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
Bill would end practice of using confidential therapy notes against detained immigrant children
Seeking to end a practice that one senator called a “profound betrayal of trust,” legislation was introduced Wednesday in the Senate and House of Representatives to stop the Trump administration from using confidential therapy notes against immigrant children in detention and deportation proceedings. The legislation is one of several efforts
MERKLEY URGES PRESIDENT, TASK FORCE, REGARDING IMMIGRATION POLICIES
Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with eight Democratic colleagues, are pressing President Trump and the Coronavirus Task Force to immediately halt two administration policies. A release from Merkley said he believes the policies “intimidate people from seeking medical attention”, amid serious concerns that these policies could accelerate the spread
Wyden, Merkley urge Supreme Court to uphold law against robocalls
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., have joined more than a dozen members of Congress to file an amicus brief with the Supreme Court urging the Justices to uphold the validity of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the long-established law that requires callers to obtain consent
Merkley, Wyden urge FDA to uphold vaping restrictions
Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced last week that they and a bipartisan group of 17 Senators are urging the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Dr. Stephen Hahn to comply with the agency’s requirements to reject e-cigarette applications that do not protect the public
Sen. Jeff Merkley creates Coronavirus resource website
U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley launched a website with information and updates about the Coronavirus and the threat to Oregonians. In addition to resources, Merkley also calls on more action from President Donald Trump and his team to combat the virus which saw its first confirmed case not linked to foreign
Merkley Holds Town Hall in Vale
About 100 people filled the newly refurbished South Fork Grange Hall in Losting on friday morning to participate in U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley’s 407th town hall meeting. Prior to his public meeting, Merkley spent about 30 minutes listing to and taking with local leaders, including representatives of county government, law