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Merkley y Wyden anuncian $5,4 millones para proyectos de transporte de combustibles peligrosos para reducir el riesgo de incendios forestales en Oregón

14 de noviembre de 2024

Washington, DC – Los senadores estadounidenses de Oregón Jeff Merkley y Ron Wyden anunciaron que se destinarán $5,416,405 a Oregón a partir de la Ley de Reducción de la Inflación, la mayor inversión en energía limpia y acción climática de la historia, para proyectos de transporte de combustibles peligrosos en todo el estado. La financiación federal otorgada por el Servicio Forestal de EE. UU. reducirá la

Merkley, Sullivan Call Out China’s Human Rights Violations in Southern Mongolia with New Bipartisan Bill

14 de noviembre de 2024

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Alaska’s U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan today teamed up to introduce new bipartisan legislation that elevates and affirms the human rights of Southern Mongolians in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The Southern Mongolian Human Rights Policy Act would make it U.S.

Merkley, Wyden Announce $10.1 Million Federal Investment for Tualatin Mountain Forest Project

November 1, 2024

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) is awarding $10,180,000 to boost the Tualatin Mountain Forest Project through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Forest Legacy Program. This new federal funding from the historic Inflation Reduction Act—the largest investment ever to

Merkley, Wyden Celebrate Multi-Million Dollar Federal Investment in Rail Safety, Stronger Supply Chains Across Oregon

October 29, 2024

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced $42,712,400 in federal funding is coming to Oregon for five projects to improve railroad safety, efficiency, and reliability across the state. The investment—funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law—comes from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and

Merkley, Wyden Announce $5.3 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding for TriMet and PDX Projects

October 28, 2024

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that $5,360,000 in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds are headed to the Portland metro region for two transportation projects. The federal grants awarded will support the deployment of new digital technology for Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet) light

Merkley, Wyden, Hoyle: $10.2 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Boost Eugene Transportation Projects

October 28, 2024

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden and U.S. Representative Val Hoyle announced today $10,215,123 in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds are headed to the Eugene area for two transportation projects. The federal grants awarded will support the deployment of a mobility app for residents and fund airport terminal

Merkley Statement on President Biden Issuing a Presidential Apology for Federal Indian Boarding School Era

October 25, 2024

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Chair of the Senate Interior Appropriations Subcommittee, today released the following statement after reports that President Biden will issue a presidential apology for the Federal Indian Boarding School era and the pain it inflicted on Native American children and Tribal communities for

Wyden, Merkley Announce Nearly $3 Million Loan for High Speed Internet in Oregon

October 21, 2024

The USDA ReConnect Loan will benefit residents of Clackamas County Washington D.C.— U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced a federal loan of $2.8 million for Clear Creek Communications to expand high-speed internet access to households, businesses and farms in Clackamas County. “It is more important now than

Merkley, Wyden: Over $9 Million Coming to Support Opioid Response Programs in Tribal Communities Across Oregon, Pacific Northwest

October 4, 2024

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced that $9,343,231 is coming to Tribal communities in Oregon and across the Pacific Northwest to tackle the opioid epidemic by boosting prevention, treatment, and recovery programs. This federal funding is critical to providing Tribes with more resources

Merkley, Wyden: $1 Million Federal Investment Will Build Resiliency to Wildfires, Smoke in Lane County

October 3, 2024

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that $997,622 is coming to Lane County to build resiliency in the face of climate chaos-fueled wildfires and smoke. This funding under the historic Inflation Reduction Act—the largest investment in climate action in history—will help improve air