As a way to recognize the community service work done locally by the staff of Four Rivers Cultural Center during the COVID-19 pandemic in helping vulnerable members of the community, an American flag was flown over the U.S. Capitol. The flag, along with a certificate was presented to the Center,
VALE – Funds from the $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill recently approved by the Congress will trickle down to small towns in places like Malheur County, help get small business back on track and students back into classrooms, U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley said Wednesday. Merkley delivered his remarks and answered
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Wednesday that $84 million in federal funding provided by the American Rescue Plan, which the senators helped pass on March 6, is headed to 30 health centers throughout Oregon to expand access to the coronavirus vaccine. “I am deeply grateful to the
Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Representative Ritchie Torres (D-NY-15) are leading a bicameral group of 58 lawmakers today in urging the Biden administration to include major investments in affordable housing in the upcoming infrastructure package. In their letter to President Biden, the lawmakers noted that without affordable housing investments,
U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced last Tuesday the Oregon town of Powers has secured a $30,000 federal grant to help that Coos County community plan the development of a stormwater system to replace its inadequate system of open channels, ditches, culverts and pipelines. “Oregonians living and working
UNION COUNTY — Union County will receive $5.2 million from the federal COVID-19 aid bill President Joe Biden recently signed. Shelley Burgess, Union County’s administrative officer, said that is at least twice as much as the county received in CARES funding from the federal government in 2020. Oregon U.S. Sen.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the Senate Rules Committee hosted the first-ever Senate hearing for the For the People Act, sweeping democracy restoration legislation introduced by Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Senate Rules Committee Chairwoman Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY). Merkley, Chairwoman Klobuchar, and Leader
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have reintroduced a bill to guarantee abortion coverage—regardless of how a patient gets their health insurance. “The government should not have control of women’s bodies,” Wyden said. “Ending the unconscionable Hyde Amendment is a key to protecting a
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) reintroduced the Taiwan Relations Reinforcement Act, which seeks to update U.S. policy toward Taiwan to better reflect U.S. values and the realities on the ground. Specifically, the bipartisan bill would strengthen the relationship between the U.S. and Taiwan
Legislation that could unlock millions of dollars to upgrade and improve the water delivery system on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation has passed a significant hurdle in the U.S. Senate. On Wednesday the Senate’s Committee on Indian Affairs passed the Western Tribal Water Infrastructure Act, legislation introduced by Sens. Ron
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