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 businesses receive more than $3 billion in second round of coronavirus rescue loans
Thousands of Oregon small businesses that were unable to access Paycheck Protection Program loans from the Small Business Administration during the program’s first round of funding have managed to secure loans in the program’s second round. Data released by the Small Business Administration shows that 31,119 Oregon businesses received approval for loans through
Local airport to receive CARES Act funds
Prineville Airport was one of many Oregon aviation facilities to receive financial relief from the federal government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The local airport will receive $30,000 of $140 million pledged to airports throughout the state, it was announced last week. The funding for airports from the Coronavirus
Merkley, Wyden announce more than 350,000 children in Oregon to receive food assistance
WASHINGTON — Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced Tuesday that over 350,000 children in Oregon will receive critical food assistance through the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer program in order to help fill the meal gap created by school closures, according to a joint press release from the
Senators push to strengthen food assistance amid coronavirus crisis
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley last week led a group of 22 lawmakers — including Senator Ron Wyden — in urging Senate leadership to support and strengthen SNAP, or food stamps, to help ensure that families across America can keep food on their tables despite the mounting economic
Oregon senators push for coastal support
Oregon’s two U.S. senators are pushing for direct payments to small businesses and mass purchases of seafood to better help coastal communities in the next federal coronavirus relief bill. U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden and U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley joined coastal legislators for a virtual town hall Friday before returning Monday
Tillamook receives airport infrastructure investment
Oregon’s U.S. Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced Thursday, April 30, that nearly $6.5 million will be distributed among 10 airports and the Oregon Department of Aviation for critical construction projects and planning. “As we continue to grapple with this public health crisis, it’s all the more important that
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