WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced this week that Warm Springs, Talent and Pendleton have been selected by federal officials to participate in a cutting-edge energy storage program to increase energy resilience in the face of increasingly dangerous weather events and a changing climate. “Building
EUGENE, Ore. – Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley says there is broad support in Washington for supporting Ukraine. The House sent a spending bill to the Senate that includes $14 billion in aid to help Ukraine respond to the Russian invasion. Merkley says the country is in dire need of anti-tank and
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley says there is broad support in Washington for supporting Ukraine. The House sent a spending bill to the Senate that includes $14 billion in aid to help Ukraine respond to the Russian invasion. Merkley says the country is in dire need of anti-tank
Congressional Democrats on Thursday introduced the bicameral Big Oil Windfall Profits Tax to target price gouging by profit-gorging fossil fuel companies amid Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. “We need to curb profiteering by Big Oil and provide relief to Americans at the gas pump-that starts with ensuring these
There have been fresh calls for Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to be fired after the Senate voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bipartisan bill to reform the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). Senators passed the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 by a vote of 79 to 19 on Tuesday. The bill had
Amid growing calls to increase racial and class equity in the college admissions process, several elite colleges have begun to reexamine the significance of legacy status, or whether relatives of an applicant have attended the school, when considering prospective students. In early February, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Representative Jamaal
Democrats in Congress called on President Joe Biden Wednesday to support a “No First Use” policy regarding nuclear weapons, warning that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent provocations could cause “untold additional suffering” following his invasion of Ukraine unless world leaders agree that existing nuclear weapons must only be used as
U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon and a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released a statement after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had launched a military operation invading Ukraine. “Russia today is not only attacking Ukraine, it is attacking the very foundations of the international order,” Merkley
PORTLAND, Ore. — Senator Jeff Merkley joined KATU for a “Connect to Congress” interview on Thursday (February 10) to discuss several things facing Americans. Among the topics discussed, the senator spoke about the rising inflation rates, especially when it comes to everyday items like groceries and gas. He tells us
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service in Oregon will receive more than $262 million in federal disaster funding to help with wildfire recovery. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports the money is part of a $1.1 billion disaster assistance bill that passed last year to help regions across the country recover from
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