Merkley Monthly: Realizando importantes inversiones en el puerto de Coos Bay
El Mundo de Coos Bay. Transformar el Puerto Internacional de Coos Bay, Oregón, en la primera instalación portuaria totalmente conectada con el ferrocarril en la Costa Oeste representa una gran oportunidad para Oregón y nuestras comunidades costeras. Este proyecto creará empleos sindicalizados bien remunerados y empleos locales permanentes, y aumentará la capacidad portuaria de la Costa Oeste en...
Tres estadounidenses fueron liberados de prisiones en China
NPR. El gobierno de Biden afirma que todos los prisioneros fueron detenidos injustamente y que se están reuniendo con sus familias por primera vez en muchos años. Parecen ser parte de un intercambio de prisioneros. ARI SHAPIRO, PRESENTADOR: Tres estadounidenses han sido liberados de prisiones en China. El gobierno de Biden...
Wyden y Merkley anuncian casi 1 millón de dólares para la restauración del ecosistema en Oregón; el premio de la Fundación Nacional de Pesca y Vida Silvestre beneficiará a los residentes y proyectos a lo largo del río Tillamook.
Pionero del condado de Tillamook, Washington DC—Los senadores estadounidenses Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley anunciaron hoy una inversión federal de $1.18 millones para la Asociación de Estuarios de Tillamook con el fin de ayudar a reparar la carretera Burton-Fraser a lo largo del río Tillamook, que limita el paso de peces. "Dejar que nuestra infraestructura se desmorone con el tiempo hasta un punto en que...
Más de 25 senadores demócratas piden un alto el fuego inmediato en Oriente Medio
Washington (CNN)More than 25 Democratic senators, led by Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff, released a joint statement calling for an immediate ceasefire agreement in Israel and the Palestinian territories to “prevent further loss of life and further escalation of violence.” “To prevent any further loss of civilian life and to prevent further escalation
Merkley talks coast issues in Coos County town hall
Coastal issues topped the list of questions Coos County residents asked Senator Jeff Merkley about during town hall Wednesday. The Democratic senator, who holds a town hall in each Oregon county every year, would have normally visited the region in person, but instead spent a few minutes Wednesday helping guests
Oregon forests as infrastructure? One-on-one with Oregon’s junior senator
May 5-U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley stopped by (in COVID-19 virtual format) to sit down with The World before his annual Coos County town hall Wednesday. We asked the Myrtle Creek native and third-term Democratic senator for his insight on a few of the major issues in Washington. He talked about
Merkley files bill to end price gouging for medications
U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced Thursday he was planning to introduce legislation that would reign in drug prices across the country. Merkley said for years he has heard Oregon residents complain about the cost of medication, and he feels Congress could make a move to change things now. “Every year,
Winding Waters receives windfall of COVID-19 cash
ENTERPRISE – The federal American Rescue Plan provided a major financial boost for community health centers. Winding Waters Medical Clinic in Enterprise was among those who received help. More than $84 million was allocated to health centers in Oregon through the ARP, Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley’s office announced last month,
Los condados de Oregón recibirán $39 millones en pagos de Escuelas Rurales Seguras
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., along with Reps. Peter DeFazio, Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici and Kurt Schrader said Monday that 31 Oregon counties will receive about $39.3 million in Secure Rural Schools payments for schools, roads, law enforcement and other essential services. These payments to
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