La agricultura ha sido durante mucho tiempo un elemento básico de la economía de Oregón, proporcionando a la nación y al mundo una amplia variedad de productos que incluyen cebollas, trigo y ganado del este de Oregón; salmón y arándanos de la costa de Oregón; bayas, avellanas y productos de vivero de Willamette Valley; y peras y manzanas de Columbia Gorge. Las granjas de nuestro estado brindan buenos empleos e impulsan la economía rural.
Merkley Leads Oregon, Washington Lawmakers to Urge Continued Support for West Coast Fishermen and Oregon’s Seafood Industry
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley led a bipartisan group of Oregon and Washington lawmakers in a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins that calls on the USDA to deliver critical federal support to West Coast fishermen and seafood harvesters, processors, and distributors by purchasing Pacific Hake (whiting)
Dexter, Merkley Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Comprehensive Legislation to Protect Wildland Firefighters’ Health
Wildland Firefighter Health and Safety Act establishes first-of-its-kind respiratory protections, strengthens health monitoring and improves care for federal wildland firefighters. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (D-OR), Reps. Huffman (D-CA) and Gallagher (R-CA), and Sens. Merkley (D-OR), Padilla (D-CA), Curtis (R-UT), Sheehy (R-Mont.) introduced the Wildland Firefighter Health and Safety
Wyden, Merkley Introduce Bill to Protect Agricultural Water Access Amid Worsening Drought in Oregon
Legislation would help upgrade outdated water infrastructure systems to support agriculture Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today introduced legislation that would help improve water resilience in communities across Oregon and the West as drought in the region persists after last year’s record-low snowpack. “Water scarcity
Merkley, Wyden Secure Federal Funding to Expand Pollinator Habitat Along Oregon Highways
Washington, D.C. — Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced $150,000 in federal funds for the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) to create and restore pollinator habitats along Oregon highways.The funding, which is the maximum award under the Federal Highway Administration’s Pollinator-Friendly Practices on Roadsides and Highway Rights-of-Way Program
Merkley, Salinas, Lawler y Hoyle impulsan un proyecto de ley bipartidista para ampliar el acceso a las comidas de verano para los niños de zonas rurales.
Washington, DC – Hoy, el senador estadounidense de Oregón, Jeff Merkley, y los representantes estadounidenses Andrea Salinas (D-OR-06), Mike Lawler (R-NY-17) y Val Hoyle (D-OR-04) encabezaron la reintroducción de la Ley de Alimentación de Nuestros Niños Rurales (FORK, por sus siglas en inglés), que ayudaría a los patrocinadores de programas de comidas de verano a comprar, reacondicionar o reparar vehículos que amplíen el acceso a las comidas de verano.
Wyden, Merkley Sound Alarm on USDA Rural Development Reorganization
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today said they joined their Senate Democratic colleagues Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Peter Welch, D-Vt., Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, in raising strong concerns about