La agricultura ha sido durante mucho tiempo un elemento básico de la economía de Oregón, proporcionando a la nación y al mundo una amplia variedad de productos que incluyen cebollas, trigo y ganado del este de Oregón; salmón y arándanos de la costa de Oregón; bayas, avellanas y productos de vivero de Willamette Valley; y peras y manzanas de Columbia Gorge. Las granjas de nuestro estado brindan buenos empleos e impulsan la economía rural.
Wyden, Merkley y Crapo instan a Trump a priorizar la apertura del mercado japonés a las patatas estadounidenses.
Washington, DC – Los senadores estadounidenses Ron Wyden, miembro de mayor rango del Comité de Finanzas del Senado, y Jeff Merkley, miembro de mayor rango del Comité de Presupuesto del Senado, junto con el presidente del Comité de Finanzas, Mike Crapo, republicano de Idaho, pidieron hoy a Donald Trump que priorice la obtención de acceso al mercado para las papas frescas estadounidenses durante la visita del primer ministro japonés Takaichi Sanae.
Peters, Collins, Ossoff, Merkley Reintroduce Bipartisan SWAT Act to Target Invasive Insect Hurting Fruit Growers
Bill Would Fund Mitigation and Research on Spotted Wing Drosophila Which Continue to Threaten Cherry, Blueberry, and Other Fruit Crops Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Susan Collins (R-ME), Jon Ossoff (D-GA) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) have reintroduced bipartisan legislation to combat the spread of spotted wing drosophila
Merkley, Salinas, Colleagues Champion Strong Federal Support for Regenerative Agriculture
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06) led their colleagues—including Senator Ron Wyden, Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), and Val Hoyle (OR-04)—in reintroducing the Soil Conservation And Regeneration Education (Soil CARE) Act. Their bicameral bill would create a training program and curriculum to ensure
Klobuchar, Heinrich, Merkley, Colleagues Raise Concerns About National Trail Program
WASHINGTON – Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies are
Merkley Joins Senate Probe of Trump’s Cuts to Child Care for Rural Families
“Trump vowed to lower costs for Americans, yet his administration’s actions…make this [child care crisis] worse.” Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley joined a group of Senators in announcing a new investigation into how the Trump Administration’s cuts to affordable child care programs are affecting rural families. The
Merkley, Wyden Deliver Over $100 Million for Critical Community Projects Funding Across Oregon
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced they secured over $100 million in federal investments for essential community-initiated projects in nearly every Oregon county in both Fiscal Year 2026 packages that recently cleared Congress. Both Merkley and Wyden hold a town hall in each Oregon county
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