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
Wyden, Merkley Press For College Students in Need to Have Access to High-Speed Internet
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined with colleagues in urging congressional leadership to include funds in future legislation that ensures college and university students with the greatest financial need in Oregon and nationwide have access to high-speed internet during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Even before the
Senators introduce $50 billion bill to address child care
Oregon’s Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley joined Senator Patty Murray of Washington State on Thursday, to introduce a bill that would address “the child care crisis worsened by coronavirus” in Oregon and across the country, by creating a $50 billion Child Care Stabilization Fund.A release said the legislation, called
Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Jeff Merkley propose creating a national database of cops with a record of misconduct
If a police officer behaves badly in one place, new legislation would let police departments elsewhere — and the US public — know all about it. “We can’t legislate away racism or wave a wand to change culture,” US Sen. Jeff Merkley, a Democrat from Oregon, said Friday, “but we can
Wyden, Merkley: Defense Dept. must not use military to suppress protests
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., sent a letter to Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, voicing grave concerns over Donald Trump’s threat to invoke the Insurrection Act in response to nationwide protests seeking justice for George Floyd and
Wyden, Merkley Press For College Students in Need to Have Access to High-Speed Internet
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined with colleagues in urging congressional leadership to include funds in future legislation that ensures college and university students with the greatest financial need in Oregon and nationwide have access to high-speed internet during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Even before the
5M allocated for COVID testing in rural Oregon
U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden have announced that $5 million in federal funding will be distributed to 102 rural health clinics in Oregon to help boost their coronavirus testing capacity. The funding was part of a $25 billion fund for increased testing included in the Paycheck Protection Program
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