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 ANNOUNCE $1.55 MILLION TO IMPROVE OREGON TRANSPORTATION BY TACKLING PROBLEMS CAUSED BY RAILROAD CROSSINGS
Tuesday, June 6, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will be awarding Bend and Portland a combined total of $1,550,000 to support planning and projects that will eliminate railroad crossings, improving congestion, accessibility, and safety
WYDEN, MERKLEY: MORE THAN $642,000 TO OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY TO DETECT PLANT DISEASES
Findings will be developed into online tools for farmers to prevent, detect and treat pathogens early Tuesday, June 6, 2023 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that Oregon State University will receive more than $642,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to build out a
MERKLEY, WYDEN ANNOUNCE NEARLY $1 MILLION COMING TO OREGON FOR HOUSING VOUCHERS TO HELP LOW-INCOME, HOUSING INSECURE RESIDENTS AFFORD RENT
Monday, June 5, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is awarding local housing authorities a combined total of $985,893 to help address the housing needs of communities in Portland, Albany, The Dalles,
MERKLEY, WYDEN ANNOUNCE $10 MILLION COMING TO OREGON FOR FIRE RESILIENCY AND ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION
Friday, June 2, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will be investing $10 million from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to help increase fire resiliency and protect native vegetation on public lands in Oregon. “Dynamic
MERKLEY STATEMENT: “I CANNOT IN GOOD CONSCIENCE VOTE FOR THIS BILL”
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement regarding the legislation Congress is considering this week that would raise the debt limit through 2025 while slashing programs working Americans rely on and gutting environmental reviews for fossil fuel projects: “Since the text
RUBIO, MERKLEY INTRODUCE LANDMARK LEGISLATION TO HOLD THE CCP ACCOUNTABLE FOR CRIMES IN XINJIANG
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 The bipartisan law, the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act, was a crucial first step to address the egregious acts of genocide committed in Xinjiang by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Congress then passed the bipartisan Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act to ensure that goods tainted with slave labor would
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