WASHINGTON – Oregon Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley on Monday night secured their provision in the Senate’s defense bill that would provide federal funding to train more members of the National Guard to fight wildfires. But they voted no on the overall bill, objecting to the major increase in
New details about a proposal to shrink the size and loosen protections for Oregon’s Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument are being greeted with anger and dismay by opponents. Oregon’s Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument is on the short list of wild lands that President Trump’s administration wants to shrink. New details about the recommendations by
Touring the fire lines Saturday, Sen. Jeff Merkley got a good dose of the smoke that many Southern Oregonians have coped with since last July. “The west is ablaze,” Merkley said. “People across the nation are aware of the fires. They’re aware of the hurricanes, but also they’re aware of
Two Senate Democrats are threatening to delay a confirmation vote for a key Trump administration Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) nominee. Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse (R.I.) and Jeff Merkley (Ore.) wrote a letter late Wednesday to Susan Bodine, picked to lead the EPA’s enforcement office, expressing “several concerns” about her current job
Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon joined Bernie Sanders in announcing his “Medicare for All” bill. Mary Louise Kelly talks to Merkley about why he backs it even though he says it’s not likely to become law. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Call it the battle of the bills. Senators are rolling
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) on Monday announced he would co-sponsor the “Medicare-for-all” bill being introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). “Health care should be a right for every single American, not a privilege reserved for the healthy and the wealthy,” Merkley said in a statement. “Right now, our health care
Update, 9/8: The U.S. House agreed to Senate amendments to the disaster aid package, and it now heads to President Trump for a signature. — The U.S. Senate passed legislation Thursday that ensures the Forest Service and other federal agencies can pay for fighting wildfires through the 2017 season. That language
A Senate committee voted Thursday to contribute $10 million to the United Nations’ climate change agency. The Senate Appropriations Committee voted 16 to 14 to approve an amendment by Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) to restore funding for the U.N.’s Framework Convention on Climate Change in the State Department appropriations bill. The payments
Emergency aid to help victims of Hurricane Harvey now also includes additional money to fight wildfires in Oregon and other western states. The U.S. Senate on Thursday added provisions replenishing the U.S. Forest Service’s budget for the rest of this fire season. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., said it should amount to
We’re joined by Kevin Mannix, Barbara Dudley and Christopher McKnight Nichols to discuss some of the big stories of the week on our news roundtable. Oregon’s junior Sen. Jeff Merkley, joins us to talk about his recent trip to the Korean peninsula, his take on President Trump’s plans for the war in Afghanistan, and more.
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