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Merkley, Wyden Announce More Than $15 Million in Federal Grants to Support Oregon Wood Product Industry, Rural Economies, Jobs

Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) is investing $15,091,037 in 20 wood innovations projects in Oregon that support active management of national forests and grasslands, promote wood and energy infrastructure by increasing manufacturing capacity and operational efficiencies, and

Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Press Trump Administration on Proposed Forest Research and Development Facility Closures, Demand Transparency

Portland, OR – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined their Senate colleagues in urging U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz to provide Congress with a full breakdown of the Service’s decision to potentially close up to 57 U.S. Forest Service Research and Development (R&D) Facilities, including the Portland-based Pacific

Merkley, Schumer, Top Senate Democrats with Jurisdiction Over Trump’s Gilded Ballroom Boondoggle Call on Watchdog to Conduct a Full Audit of the Project

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Martin Heinrich

Las escuelas de Vernonia recibirán $11.2 millones en subvenciones de FEMA

Portland, OR – Los senadores Jeff Merkley y Ron Wyden y el congresista David Wu anunciaron que el Distrito Escolar de Vernonia recibirá $11.2 millones de la Agencia Federal para el Manejo de Emergencias (FEMA). La nueva subvención se suma a los $150,000 en fondos que el distrito escolar recibió a través de las asignaciones del Congreso en el ejercicio fiscal.

Declaración de Merkley sobre el tiroteo de la congresista Gabrielle Giffords

Washington, DC – El Senador de Oregón Jeff Merkley emitió hoy la siguiente declaración sobre el tiroteo de la Congresista de Arizona Gabrielle Giffords y varias otras víctimas: “Hoy es un día muy triste para nuestra nación. La congresista de Arizona Gabrielle Giffords, miembros de su personal y transeúntes inocentes fueron baleados hoy en un acto despreciable.

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