WASHINGTON – Oregon Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley on Monday night secured their provision in the Senate’s defense bill that would provide federal funding to train more members of the National Guard to fight wildfires. But they voted no on the overall bill, objecting to the major increase in
New details about a proposal to shrink the size and loosen protections for Oregon’s Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument are being greeted with anger and dismay by opponents. Oregon’s Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument is on the short list of wild lands that President Trump’s administration wants to shrink. New details about the recommendations by
Touring the fire lines Saturday, Sen. Jeff Merkley got a good dose of the smoke that many Southern Oregonians have coped with since last July. “The west is ablaze,” Merkley said. “People across the nation are aware of the fires. They’re aware of the hurricanes, but also they’re aware of
Two Senate Democrats are threatening to delay a confirmation vote for a key Trump administration Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) nominee. Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse (R.I.) and Jeff Merkley (Ore.) wrote a letter late Wednesday to Susan Bodine, picked to lead the EPA’s enforcement office, expressing “several concerns” about her current job
Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon joined Bernie Sanders in announcing his “Medicare for All” bill. Mary Louise Kelly talks to Merkley about why he backs it even though he says it’s not likely to become law. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Call it the battle of the bills. Senators are rolling
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) on Monday announced he would co-sponsor the “Medicare-for-all” bill being introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). “Health care should be a right for every single American, not a privilege reserved for the healthy and the wealthy,” Merkley said in a statement. “Right now, our health care
Update, 9/8: The U.S. House agreed to Senate amendments to the disaster aid package, and it now heads to President Trump for a signature. — The U.S. Senate passed legislation Thursday that ensures the Forest Service and other federal agencies can pay for fighting wildfires through the 2017 season. That language
Un comité del Senado votó el jueves a favor de contribuir con 10 millones de dólares a la agencia de las Naciones Unidas para el cambio climático. El Comité de Asignaciones del Senado votó por 16 votos a 14 a favor de una enmienda del senador Jeff Merkley (demócrata por Oregón) para restablecer la financiación de la Convención Marco de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático en el proyecto de ley de asignaciones del Departamento de Estado. Los pagos...
La ayuda de emergencia para las víctimas del huracán Harvey ahora también incluye fondos adicionales para combatir los incendios forestales en Oregón y otros estados del oeste. El Senado de EE. UU. añadió el jueves disposiciones para reabastecer el presupuesto del Servicio Forestal de EE. UU. para el resto de la temporada de incendios. El senador Jeff Merkley, demócrata por Oregón, afirmó que debería ascender a
Nos acompañan Kevin Mannix, Barbara Dudley y Christopher McKnight Nichols para hablar sobre algunas de las noticias más importantes de la semana en nuestra mesa redonda de noticias. El senador junior de Oregón, Jeff Merkley, nos acompaña para hablar sobre su reciente viaje a la península de Corea, su opinión sobre los planes del presidente Trump para la guerra en Afganistán y más.
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