturing Extension Program (OMEP) was awarded $2,217,708 to provide public-private partnerships to small- and medium-sized manufacturers in Oregon. The funding comes from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

WYDEN, MERKLEY: $225,000 TO KLAMATH AND LAKE COUNTIES FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

June 7, 2023

Wednesday, June 7, 2023 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that the South Central Oregon Economic Development District will receive $225,000 from the Economic Development Administration for economic development planning in Klamath and Lake counties. “I know from holding more than 1,050 town halls throughout

MERKLEY, WYDEN ANNOUNCED NEARLY $3 MILLION FOR CENTRAL OREGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO TRAIN AND EXPAND THE EV WORKFORCE

May 16, 2023

COCC Chosen as One of Fifteen Sites Across the Country for EV Technician Program Tuesday, May 16, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that Central Oregon Community College (COCC) was awarded nearly $3 million to help expand the electric vehicle (EV) technician

OREGON LAWMAKERS: $52 MILLION USDA SEAFOOD PURCHASING AGREEMENT TO BOOST OREGON’S ECONOMY

May 8, 2023

Funding announcement comes after Merkley-led letter urged USDA for more federal support to West Coast fishermen and seafood processors Monday, May 8, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with Oregon’s U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-01), Val Hoyle (D-OR-04), Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR-05), and Andrea