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...
Oregon’s Jeff Merkley cites vanished students in vote against Saudi ambassador pick
Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley joined six other senators in voting against the Trump administration’s pick for ambassador to Saudi Arabia, citing the Saudi government’s suspected role in helping some of its citizens escape prosecution in the United States, among other concerns. “Over the last several years, Saudi Arabia has become more brazen
‘…Wildfires across the country continue to grow…”: Senators demand reversal of proposed cuts to wildfire prevention
With preparations for wildfire season already underway, Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined five western Senate colleagues in calling on the Trump administration to reverse proposed funding cuts to critical wildfire prevention and forest restoration projects throughout the country, said a press release from Merkley’s office. The
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley Demand Answers From Juul Labs, the Largest Manufacturer of E-Cigarettes
U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) joined nine fellow Democratic senators today in demanding answers from Juul Labs, the leader in the rapidly growing market for electronic cigarettes. Juul recently agreed to a large investment from Altria, the tobacco giant best known for manufacturing Marlboro cigarettes. The Democratic lawmakers
Merkley elogia el movimiento de VA para ayudar a los veteranos de la Marina heridos por el Agente Naranja
Senator Jeff Merkley responded to reports that U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie told members of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee on Tuesday that he will recommend the U.S. Department of Justice not fight a January court ruling that ordered the VA to provide health care and benefits to veterans who served
Senate Democrats call on DHS to release deported parents who returned to U.S. to reunite with kids
A group of Democratic senators are demanding the release of a group of unjustly deported parents who returned to the southern border earlier this month to reunite with their children in the U.S. Only a handful of the 29 parents have been able to see their kids again, while 17 of the parents remain in Immigration
Los legisladores de Oregón consideran cómo reducir los costos de los medicamentos recetados a medida que aumentan los precios
SALEM, OR (KPTV) – The high cost of prescription drugs has lawmakers in Salem exploring ways to get cheaper drugs from Canada. Three separate bills, spread across the House and Senate, would create a process by which drugs can be imported from Canada and distributed to customers in Oregon. In