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USDA WILL INVEST $52 MILLION TO HELP FISHING INDUSTRY ON THE WEST COAST

U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley led a push for the money to help families along the coast that depend on fisheries to survive Tuesday, May 30, 2023 By:  Lynne Terry Oregon Capital Chronical The struggling fisheries industry on the West Coast is getting a much-needed financial boost from the federal government. 

MERKLEY TALKS GUN REGULATIONS, TRANS RIGHTS, HOUSING

Monday, May 29, 2023 By:  Dakota Castets-Didier East Oregonian PENDLETON — Gun regulations, trans rights and the housing market were hot topics at U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley’s town hall meeting Sunday, May 28, in Pendleton. About two dozen people attended the afternoon event at the Pendleton Convention Center. Merkley began

MERKLEY INTRODUCES BILL TO HELP KEEP RURAL DURING THE SUMMER

Monday, May 29, 2023 KTVZ WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., recently introduced the Feeding Our Rural Kids (FORK) Act, legislation that would amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to establish a vehicle summer meal delivery pilot program to help feed kids in rural communities. The FORK Act is inspired by Oregon ingenuity. In an effort

WORLDWIDE CONNECTION: $500,000 FOR CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE GRAND RONDE

Monday, May 29, 2023 The News Guard The Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde will receive a $500,000 federal investment to build a fixed wireless network providing high-speed Internet connections to 200 unserved households in their community. The funding will allow the Tribe to build a fixed wireless network providing

Umatilla County Town Hall

Senator Merkley will update constituents on his work in Washington, D.C., answer their questions and invite their suggestions about how to tackle the challenges facing Oregon and America. My office is committed to diversity, inclusion, and fostering full participation for all. If you would like to request disability-related accommodations or

Wallowa County Town Hall

Senator Merkley will update constituents on his work in Washington, D.C., answer their questions and invite their suggestions about how to tackle the challenges facing Oregon and America. My office is committed to diversity, inclusion, and fostering full participation for all. If you would like to request disability-related accommodations or

MERKLEY TALKS BORDER, FENTANYL, DEBT CEILING DURING BAKER CITY TOWN HALL

Sunday, May 28, 2023 By:  Jayson Jacoby Baker City Herald U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., told a Baker City audience this weekend that he encourages President Joe Biden to invoke a clause in the 14th Amendment to end a congressional impasse over the nation’s debt ceiling that could lead to

EPA APPROVES $2 MILLION FOR CLEANUP OF FORMER LANDFILL SITE, OSU-CASCADES’ PLANNED INNOVATION DISTRICT

Sunday, May 28, 2023 KTVZ SEATTLE (KTVZ) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday $8.24 million from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda to expedite the assessment and cleanup of seven brownfield sites in Oregon, including a former construction landfill that’s the future site of OSU-Cascades’ Innovation District.  Oregon’s communities will receive

Union County Town Hall

Senator Merkley will update constituents on his work in Washington, D.C., answer their questions and invite their suggestions about how to tackle the challenges facing Oregon and America. My office is committed to diversity, inclusion, and fostering full participation for all. If you would like to request disability-related accommodations or

Baker County Town Hall

Senator Merkley will update constituents on his work in Washington, D.C., answer their questions and invite their suggestions about how to tackle the challenges facing Oregon and America. My office is committed to diversity, inclusion, and fostering full participation for all. If you would like to request disability-related accommodations or

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