Senator Merkley trashes Postmaster General DeJoy’s ‘Delaying Mail in America’ plan during Senate floor speech
KTVZ WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., delivered a speech this week on the Senate floor to call attention to the urgent United States Postal Service issues impacting Oregonians. His speech focused on the first-hand stories of Oregonians who rely on the Postal Service for everything from the delivery
Oregon U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley reacts to Delivering For America plan
KOBI 5 MEDFORD, Ore. – U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley spoke to the Senate this week about his concerns about the United States Postal Service. Postmaster General DeJoy implemented the Delivering For America plan in 2021. Merkley called the plan “Delaying Mail in America”. The plan diverted all mail to Portland
Oregon Sen. Merkley on USPS proposal: Return to sender, address unknown
Portland Tribune Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley continues his opposition to a restructuring of the U.S. Postal Service. Merkley, a Democrat from Northeast Portland, delivered a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate this week, focusing on first-hand stories he said he heard from Oregonians who rely on the Postal
Oregon conservationists win funding to restore riverside habitats
KLCC A conservation group in Springfield has won $8.5 million in federal funding, which will pay for floodplain restorations along the Willamette River and its tributaries. The plan is to reconnect waterways in the Upper Willamette Basin to several of their historic offshoots and side-channels. The McKenzie Watershed Alliance is
Over $19M headed to Lane County to tackle environmental challenges
KVAL 13 LANE COUNTY, Ore. — Lane County is set to receive more than $19-million in grant funds to fight against climate and environmental challenges. The$19,555,386 in funds comes from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Community Change Grant, via the Biden-Harris Administration’s Inflation Reduction Act, aimed at helping disadvantaged communities
The Senate has a new plan to ban congressional stock trading. Here’s what’s in it.
Business Insider On Wednesday, a key Senate panel approved a bill that would ban lawmakers from trading stocks. The Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee approved the legislation — known as the Ending Trading and Holdings in Congressional Stocks (ETHICS) Act — by an 8-4 vote. Republican Sens. Rand Paul
WYDEN, MERKLEY, HOYLE ANNOUNCE $16.6 MILLION TO OREGON
KQEN On Tuesday, U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Representative Val Hoyle announced $16.6 million in federal funds for Oregon habitat restoration and coastal resilience projects have been made available through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act. Wyden said, “Salmon, fishing and our beautiful outdoors are
Senate Dems eye pre-election stock trading ban vote
Axios Senate Democrats pushing a bipartisan ban on stock trading for lawmakers are eyeing a vote on the bill before the November election, Axios has learned. Why it matters: Banning members of Congress from stock trading is one of the most popular policy proposals for American voters. The big picture: Banning members from stock trading is
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