WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced nearly $2 million in federal grant funding that will help Astoria Regional Airport and Grant County Regional Airport make critical infrastructure improvements, in order to continue safely serving Clatsop and Grant county residents and businesses. “Regional airports play
Merkley, Bonamici Applaud House Subcommittee Vote on Their Bill to Ban Asbestos WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici today applauded the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change’s unanimous vote to pass their Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019. “It’s outrageous
Five years from now, stream flows in the Deschutes River Basin may look more like they did at the turn of the 20th century. Last week, the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee unanimously moved the energy & water appropriations bill forward. As part of the legislation, the WaterSmart program received a
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) expressed concern for the safety a whistleblower whose complaint is central to the Ukraine controversy after revelations President Trump said the person was “almost a spy.” Trump made the comparison at a private event following the release of a declassified version of the complaint, according to a recording obtained by the Los
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley applauded the passage of the Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act in the U.S. House on Wednesday. A release from Merkley said he authored the legislation to ensure that legal cannabis and hemp businesses in Oregon and across the country have access to banking services. The
EUGENE, Ore. – Some banks are hopeful to work with local marijuana shops after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the SAFE Banking Act Wednesday. The bill would allow banks to work with the cannabis industry, which mostly deals with cash due to strict federal laws. CEO of Northwest Community Credit Union, John
Oregon’s U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley has announced key provisions in the Senate Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Committee bill that will help rural communities across Oregon. “I’m in every county every year, and across rural and coastal Oregon I hear about ways we can create jobs and strengthen communities,” Merkley
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act on a bipartisan basis. Merkley authored the SAFE Banking Act to ensure that legal cannabis and hemp businesses in Oregon and across the
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley announced today that the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on which he serves, has passed his bipartisan Rescuing Animals With Rewards (RAWR) Act. The RAWR Act, co-led by Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), would help save endangered animals by combatting wildlife trafficking and poaching. Specifically,
The Food and Drug Administration seems to be listening. For the past six months, the federal agency has been bombarded with messages urging it to promptly develop a regulatory pathway for the lawful use of hemp-derived CBD (hemp-CBD) in foods and dietary supplements. Some of these messages came from Oregon’s
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