oregoniano central<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nEl senador estadounidense Jeff Merkley celebr\u00f3 una asamblea p\u00fablica en Prineville para responder preguntas y escuchar las preocupaciones de una multitud de aproximadamente 70 electores locales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Respondi\u00f3 consultas e inquietudes que iban desde un problema local de aguas subterr\u00e1neas hasta el movimiento del Gran Idaho, los precios de los medicamentos y m\u00e1s durante una sesi\u00f3n celebrada en la escuela primaria Barnes Butte el domingo por la tarde.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Una de las preocupaciones planteadas con m\u00e1s frecuencia se deriva de un problema de agua subterr\u00e1nea cerca de un sitio minero de Knife River en el noroeste de Prineville. La mina de agregados de 99 acres ubicada en una propiedad del difunto residente de Prineville, Craig Woodward, fue aprobada en una votaci\u00f3n dividida por la Comisi\u00f3n de Planificaci\u00f3n del Condado de Crook en septiembre de 2015. En julio de 2021, Knife River solicit\u00f3 expandir la operaci\u00f3n minera para incluir una zona adyacente de 78- propiedad de acres propiedad de Robert y Lani Vanier de Dayville. Se hizo la solicitud, seg\u00fan un documento de la Comisi\u00f3n de Planificaci\u00f3n del Condado de Crook, porque la reserva agregada en la propiedad de Woodward est\u00e1 agotada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
La expansi\u00f3n a\u00fan espera la aprobaci\u00f3n del Departamento de Calidad Ambiental de Oreg\u00f3n (DEQ) y el Departamento de Geolog\u00eda e Industrias Minerales de Oreg\u00f3n (DOGAMI) antes de que pueda llevarse a cabo la miner\u00eda. Pero a partir del a\u00f1o pasado, varias residencias que rodean el sitio comenzaron a ver altos niveles de manganeso en su suministro de agua, lo que provoc\u00f3 complicaciones de salud para las personas y el ganado y da\u00f1\u00f3 las tuber\u00edas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Varios miembros de la audiencia hablaron sobre la contaminaci\u00f3n y expresaron su frustraci\u00f3n porque DEQ y DOGAMI no han tomado medidas al respecto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEso es un gran problema\u201d, dijo Merkley, refiri\u00e9ndose a una situaci\u00f3n de contaminaci\u00f3n de aguas subterr\u00e1neas de la que se enter\u00f3 en Hermiston. \u201cLlam\u00e9 a las agencias estatales, llam\u00e9 al gobernador y dije que esto ten\u00eda que abordarse. Har\u00e9 lo mismo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Un miembro de la audiencia expres\u00f3 su preocupaci\u00f3n de que el costo de la vivienda y la educaci\u00f3n estaba creando un camino m\u00e1s dif\u00edcil para establecer una carrera y criar una familia. En respuesta, Merkley estuvo de acuerdo en que la educaci\u00f3n secundaria se ha vuelto demasiado costosa para muchas personas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTenemos cada vez m\u00e1s trabajos que requieren m\u00e1s educaci\u00f3n que antes, pero hemos hecho que sea cada vez m\u00e1s dif\u00edcil para nuestros hijos obtener esa educaci\u00f3n\u201d, dijo. "Simplemente est\u00e1 mal".<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00c9l cree que el sistema educativo deber\u00eda incluir m\u00e1s talleres y programas de aprendizaje a nivel de escuela secundaria y m\u00e1s inversi\u00f3n en universidades p\u00fablicas \u201cde una manera que sea asequible para quienes tienen ingresos modestos\u201d. Tambi\u00e9n le gustar\u00eda proceder con subsidios adicionales para ayudar a los estudiantes a evitar grandes deudas universitarias.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo tiene que ser gratis\u201d, dijo sobre la educaci\u00f3n secundaria, \u201cpero deber\u00eda estar casi libre de deudas\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Continuando con el tema del costo de vida, Merkley abord\u00f3 los precios de los medicamentos y se\u00f1al\u00f3 que los estadounidenses pagan m\u00e1s por los medicamentos recetados que cualquier otra naci\u00f3n desarrollada. Agreg\u00f3 que Estados Unidos invierte m\u00e1s en investigaci\u00f3n y desarrollo de medicamentos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDeber\u00edamos obtener los mejores precios en medicamentos, no los peores\u201d, dijo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pero los esfuerzos para negociar mejores precios de medicamentos se han visto frustrados, dijo, por el poderoso cabildeo corporativo. Merkley lo calific\u00f3 como un verdadero desaf\u00edo debido a la gran cantidad de cabilderos (dos o tres por miembro del Congreso) y su influencia en los legisladores federales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Otro participante del ayuntamiento mencion\u00f3 el Movimiento del Gran Idaho, un esfuerzo para mover la frontera entre Oreg\u00f3n e Idaho hacia el oeste y abarcar varios condados del este y centro de Oreg\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLo que se necesita, seg\u00fan la Constituci\u00f3n, para volver a trazar la frontera es que ambos estados afectados deben aprobar una ley que diga que quieren el cambio. Luego, tendr\u00eda que pasar por la C\u00e1mara y el Senado (de EE. UU.) y ser firmado por el presidente\u201d, dijo Merkley. \u201cEso simplemente nunca m\u00e1s sucede\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sin embargo, el senador reconoci\u00f3 la causa ra\u00edz del movimiento.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCreo que debemos reconocer que se deriva en parte de la sensaci\u00f3n de que tenemos tipos muy diferentes de comunidades en nuestro estado\u201d, dijo, \u201cy quienes son elegidos deben comprender las diferencias y defender los diferentes problemas\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Merkley concluy\u00f3 la sesi\u00f3n p\u00fablica de una hora de duraci\u00f3n agradeciendo a las personas que eligieron pasar la tarde del fin de semana en el evento.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLa rep\u00fablica funciona mejor cuando tenemos mucho di\u00e1logo\u201d, dijo, \u201cas\u00ed que gracias por venir a ser parte de ella\u201d.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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