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...
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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