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Merkley y Kamlager-Dove presentan legislación para proteger a los niños bajo custodia del gobierno.

22 de mayo de 2024

Proyecto de ley bicameral refuerza los estándares para garantizar la seguridad y el bienestar de los niños migrantes. Washington, DC – El senador estadounidense de Oregón, Jeff Merkley, y la congresista estadounidense Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA-37) encabezaron hoy la presentación, junto con sus colegas, de la Ley de Bienvenida Segura para Niños de 2024. La Ley de Bienvenida Segura para Niños, de carácter bicameral, incorpora el bienestar infantil.

Senator Jeff Merkley holds townhall in Arlington

22 de mayo de 2024

Times Journal Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley swept through Eastern Oregon on a three-day tour, holding townhalls in nine counties. Starting on Friday, May 17, Oregon’s junior Senator started his townhall tour in Malheur County, and then went to Harney, and Grant County. On Saturday, Merkley held townhalls in Baker County,

Wyden, Merkley: NOAA Selects OMSI as Regional/National Heat Monitoring Center

22 de mayo de 2024

Washington D.C.— U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) in Portland will be NOAA’s Pacific Northwest hub for the Center for Collaborative Heat Monitoring, gathering local temperature data to support heat resilience in Oregon and throughout the country.  “As the climate

Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Call to Strengthen Federal Pell Grant Program

May 21, 2024

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined Senate colleagues in calling on the Senate Appropriations Committee to secure funding for the Pell Grant program for Fiscal Year 2025.  In the letter, the senators request a discretionary increase to the award as Congress works towards doubling the Pell

U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley holds town hall meeting in Seneca

May 21, 2024

Blue Mountain Eagle PRAIRIE CITY — U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., met with Grant County residents at Seneca School on Friday, May 17, to respond to questions, discuss issues of local concern and share his recent funding accomplishments for the region. The town hall was held in the school’s gymnasium

Oregon senator holds town hall on reservation

May 21, 2024

Confederated Umatilla Journal MISSION – Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) leaders and community members told Democratic U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley about their priorities and concerns during a Sunday town hall May 19. The CTUIR hosted the event for Merkley, who plays a key role in allocating federal

Merkley, Wyden Tout $9.8 Million Coming to Oregon for Brownfield Cleanup

May 21, 2024

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced $9,806,847 is coming to the state from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to support cleanup projects at brownfields sites, land that has been previously polluted or contaminated. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which Merkley and Wyden championed, added

Scoop: Senators to debut a measure providing postal service relief for newspapers

May 21, 2024

Axios A bipartisan group of Senators will introduce a bill Tuesday that will require the U.S. Postal Service to perform to a certain level before it can apply a surcharge to periodicals, or local newspapers, to deliver their papers. Why it matters: Facing a delivery worker crisis, local newspapers have increasingly turned to

Wyden, Merkley Announce $5.5 Million to Replace Aging Water Infrastructure in Oregon

May 20, 2024

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today that Oregon will receive $5.5 million in federal funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act to replace aging water delivery infrastructure in communities across Oregon. “Access to reliable and safe water is essential for communities to thrive in rural and

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