Merkley Monthly: Making major investments in the Port of Coos Bay
The Coos Bay World Transforming the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay into the first fully ship-to-rail port facility on the West Coast is a huge opportunity for Oregon and our coastal communities. This project will create good-paying union jobs and permanent local jobs, increase West Coast port capacity by
Three Americans have been freed from prisons in China
NPR The Biden administration says the prisoners were all wrongfully held and that they are being reunited with their families for the first time in many years. They appear to be part of a prisoner swap. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Three Americans have been freed from prisons in China. The Biden
Wyden, Merkley Announce Nearly $1.2 Million for Ecosystem Restoration in Oregon; National Fish and Wildlife Foundation award will benefit residents and projects along Tillamook River
Tillamook County Pioneer Washington D.C.—U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced a federal investment of $1.18 million for the Tillamook Estuaries Partnership to help fix the Burton-Fraser Road along the Tillamook River that is limiting fish passage. “Letting our infrastructure crumble over time to a point where it
Oregon senators to introduce bills against use of eminent domain
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden and U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley announced this week they plan to introduce bills that would make it harder for gas pipeline companies to use eminent domain against landowners who don’t want their property used for pipeline routes. The Oregon senators, both Democrats, said they plan to
COIC gets $2.2M to loan to businesses
Oregon’s U.S. Senators, Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, recently announced $25 million in Economic Development Administration grants are being distributed among 13 organizations across Oregon, which will use the funds to offer loans to businesses to help them mitigate the economic fallout caused by the coronavirus crisis. Among the organizations
Senators Merkley, Wyden weigh in on mail-in ballots
Senators Jeff Merkley Merkley and Ron Wyden spoke Wednesday with NewsChannel 21, saying how they plan to make sure every Oregonian can vote.
WYDEN AND MERKLEY TAKE UP THE CAUSE OF USPS, CITING DELAYED PRESCRIPTIONS AND BALLOT IMPACTS
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oregon’s U.S. Senators are demanding “immediate action” from the Trump-appointed chief of the U.S. Postal Service, citing reports of significant delays in the delivery of prescriptions medications for veterans. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined 29 other senators in a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy
Oregon senators introduce bills to protect landowners amid pipeline projects
When Congress resumes in September, U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) will introduce two bills aimed at protecting property owners and states from land seizures by private corporations. Landowners facing eminent domain claims by Jordan Cove LNG for the Pacific Connector pipeline inspired the legislation. Pembina, a
Oregon Democrats call USPS slowdown ‘blatant election interference’
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon lawmakers are speaking out against the slowdown in the U.S. Postal Service. About 20% of voters in the United States cast their ballots by mail in the 2016 election. But that number is expected to rise dramatically this year because of the pandemic. Experts are predicting
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