Friday, June 16, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding the Port of Brookings Harbor $3.5 million for a community-initiated project for a wastewater treatment plant to support a sustainable future for the Port’s
Friday, June 16, 2023 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today that they and Senate colleagues have introduced legislation that would cut taxes for working families in Oregon and nationwide by expanding the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit. “When Democrats expanded the Child
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Federal resources for all 36 Oregon counties invest in local firefighters, law enforcement, schools, and road construction Friday, June 16, 2023 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today that all 36 Oregon counties will receive more than $27 million collectively this year from the federal Payments
Friday, June 16, 2023 By: Molly O’Brien Herald and News Klamath County residents turned out in force for a chance to talk to and hear from a U.S. senator this week. On Friday, June 16, U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) hosted his annual Town Hall for Klamath County, held at
Friday, June 16, 2023 By: Staff KTVZ WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., said Friday that they and Senate colleagues have introduced legislation that would cut taxes for working families in Oregon and nationwide by expanding the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit. “When
Friday, June 16, 2023 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they and colleagues have reintroduced legislation that would codify and strengthen the right to contraception in Oregon and nationwide. “Right-wing extremists have made their agenda painfully clear: they will not rest until they have control
Friday, June 16, 2023 By: Shawna Mizelle CNNWashington (CNN) – A group of Democratic lawmakers has reintroduced a joint resolution to negate a clause in the 13th Amendment of the Constitution that permits slavery or involuntary servitude “as a punishment for crime.” The “Abolition Amendment” was introduced on Wednesday ahead of Juneteenth – the national
Friday, June 16, 2023 By: Mariah Hill KDRV KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley hosted a town hall meeting today at the Oregon Institute of Technology gym, marking Merkley’s 30th town hall across the state in 2023. Carl Andrews, a resident of Klamath Falls and attended the town
Thursday, June 15, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced the introduction of the Deschutes River Conservancy Reauthorization Act. This critical legislation would reauthorize the Deschutes River Conservancy’s (DRC) eligibility to receive federal funding for water quality and conservation projects—efforts critical to the restoration of
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