Wyden, Merkley Announce $650,000 Loan for Improvements at Anthony Lakes Ski Area to Enhance Safety and Support Local Economy
Washington D.C.—U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced a federal loan of $650,000 for the Anthony Lakes Outdoor Recreation Association (ALORA) to build a new rental shop to support ski programs and the local economy. “Anthony Lakes is a crown jewel of Eastern Oregon drawing skiers, snowshoers, and
Warren, Merkley, Booker, Van Hollen Question ED Secretary McMahon on Lack of Transparency, Guardrails for $1 Billion Student Loan Administration Fund
“(T)he agency has displayed a worrying lack of public transparency about what this vast sum of money has been spent on or will be spent on in the future.” Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) raised their concerns in a
Merkley Bringing ‘Stop the Corruption Town Hall Meetings’ to Portland, Springfield, Medford
PORTLAND, OR – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced today he will hold ‘Stop the Corruption Town Hall Meetings’ in Portland, Springfield, and Medford on Thursday, September 10. “Our democratic republic works best when elected officials work for the public good, not the elected official’s personal profit,” said Merkley. “Trump
MERKLEY, WYDEN, BONAMICI AND BLUMENAUER ANNOUNCE $2.5 MILLION TO EXPAND OREGON SOLAR ENERGY WORKFORCE
Tuesday, June 20, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden and Representatives Suzanne Bonamici and Earl Blumenauer announced today that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding two Oregon workforce development and training centers a combined total of $2.5 million. The funding will be
WYDEN, MERKLEY: MCMINNVILLE, GOLD BEACH AIRPORTS SECURE NEARLY $850,000 COLLECTIVELY FOR IMPROVEMENTS
Investments from Federal Aviation Administration to be used in Gold Beach for weather reporting equipment, in McMinnville for airport master plan Friday, June 16, 2023 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced the McMinnville Municipal Airport has secured a $450,000 federal grant and the Gold Beach
MERKLEY, WYDEN ANNOUNCE $3.5 MILLION FOR BROOKINGS HARBOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
Friday, June 16, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding the Port of Brookings Harbor $3.5 million for a community-initiated project for a wastewater treatment plant to support a sustainable future for the Port’s
WYDEN, MERKLEY, COLLEAGUES INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO CUT TAXES FOR WORKING FAMILIES
Friday, June 16, 2023 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today that they and Senate colleagues have introduced legislation that would cut taxes for working families in Oregon and nationwide by expanding the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit. “When Democrats expanded the Child
WYDEN, MERKLEY: OREGON COUNTIES TO RECEIVE MORE THAN $27 MILLION IN PILT FUNDS
Federal resources for all 36 Oregon counties invest in local firefighters, law enforcement, schools, and road construction Friday, June 16, 2023 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today that all 36 Oregon counties will receive more than $27 million collectively this year from the federal Payments
WYDEN, MERKLEY, COLLEAGUES REINTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO CODIFY RIGHT TO CONTRACEPTION, SAFEGUARD 60 YEARS OF SETTLED PRECEDENT
Friday, June 16, 2023 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they and colleagues have reintroduced legislation that would codify and strengthen the right to contraception in Oregon and nationwide. “Right-wing extremists have made their agenda painfully clear: they will not rest until they have control
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