Oregon senators contrast the record enrollment and success of ACA with Senate Republicans’ disastrous attempts to repeal the landmark law Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined Senate Democrats in celebrating the upcoming 14th anniversary this Saturday of the Affordable Care Act’s passage. Senate Democrats are touting
Washington D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced a federal investment of $1.29 million for Bend Municipal Airport toward construction of a new air traffic control tower. “Bend Municipal Airport is an important part of Central Oregon’s robust, local economy,” Wyden said. “It’s a gateway to expansion for small
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), today led colleagues including U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) in calling on the Social Security Administration, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and the U.S. Department of Education to end the practice of offsetting Social Security benefits to
Washington, D.C. – Today, Representative Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY-05), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) — a member of both the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Senate Appropriations Committee — issued the following statement on the second anniversary of the Rohingya genocide determination and called on the
Washington, DC – Los senadores estadounidenses de Oregón, Jeff Merkley y Ron Wyden, anunciaron hoy que la Universidad Estatal de Oregón (OSU) recibió $667,500 como premio inicial de la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de Estados Unidos (EPA) para desarrollar un conjunto de intervenciones que incluyen kits de herramientas y recursos personalizados que Puede ser utilizado en escuelas, preescolares y
Washington DC – Los senadores estadounidenses Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley dijeron hoy que apoyan que el Departamento de Calidad Ambiental de Oregón (DEQ) aborde las preocupaciones planteadas por la Junta de Comisionados del Condado de Crook y los residentes locales con respecto al permiso de aguas residuales de Knife River Corporation-West en el condado. “Los residentes [del condado de Crook] han seguido recaudando
The Astorian Astoria will receive $1.8 million in federal funding for the replacement of a nearly 100-year-old waterline on Irving Avenue. The funding, backed by U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, is part of a spending package approved by Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden this month. Merkley and
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA-02) led their colleagues today in a letter to encourage U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to push for decisive measures in addressing plastic production at the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC)’s current session next month. The lawmakers
El senador Jeff Merkley cuestionó a los funcionarios electorales sobre los esfuerzos para preservar nuestro proceso democrático, el trabajo para proteger el derecho de cada votante elegible a emitir su voto y las amenazas hechas a los secretarios del condado y otros funcionarios electorales en Oregón y en todo el país en un Comité Senatorial de Reglas. y administración
New York Times The United States joins more than 50 other countries that have banned the deadly carcinogen, although the phaseout will take more than a decade. The Biden administration on Monday finalized a ban on the only type of asbestos still used in the United States, the first time
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