Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) are leading a group of 22 lawmakers in pushing the Trump administration to provide a detailed briefing to Congress and the American people regarding their strategy to produce and distribute a coronavirus
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — Democrats want to stop pumping taxpayer money into the flagging oil industry. The bottom fell out of the oil market and oil prices dropped to unprecedented levels when the coronavirus pandemic shut down the U.S. economy. President Trump moved quickly to shore up the oil industry by
Oregon’s U.S. Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced that tribal communities in Oregon will receive over $430,000 to support the needs of elders and in an effort to curtail the spread of the coronavirus. The funding is being allocated by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES)
Thousands of Oregon small businesses that were unable to access Paycheck Protection Program loans from the Small Business Administration during the program’s first round of funding have managed to secure loans in the program’s second round. Data released by the Small Business Administration shows that 31,119 Oregon businesses received approval for loans through
Prineville Airport was one of many Oregon aviation facilities to receive financial relief from the federal government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The local airport will receive $30,000 of $140 million pledged to airports throughout the state, it was announced last week. The funding for airports from the Coronavirus
WASHINGTON — Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced Tuesday that over 350,000 children in Oregon will receive critical food assistance through the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer program in order to help fill the meal gap created by school closures, according to a joint press release from the
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley last week led a group of 22 lawmakers — including Senator Ron Wyden — in urging Senate leadership to support and strengthen SNAP, or food stamps, to help ensure that families across America can keep food on their tables despite the mounting economic
Oregon’s two U.S. senators are pushing for direct payments to small businesses and mass purchases of seafood to better help coastal communities in the next federal coronavirus relief bill. U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden and U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley joined coastal legislators for a virtual town hall Friday before returning Monday
Oregon’s U.S. Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced Thursday, April 30, that nearly $6.5 million will be distributed among 10 airports and the Oregon Department of Aviation for critical construction projects and planning. “As we continue to grapple with this public health crisis, it’s all the more important that
U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden?and Jeff Merkley, along with?nine Western Democrats, sought?answers yesterday on the?planning efforts of the U.S. Forest Service?to protect communities and firefighters heading into?the upcoming 2020 wildfire season amid the COVID-19 crisis. “The impacts of the novel coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), combined with high levels of drought throughout the West, will create unprecedented wildland firefighting challenges and
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