STILL WAITING: Wyden, Merkley press for coast fisheries financial aid
Oregon Governor Brown and members of the Oregon Congressional delegation made the request to the Trump Administration nine months ago, and now Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are urged the White House to take action on the request seeking disaster aid for West Coast fisheries. The Oregon senators have
Wyden, Merkley in bipartisan letter rejecting Trump’s proposed BPA sell-off
The Trump administration has figured out a way to engender bipartisanship: Propose selling off U.S. federal power marketing administration assets, including Bonneville’s 15,000-mile high-voltage electric transmission system. Fourteen Democratic U.S. senators — including Oregonians Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley — have joined with nine Republicans in a letter to budget director Mick Mulvaney opposing the proposal made last
Wyden, Merkley Urge Trump Administration to Drop Proposal to Auction off Bonneville Power Administration Assets
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and a bipartisan group of their colleagues urged federal officials to oppose Trump’s Fiscal Year 2019 budget scheme that would auction off the transmission assets of the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) and other Power Marketing Administrations (PMAs). “There is
Wyden, Merkley Seek Federal Disaster Help for Coastal Fisheries
Washington, D.C. – Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today urged Trump administration officials to take action on their nine-month-old request seeking disaster aid for West Coast fisheries. The Oregon senators wrote Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross that the Trump administration has failed to answer their June 2017 letter following up on
Merkley Raises Alarm On House Anti-Volcker Rule Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement regarding a House bill, H.R. 4790, that attacks the Volcker Rule by exempting banks under $10 billion from the rule and by eliminating enforcement oversight from four federal regulators, leaving the Federal Reserve as the sole regulator to enforce
Merkley, Wyden Announce Key Infrastructure Funding for Oregon
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced major investments in community infrastructure, ranging from roads and bridges to rural broadband. “These direct investments in infrastructure are incredibly important to our communities,” Merkley said. “When we make smart choices, we can create good jobs now,
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