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Blackburn, Merkley Call Out NBA Commissioner for Deepening Relationship with Rwanda: ‘Putting Profit Over Principle’

August 27, 2024

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Oreg.) sent a letter to National Basketball Association (NBA) Commissioner Adam Silver calling out the NBA’s deepening engagement with Rwandan President Paul Kagame who has a demonstrated record of human rights abuses. The letter also expresses concern about

Oregon Delegation Celebrates Almost $120 Million to Supercharge EV Charging Infrastructure Across West Coast

August 27, 2024

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with U.S. Representatives Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), and Andrea Salinas (OR-06), announced today that nearly $120 million in federal funding is coming to the West Coast including Oregon to boost electric vehicle (EV)

Senators ask NBA about Rwanda relationship

August 27, 2024

ESPN Two U.S. senators sent a letter Tuesday to NBA commissioner Adam Silver accusing the league of “putting profit over principle,” in response to an ESPN story that detailed the NBA’s extensive relationship with Rwandan dictator Paul Kagame. The bipartisan letter, signed by Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.),

Oregon delegation celebrates almost $120M for EV charging infrastructure across West Coast

August 27, 2024

KPIC WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with U.S. Representatives Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici, Val Hoyle, and Andrea Salinas, announced Tuesday that nearly $120 million in federal funding is coming to the West Coast including Oregon to boost electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. The funding

Senator Merkley Slams Billionaires Dodging Taxes in Budget Hearing

August 27, 2024

Senator Merkley has been working for more than a year to rein in the Transportation Security Administration (TSA)’s rapid, unchecked expansion of facial recognition technology in airports across the country. He shares that his photo was taken without his knowledge or consent at Washington National Airport as he was trying

Oregon Sen. Merkley raises concerns over reported NBA ties to Rwandan dictatorship

August 27, 2024

KOIN Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley sent a letter to National Basketball Association Commissioner Adam Silver on Tuesday, raising concerns over the organization’s reported ties to dictators. In the letter, which was obtained by KOIN 6 News, Sen. Merkley and Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) expressed “deep concern” over the NBA’s growing

SENATORS ENCOURAGE LANDSCAPE INVESTMENTS/FLEXIBILTY TO DEAL WITH EXTREME WILDFIRE SEASON

August 27, 2024

KQEN On Monday, Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley urged the U.S. Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Land Management to provide additional management flexibility and key investments for a full recovery of rangelands they say have been devastated during recent wildfires in Oregon. The senators wrote in

Wyden, Merkley Announce $2.35 Million Federal Investment to Oregon State University for Health Research

August 26, 2024

EPA resources for OSU to research wastewater facilities’ effects on antimicrobial resistance Washington D.C.— U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced a $2.35 million federal investment for Oregon State University to research antimicrobial resistance, which the World Health Organization and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have

Wyden, Merkley Encourage Landscape Investments and Management Flexibility as Oregon Ranchers Deal with Extreme Wildfire Season

August 26, 2024

Senators urge investments in landscape health and resiliency, science-based efforts for reseeding and recovery, and grazing flexibility for ranchers Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today urged the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to provide additional management flexibility

Senators demand action from USDA over disruptions to tribal food program

August 25, 2024

Tribal Business News A bipartisan group of senators have voiced concerns to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack about disruptions to a federal program that provides essential food deliveries to income-eligible Native American households. For the past few months, tribal families have experienced extreme disruptions in food deliveries under the Food Distribution Program on

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Blackburn, Merkley Call Out NBA Commissioner for Deepening Relationship with Rwanda: ‘Putting Profit Over Principle’

Oregon Delegation Celebrates Almost $120 Million to Supercharge EV Charging Infrastructure Across West Coast

Senators ask NBA about Rwanda relationship

Oregon delegation celebrates almost $120M for EV charging infrastructure across West Coast

Senator Merkley Slams Billionaires Dodging Taxes in Budget Hearing

Oregon Sen. Merkley raises concerns over reported NBA ties to Rwandan dictatorship

SENATORS ENCOURAGE LANDSCAPE INVESTMENTS/FLEXIBILTY TO DEAL WITH EXTREME WILDFIRE SEASON

Wyden, Merkley Announce $2.35 Million Federal Investment to Oregon State University for Health Research

Wyden, Merkley Encourage Landscape Investments and Management Flexibility as Oregon Ranchers Deal with Extreme Wildfire Season

Senators demand action from USDA over disruptions to tribal food program

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