Etiqueta: Natural Resources and Rural Development

Heinrich, Murray, Merkley, Klobuchar Demand Answers from USDA on Wildfire Mitigation Projects, Firefighting Hiring Halted by Trump’s Funding Freeze

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of the Senate Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee, and U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Ranking Member

Merkley, Murray, King, Heinrich Sound the Alarm Over National Parks Staffing Shortages Due to Trump’s Hiring Freeze

Washington, D.C. – Senate Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chair Patty Murray (D-WA), Senate Energy and Natural Resources National Parks Subcommittee Ranking Member Senator Angus King (I-ME), and Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Martin Heinrich (D-NM) urged newly confirmed U.S. Department

Merkley y Wyden critican los recortes ilegales de fondos federales del presidente Trump que perjudican a las familias estadounidenses

Washington, DC – Los senadores estadounidenses de Oregon Jeff Merkley y Ron Wyden emitieron hoy las siguientes declaraciones en respuesta a un juez federal que bloqueó la orden ejecutiva de la Administración Trump que detiene inmediatamente todos los préstamos y subvenciones federales: “El ataque a estos programas que permiten a las familias salir adelante y prosperar

Merkley, Wyden: Over $15 Million for Natural Disaster Recovery in Oregon

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced that the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is sending a total of $15,064,295 to reimburse the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) for their vital repairs to roads and other critical infrastructure that were deeply damaged during several years of severe weather

Merkley, Wyden Announce $50 Million to Support Drought Resilience in the Klamath Basin

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that a $50 million federal investment from the Inflation Reduction Actis headed to the Klamath Basin to largely fund a new agreement that supports irrigators facing prolonged drought conditions. The programs receiving funding today will support the region’s farmers and ranchers

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