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
Merrkley applauds supreme court decision upholding LGBTQ rights
Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, the lead author of the Equality Act, released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling upholding the rights of LGBTQ Americans to be free from discrimination in the workplace, according to a news release. In 2013, Senator Merkley led the Senate
Senator Merkley applauds North County small business relief fund
During a Tillamook County virtual town hall on Tuesday, July 14, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) recognized the small business relief efforts of Nehalem Valley non-profit Fulcrum Community Resources and the Manzanita Visitors Center during the ongoing Covid-19 crisis.The Small Business Relief Fund was established by Fulcrum in partnership with Manzanita
Democrats Say Law Protecting LGBTQ Rights Still Needed Even After SCOTUS Victory
In a landmark 6-3 decision on Monday, the Supreme Court held that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects LGBTQ employees from being discriminated against on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. But for Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), a leading advocate for LGBTQ equality, the
Port of Morrow barge services receives federal support
BOARDMAN — The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded Tidewater Barge Lines, Inc. with a $3.2 million grant to expand barge services between the Port of Morrow in Boardman and Vancouver, Washington. The grant reward, which was announced in both a joint news release from Oregon’s Democratic Sens. Jeff Merkley and
Oregon lawmakers press for more testing supplies for long-term care facilities
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., on Friday led members of Oregon’s congressional delegation—including Sen. Ron Wyden and Reps. Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici, Peter DeFazio and Kurt Schrader—in pushing the Trump administration to help meet Oregon’s urgent need for critical coronavirus testing supplies at long-term care facilities. In a
Senators Demand Review of Rubber Bullets Used on Protestors
Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden are asking the Government Accountability Office to immediately conduct a review to examine the safety of rubber bullets they say are being used against those participating in civil rights protests.A release said the requests come on the heels of public reporting that
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