PORTLAND, Ore. — Will Congress pass another COVID-19 relief bill? Lawmakers seem intent on doing so, but Americans have been left wondering if they’ll ever see it. The latest attempt, a paired down relief bill proposed by Senate Republicans, failed at the end of last week. It’s unclear if and when another
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with Reps. Peter DeFazio, Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici, Kurt Schrader and Greg Walden, on Monday urged Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar to declare the wildfires in Oregon a public health emergency. They said such a move better equips
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — Lindsie and Brittany Cline didn’t wait for an evacuation notice before fleeing their home just outside Blue River, Oregon. The Clines lost power. Then they saw an ominous orange glow in the sky. “I knew pulling out of the driveway I wasn’t ever going to see anything in that
PORTLAND, Ore. — Massive clouds of smoke from the Pacific Northwest wildfires lingered over the region Sunday, posing serious health risks for millions of people and complicating firefighting efforts even as crews reported progress in slowing some of the blazes. The air quality across Oregon was listed as “hazardous” or
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley launched a new website for Oregonians who are looking for safety information and resources, as wildfires burn in the state. Senetor Merkley says the webpage, www.merkley.senate.gov/wildfires, compiles information from a variety of local, state, and federal public health and safety sources. It includes the latest
OREGON CITY, Ore. — U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both from Oregon, said that more help from the National Guard is coming to help fight the wildfires. The two senators, joined by Rep. Kurt Schrader and Rep. Peter DeFazio spoke in Oregon City on Friday morning to discuss resources
Senate Democrats Thursday introduced a new bill to that would require President Trump to impose sanctions on any Russian official or entity that is found to be involved in offering bounties to the Taliban for attacks on U.S. or allied troops in Afghanistan. Sen. Bob Menendez (N.J.), the ranking member of the Senate Foreign
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic U.S. senators introduced a bill on Thursday that would require President Donald Trump to impose sanctions on any Russian involved in the alleged payment of bounties to militants for killing U.S. and allied forces in Afghanistan. The legislation would require Trump to certify whether the Russian
Sen. Jeff Merkley said he expects Pres. Donald Trump to approve Oregon’s request for emergency federal assistance for the wildfires e soon, perhaps as early as Thursday afternoon or Friday. Oregon Gov. Kate Brown made the formal request for support Wednesday, and Oregon’s congressional delegation issued a letter of support
The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Thursday it has authorized grants to assist with the costs of fighting the Archie Creek Fire that has burned 107,000 acres east of Glide. FEMA approved a request from Gov. Kate Brown to add the Archie Creek Fire to the list of fires across
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