Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced that the United States Coast Guard awarded a $30 million federal contract to expand Coast Guard shore-side facilities at East Tongue Point in Astoria. This enable the facility to accommodate the home porting of Fast Response Cutters (FRCs).
Abill now before Congress “radically reimagines” the treatment of children in federal immigration custody, prioritizing more hasty family reunification for those seeking refuge in the U.S. The Children’s Safe Welcome Act was introduced July 13 by Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) also aims to better regulate the unregulated emergency shelters where migrant children and unaccompanied
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley issued the following joint statement about today’s announcement from the White House of Associate Oregon Supreme Court Justice Adrienne Nelson’s nomination to the U.S. District Court. “We wholeheartedly support President Biden’s nomination of Associate Oregon Supreme Court Justice Adrienne Nelson
President Joe Biden has nominated Oregon Supreme Court Justice Adrienne C. Nelson to serve as a federal judge. If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Nelson, 55, would be the first Black woman to serve on the U.S. District Court for Oregon. Gov. Kate Brown appointed Nelson to be an associate justice on
Data shows 41% of office staff identified as non-white Highest percentage since Democrats began collecting data Senate Democrats’ staff are more diverse than they have been at any time since Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) took the reins of the caucus. According to new data compiled by the caucus, 41% of senators’ personal
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that the Columbia-Pacific Economic Development District (Col-Pac) will receive $225,000 to establish an economic development planning framework that supports diversified job creation in the region. “I know from holding more than 1,000 town halls throughout our state that Oregon communities
A group of Democratic senators is pushing the Federal Reserve to strengthen new central bank ethics rules and add consequences for those who break them. The senators, in a letter to Fed leader Jerome Powell, said rules banning central bankers from holding certain securities and limiting how they can trade
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Representative Karen Bass (D-CA-37), and Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) teamed up to introduce the bicameral Children’s Safe Welcome Act. This bill establishes new standards to ensure that the safety and well-being of migrant children in government custody are
Mark Hatfield, one of the most iconic figures in Oregon political history, would have turned 100 years old on Tuesday. Hatfield was born in Dallas, Oregon on July 12, 1922. After serving with the U.S. Navy in World War II, Hatfield returned to Oregon and was elected to the Oregon
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announce a total of $3,052,940 in federal funding is headed to three projects across the state to combat record drought conditions throughout the west, including Oregon. These federal investments are intended to safeguard local water supplies in response the
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