Los senadores de Oregón Jeff Merkley, Ron Wyden y el congresista Greg Walden anunciaron el viernes que el Senado de los Estados Unidos aprobó nombrar la clínica de VA de Bend en honor al fallecido Robert Maxwell. El veterano de la Segunda Guerra Mundial recibió la Medalla de Honor del Congreso y trabajó como maestro de escuela en Bend durante
ONTARIO Los senadores estadounidenses Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley, ambos demócratas de Oregón, presentaron esta legislación para proteger más de un millón de acres de áreas silvestres en el condado de Malheur para proteger los valores escénicos y al mismo tiempo apoyar la economía ganadera en la misma región. Una audiencia de Malheur Community Empowerment para
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Los senadores Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley, demócrata por Oregón, se unieron a docenas de colegas el jueves para pedir a los líderes del Senado y la Cámara de Representantes que repongan y aumenten los fondos para la respuesta y recuperación de los incendios forestales en cualquier próximo paquete de gastos, así como que aprueben un paquete de ayuda federal adicional, conocido como “suplementario para desastres”, a medida que continúan los infiernos masivos.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg. associate Supreme Court justice who died Friday, spent her final years on the bench as the unquestioned leader of the court’s liberal wing and became something of a rock star to her admirers. Young women especially seemed to embrace the court’s Jewish grandmother, affectionately calling her the
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Sens. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Patty Murray, D-Wash., and Kamala Harris, D-Calif., introduced legislation Thursday to provide tax relief to individuals, businesses and states affected by catastrophic wildfires and other presidentially declared disasters. Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., is
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — Investigations are underway into claims that an Immigration and Customs detention facility in Georgia performed unnecessary and involuntary hysterectomies on immigrant women. The whistleblower complaint from an ICE detention center nurse alleges the hysterectomies were performed at the Irwin County Detention Center. “This has raised the alarm
NewsChannel 21’s Blake Allen spoke Wednesday with Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley and Rep. Greg Walden about federal efforts to help Oregonians deal with devastating wildfires and the rebuilding effort to follow.
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — As wildfires continue to rage throughout Oregon, Senator Jeff Merkley said the federal designation of the state as a major disaster will help in a variety of ways, including money, and he’s working to get more National Guard firefighters on the ground. In a Zoom interview
U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that Oregon is receiving an emergency $5 million federal grant to help with the repair and reconstruction of highways and roads on federal lands affected by the wildfires. “The wildfires devastating our state have left a wide trail of destruction that
At least 31 people have been confirmed dead and hundreds of thousands have been evacuated after wildfires continued to ravage California, Oregon, and Washington this weekend, as one top Oregon official said on Friday said the state was preparing for a “mass fatality event.” Roughly 3,000 firefighting personnel from 27
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