Tribal communities like the Confederated Tribe of Warm Springs would see big improvements to their water quality under a bill introduced by Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley. The legislation, Western Tribal Water Infrastructure Act – which was first introduced in 2019 – will help move these communities out of
When Mason Terry, Ph.D., began his work on floating aeration systems in Upper Klamath Lake, his intention was to use his engineering knowledge and that of his Oregon Tech students to find ways to bring the endangered Shortnose and Lost River suckerfish population back to life. Now, three years after
Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with Congressman Peter DeFazio, are urging federal officials to ensure that every affected Oregonian receive federal wildfire recovery resources. A release said the group sent a letter to Federal Coordinating Officer Dolph Diemont, urging the Biden administration to continue delivering assistance
WASHINGTON • United States Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Tuesday said he has directed lawmakers to craft a package of measures to counter China’s rise, capitalising on bipartisan hardline sentiment on Beijing in Congress to strengthen the US tech sector and counter unfair practices. He said he instructed committees
A group of eight Democratic senators introduced legislation on Tuesday calling on the Biden administration to impose sanctions on the president of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernandez for “acts of significant corruption and human rights violations” as well as evidence of drug trafficking raised in U.S. courts. The Honduras Human Rights
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., joined colleagues Tuesday to introduce the Major Richard Star Act, bipartisan legislation to provide combat-injured veterans with less than 20 years of military service their full retirement and disability benefits. “I have fought long and hard to ensure that veterans in
A bill that would help Oregon tribes access federal dollars to rebuild outdated water infrastructure systems has been reintroduced to the U.S. Senate. The Western Tribal Water Infrastructure Act was reintroduced on Wednesday by Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, and Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, according to a news release. The bill was
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT) teamed up Tuesday to introduce the Electric Cars Act, bicameral legislation they said would address America’s addiction to dangerous fossil fuels by fully extending the electric vehicle tax credit for 10 years and helping to deploy critical charging infrastructure.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bipartisan group of U.S. senators will revive legislation as soon as Wednesday to counter Chinese censorship in the United States, a new effort by Congress to hold Beijing accountable for its growing efforts to stifle criticism beyond its borders, Senator Jeff Merkley told Reuters. U.S. officials
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators will revive legislation as soon as Wednesday to counter Chinese censorship in the United States, a new effort by Congress to hold Beijing accountable for its growing efforts to stifle criticism beyond its borders, Senator Jeff Merkley told Reuters. U.S. officials have complained that
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