Beaver State fue construido por estadounidenses que dependían de la tierra para su sustento. Las industrias de recursos naturales como la agricultura, la silvicultura y la pesca del salmón siguen siendo parte integral de la economía de Oregón en la actualidad. Nuestro estado también ha sido durante mucho tiempo un destino para los estadounidenses que buscan experimentar el aire libre. Las tierras públicas protegidas de Oregón brindan hábitats valiosos, suministran agua limpia y generan empleos a través de cosechas sostenibles, recreación y turismo. Preservar nuestros recursos naturales y tomar decisiones inteligentes sobre el desarrollo económico ayudará a impulsar el crecimiento rural y garantizará que las generaciones futuras puedan disfrutar de los lugares salvajes y las tierras públicas de Oregón mientras dan trabajo a la gente.
Oregon Delegation Calls on Trump Administration to Reinstate Fired Agricultural Researchers in Oregon
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) led her Oregon colleagues – including U.S. Reps. Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), and Janelle Bynum (OR-05), along with U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley – in a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins, expressing
Merkley, Collins, McClain, Mullin Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Wipe Out Non-Flushable Products from Our Wastewater Infrastructure
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Susan Collins (R-ME), U.S. Representatives Lisa McClain (R-MI) and Kevin Mullin (D-CA) today reintroduced the bipartisan Wastewater Infrastructure Pollution Prevention and Environmental Safety (WIPPES) Act, a bill to address health, ecosystem, and wastewater infrastructure concerns caused by the flushing of non-flushable
Merkley, Risch, Wyden, Crapo Team Up for Bipartisan Bill to Boost Mass Timber Industry Nationwide
International Mass Timber Conference Kicks off in Portland, Oregon Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Idaho’s U.S. Senator James Risch today launched a renewed bipartisan effort to promote the use of mass timber in federal building projects and military construction. The bipartisan Mass Timber Federal Buildings Act—which is
Merkley, Wyden: Bipartisan Deliver for Democracy Act Will Help Get Crucial Local News into the Hands of Oregonians
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined Vermont’s U.S. Senator Peter Welch and South Dakota’s U.S. Senator Mike Rounds to reintroduce the bipartisan, bicameral Deliver for Democracy Act. This legislation would incentivize reliable service from the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and limit excessive rate increases.
Oregon Democrats Urge Trump Administration to Stop Undermining Pacific Northwest’s Power Grid
Lawmakers’ letter to Trump: “If the administration’s goal is truly to ensure reliable, secure, and affordable energy, then why are you actively dismantling the most effective and self-sustaining power system in the country?” Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley along with U.S. Reps. Suzanne Bonamici, Val
Padilla, Merkley, Thompson, LaMalfa Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Protect Winegrape Growers Against Wildfire Smoke Damage
Legislation would support growers in California, Oregon, and Washington — three of the biggest wine-producing states in the country WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), along with Representatives Mike Thompson (D-Calif.-04) and Doug LaMalfa (R-Calif.-01), introduced the Smoke Exposure Research Act, legislation to better
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