Merkley Monthly: Making major investments in the Port of Coos Bay
The Coos Bay World Transforming the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay into the first fully ship-to-rail port facility on the West Coast is a huge opportunity for Oregon and our coastal communities. This project will create good-paying union jobs and permanent local jobs, increase West Coast port capacity by
Three Americans have been freed from prisons in China
NPR The Biden administration says the prisoners were all wrongfully held and that they are being reunited with their families for the first time in many years. They appear to be part of a prisoner swap. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Three Americans have been freed from prisons in China. The Biden
Wyden, Merkley Announce Nearly $1.2 Million for Ecosystem Restoration in Oregon; National Fish and Wildlife Foundation award will benefit residents and projects along Tillamook River
Tillamook County Pioneer Washington D.C.—U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced a federal investment of $1.18 million for the Tillamook Estuaries Partnership to help fix the Burton-Fraser Road along the Tillamook River that is limiting fish passage. “Letting our infrastructure crumble over time to a point where it
U.S. Senate still question mark for LGBTQ protections
Even as the U.S. House passed legislation for the second time in two years, the Senate remains the question mark for federal efforts to shield gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people against discrimination. The House voted 224-206 on Thursday, Feb. 25, for legislation (HR 5) to bar discrimination in housing,
Senate Bill Includes Warm Springs Water Improvements
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
Oregon Tech professor’s work to save endangered fish inspires $1.5 million federal grant for floating solar powered aeration systems
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
LAWMAKERS PUSH FOR OREGONIANS TO RECEIVE FEDERAL WILDFIRE RESOURCES
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
Top US Senate Democrat directs lawmakers to craft Bill to counter China
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
“Corrupción desenfrenada” impulsa proyecto de ley estadounidense para sancionar al presidente hondureño, Juan Orlando Hernández
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
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