Oregon’s U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley have introduced four bills that they say will help the public, businesses, and agricultural operations combat the effects of wildfire smoke, and recover from the damage it causes. The pieces of legislation are named: the Smoke-Ready Communities Act, the Wildfire Smoke Emergency
Washington, DC – Los senadores estadounidenses Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley instaron esta semana a los funcionarios federales a reconsiderar una norma de vivienda pública recientemente propuesta que podría empeorar la falta de vivienda y obligar a algunas familias de ciudadanía mixta a separarse. Carta de los senadores de Oregón al Secretario de Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano (HUD), Ben Carson
A “listless” prematurely born 1-month-old girl and her 17-year-old Guatemalan mother detained in federal custody were discovered this week by attorneys who visited a US Border Patrol processing center in McAllen, Texas. The attorneys, who were shocked by their discovery, obtained access to the Border Patrol processing center known as
MEDFORD, Ore. – Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley introduced a package of smoke bills Wednesday. He says the four new pieces of legislation are backed by Oregon Senior Senator Ron Wyden. They are hoping it will get bipartisan backing from other states affected by wildfires. “We have had two summers in
Oregon Democratic Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden have joined colleagues to introduce the Living Shorelines Act, legislation that would create a new grant program for nature-based shoreline protection projects known as living shorelines. A statement from the senators said as sea-level rise and coastal storms continue to threaten thousands
Washington, DC – Los senadores estadounidenses de Oregón, Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley, presentaron una legislación con un grupo de 44 senadores, ordenando a la administración Trump que cumpla con los estándares establecidos por el histórico Acuerdo Climático de París. La legislación –la Ley Internacional de Responsabilidad Climática– impediría que el presidente utilice
WASHINGTON – Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., have joined 24 colleagues in calling on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Kathy Kraninger to reverse a proposed rule that would, for the first time, allow debt collection companies to send unlimited texts and e-mails to consumers. Just last year, often abusive and threatening debt
The Trump administration must stop applying a discriminatory policy that denies citizenship to some children born abroad to same-sex couples, 19 senators and 80 representatives said Thursday in letters to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The government treats some children born outside the United States to same-sex married couples as
U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley is proposing a fee on opioid manufacturers that would boost funding for addiction treatment by $2 billion per year. The Opioid Treatment Surge Act would boost federal funding from $20.8 million to $44 million for Oregon, with the money coming through the Substance Abuse Prevention and
Los senadores estadounidenses de Oregón, Jeff Merkley y Ron Wyden, se han unido a sus colegas para presentar la Ley de Costas Vivas, legislación que crearía un nuevo programa de subvenciones para proyectos de protección de costas basados en la naturaleza, conocidos como costas vivas. Mientras el aumento del nivel del mar y las tormentas costeras continúan amenazando a miles de comunidades y economías costeras, invertir
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