Oregon Democrat speaks up for plan that passed Senate, awaits approval by U.S. House and signature by Biden. Statement by U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., on Senate passage Sunday, Aug. 7, of the Inflation Reduction Act “Today is a big day for America. For the first time, the U.S. Senate
The Coquille Indian Tribe expressed gratitude this week to Oregon’s U.S. senators for supporting the tribe’s conservation efforts on its namesake river. The Senate’s appropriation bills for 2023 include $750,000 for Coquille River salmon conservation, according to Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley. “This is going to help us address
PENDLETON – The city of Pendleton took another step to opening an area on the town’s South Hill for a massive housing development. “It’s probably the biggest ever in Pendleton,” City Manager Robb Corbett said. “It’s three times the size of the Sunridge subdivision south of the middle school, but
WASHINGTON — Oregon’s U.S. Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden have announced a total of $3,052,940 in federal funding is headed to three projects across the state to combat record drought conditions. The investments are intended to safeguard local water supplies in response to extreme drought and weather events. East
Efforts by the Nehalem Bay Health District to improve primary health care delivery in north Tillamook County have received a major boost thanks to Oregon Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden. Earlier this year the health district asked to be considered for “congressionally directed funding” to finance a portion of
Senator Jeff Merkley paid a visit Friday to the Three Sisters Irrigation District as it was celebrating the completion of a 25-year effort to upgrade its water delivery system, which supplies water to a 129 farms. It included piping 64 miles of canals, installing a Farmers Screen (horizontal fish screen)
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today welcomed approval by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) of Oregon’s rules and regulations for a state meat inspection program that meets USDA standards. The USDA approval follows a letter from Wyden and Merkley to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, as well
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Friday they have secured funding for essential community projects across Oregon in the Fiscal Year 2023 Senate Appropriations bills, including millions of dollars for Central Oregon agencies and organizations. A total of 111 Oregon community-initiated projects were included in the
Senator Jeff Merkley announcing major investments across the board, to help protect Oregon communities from wildfires, modernize water infrastructure, and strengthen the environment. Senator Merkley says he drafted the Interior bill to ensure that priorities for communities in every corner of the state were included. One recipient tells us, that
Oregon senators praised passage of legislation to provide federal support for expanding domestic semiconductor manufacturing and research. The Senate vote of 64-33 on Wednesday, July 27 – including Democrats Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley – sends the legislation (HR 4346) back to the House, which passed a different version on
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