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
Tenants and Landlords Are Terrified Coronavirus Will Mean Evictions
Brandon Churchman, a chef in Spring, Texas, has seen his work schedule whittled down to 20 hours this week, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic slowing local business. He usually clocks 35 to 45 hours a week at $15 an hour. Now, like a lot of unsalaried workers, he doesn’t have
Wyden, Merkley seek permanent funding of Land, Water Conservation Fund
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., this week joined a bipartisan group of their colleagues to introduce landmark legislation to permanently and fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund and address the nearly $12 billion maintenance backlog in our national parks and other land management
SENATORS, WALDEN PUSH FOR AID TO EASTERN OREGON COUNTIES
Oregon’s Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with Congressman Greg Walden, are pushing for emergency aid for flood-stricken eastern Oregon. A release from the members of Congress said they are asking the Trump administration for an expedited review of the “presidential major disaster declaration” that Oregon Governor Kate Brown
Merkley, Bonamici work to feed kids during pandemic
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — As the coronavirus spreads, questions swirl over if and when schools should close. To date, Oregon health officials emphasize the importance of not attending schools, going to work or public gatherings if you’re sick. But there has been no call to close schools during this outbreak.
Democratic senators ask prison operators for answers on coronavirus plans
Several Democratic senators on Tuesday wrote to the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and the three biggest private prison operators in the U.S. to ask what contingency plans they have in place to address the novel coronavirus. In the letter, Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Jeff
Lawmakers push for emergency aid for flood-stricken region
WASHINGTON — Eastern Oregon’s congressional delegation — Democrat Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden and Republican Rep. Greg Walden, are pushing the Trump administration for an expedited review of the “presidential major disaster declaration” that Oregon Gov. Kate Brown requested for three Oregon counties and a tribal nation that suffered
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