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
Merkley, Wyden Announce Over $9 Million in Funding to Expand COVID-19 Testing in Oregon
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced that over $9 million in federal funding is being made available to 30 hospitals, health facilities, and county governments throughout Oregon to expand coronavirus testing capacity. “In our state and across America, coronavirus testing is still far too
Boardman health center lands federal funding to expand COVID-19 testing
WASHINGTON — Columbia River Community Health Services in Boardman is receiving more than $162,000 to expand local COVID-19 testing, according to a press release. The allocation was announced Friday by Oregon’s U.S. Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden as a part of $9 million in funding for 30 different Oregon
Lane County, White Bird get more than $772,000 to expand COVID-19 testing
To help health organizations expand COVID-19 testing capacity, Lane County government and White Bird Clinic are receiving more than $772,000 from the the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. HHS is giving $9,039,390 to 30 hospitals, health facilities and county governments throughout Oregon. Of that, $570,619 was allotted to
Merkley, colleagues push Trump administration for detailed vaccine strategy
Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) are leading a group of 22 lawmakers in pushing the Trump administration to provide a detailed briefing to Congress and the American people regarding their strategy to produce and distribute a coronavirus
Democrats warn against potential big oil bailouts
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — Democrats want to stop pumping taxpayer money into the flagging oil industry. The bottom fell out of the oil market and oil prices dropped to unprecedented levels when the coronavirus pandemic shut down the U.S. economy. President Trump moved quickly to shore up the oil industry by
Grants for tribes announced
Oregon’s U.S. Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced that tribal communities in Oregon will receive over $430,000 to support the needs of elders and in an effort to curtail the spread of the coronavirus. The funding is being allocated by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES)
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