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Bipartisan Group of Western Senators Introduce Legislation to Provide Financial Certainty for Rural Counties

September 16, 2019

Washington, D.C. – A bipartisan group of Western senators today introduced legislation to provide long-term financial security for rural counties. The legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Jim Risch, R-Idaho, Michael Bennet, D-Colo., and Cory Gardner, R-Colo., would reauthorize the Payments in

PHOTO RELEASE: Merkley Tours Expanded Sucker Propagation Projects

August 14, 2019

KLAMATH FALLS, OR – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley on Monday toured Gone Fishing sucker propagation project, which was expanded after recommended action that came out of the senator’s first-of-its-kind Sucker Recovery Summit. Following the science summit, Merkley, the top Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Agriculture Subcommittee, secured $3 million

Wyden, Merkley Announce Investment in Conservation Program to Protect Whales Off Oregon Coast

August 9, 2019

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced a $26,205 federal grant awarded to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife for its program to improve environmental conditions for whales off the Oregon Coast by reducing the risk of whales entangled in fishing gear. “Oregon has

Wyden, Merkley Seek to Protect Funding for BLM and Forest Service Wildfire Prevention Efforts

August 1, 2019

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today, along with a bipartisan group of senators, urged that savings from the Wildfire Disaster Account be reinvested in the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to ensure the agencies can continue critical wildfire prevention, as

Merkley, Wyden Announce Massive Investment in Central Oregon Infrastructure

July 23, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced a massive, $60.4 million federal grant for a transportation project on the north side of Bend that will improve U.S. 97 and U.S. 20 highways and key local routes, while also incorporating multimodal connections like bike lanes

Merkley, Wyden Announce Over $7.5 Million Investment in Oregon Airports

July 11, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced over $7.5 million in federal grants that will help Oregon airports fund installation, rehabilitation, and reconstruction projects to modernize facilities and improve safety. “Airports across our state play a critical role in connecting Oregonians with economic opportunities and

SENATORS ANNOUNCE NEARLY $7.2 MILLION IN AIRPORT INVESTMENTS

June 25, 2019

Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden have announced that nearly $7.2 million in federal grants will help Oregon airports fund “critical rehabilitation, reconstruction, and installation projects”. Merkley said Oregon’s airports connect the state to economic opportunity and vital resources. He said this investment in airport infrastructure will improve

WHAT THEY’RE SAYING: Communities in Oregon and Across the Nation Celebrate Saving CCCs from Closure

June 20, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following Sen. Merkley’s announcement yesterday that the Trump administration will back down from their plan to close Civilian Conservation Center (CCC) Job Corps sites, leaders from communities in Oregon and across the nation are celebrating the good news. Here’s what they’re saying: “One of the greatest obstacles

Merkley Announces Trump Administration Will Keep CCCs Open

June 19, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following a conversation with Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley today announced that federal Civilian Conservation Center (CCC) Job Corps sites will remain open and operated by the U.S. Forest Service. This news follows the Trump administration’s prior attempts to shut down CCC sites and

Merkley, Wyden Announce $5.6 Million Investment in Lake County Railroad

June 12, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced a $5.6 million investment in railroad safety and rehabilitation in Lake County. “This is the kind of significant investment our country needs to be making in infrastructure,” Merkley said. “This grant will make railroad crossings safer and