Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley introduced legislation to prohibit irresponsible and unacceptable drilling in the Arctic, which puts at risk the health of local ecosystems, communities, and the global environment. The Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2023 would prevent any new or renewed leases for
Federal investments included in the Fiscal Year 2024 Senate funding bill champion affordable housing, small ports, and more Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced major investments passed the Senate to expand affordable, rural, and veterans housing options and boost transportation infrastructure, including funding
Funding included in the fiscal year 2024 Senate agriculture funding bill champions family farms, rural housing, broadband, and more Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced major investments in Oregon agriculture, rural housing, food assistance, and rural business priorities has passed the Senate, including
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) and Val Hoyle (OR-04), announced a total of $36,489,508 in federal investments heading to the ports of Astoria, Coquille Indian Tribe’s Ko’Kwel Wharf, and Newport. “Ports play a crucial role in
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
Cities of Medford, Corvallis. Eugene, Bend and Stayton as well as Crook, Benton, Deschutes counties and Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs to benefit Washington, D.C. –U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley along with U.S. Representative Val Hoyle today announced nearly $2.7 million in federal funds for cities, counties and
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, called today for urgent action to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza through two joint statements. The first statement calls for humanitarian pauses to allow aid to flow and the unconditional release of all remaining
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Idaho’s Senator Mike Crapo announce today their bipartisan amendment to significantly boost investments for multi-benefit projects under the Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations (WFPO) program, including watershed improvements and irrigation modernization projects, passed the full Senate. Clearing this key hurdle means the amendment will be included in the FY24 Senate Agriculture, Rural Development, Food
Senators: “Companies are proposing to manufacture aviation fuel from sources that include significant amounts of plastic waste, and are claiming that it is sustainable. That is incorrect.” Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Cory Booker (D-NJ),
Federal investment to help Klamath County and Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation Washington D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that Klamath County Public Health and the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation have secured a combined $5.1 million in federal funds for
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