United States Senate Update
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United States Senate Update

ByTom Atkinson

Merkley, Wyden Announce $40 Million in Federal Funding to Help Maintain Healthy Pacific Northwest Forests and Support Local Recreation Economies Investment made possible by the Great American Outdoors Act, legislation championed by Oregon’s senators Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service…

Merkley, Wyden, DeFazio Continue Push For Federal Wildfire Recovery Resources
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Merkley, Wyden, DeFazio Continue Push For Federal Wildfire Recovery Resources

ByTom Atkinson

Merkley, Wyden, DeFazio Continue Push to Ensure That Every Affected Oregonian Receives Federal Wildfire Recovery Resources  Lawmakers: “It is imperative to ensure that the remaining wildfire survivors who desperately need federal aid receive it as quickly as possible” Contact: Sara Hottman (Merkley) – 503-326-3386 Contact: Hank Stern (Wyden) – 503-326-7539 Contact: Beth Schoenbach (DeFazio) – 202-591-6277 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S….

Senators Push To Provide Housing Assistance To Wildfires Survivors
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Senators Push To Provide Housing Assistance To Wildfires Survivors

ByTom Atkinson

Merkley, Western Senators Push Senate Leadership To Provide Housing Assistance To Communities Impacted by 2020 Wildfires  WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Patty Murray (D-WA), and Maria Cantwell (D-WA), are pushing Senate leaders to deliver critical housing assistance to Americans struggling to find…

Wyden, Merkley Urge Extension of COVID-19 Relief
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Wyden, Merkley Urge Extension of COVID-19 Relief

ByTom Atkinson

Source: Wyden.Senate.gov U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today urged Senate leadership to include extensions of the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) and the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) programs in the next coronavirus relief package. Both of these programs are set to expire on Dec. 26,.Wyden and Merkley noted in their letter along with…