{"id":19076,"date":"2024-04-16T12:45:20","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T16:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/?p=19076"},"modified":"2024-05-31T10:19:28","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T14:19:28","slug":"update-oregon-delegation-applauds-approval-of-federal-disaster-declaration-for-ice-storms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/update-oregon-delegation-applauds-approval-of-federal-disaster-declaration-for-ice-storms\/","title":{"rendered":"Update:\u00a0Oregon Delegation Applauds Approval of Federal Disaster Declaration for Ice Storms\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, D.C. \u2014&nbsp;Oregon\u2019s&nbsp;Congressional delegation\u2014U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, alongside U.S. House of Representatives Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici, Val Hoyle, Andrea Salinas, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, and Cliff Bentz\u2014applauds the approval of Oregon Governor Tina Kotek\u2019s&nbsp;request for a Major Disaster Declaration from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in response to the deadly ice storms that prompted her to declare a statewide emergency in January.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The announcement comes after the entire delegation&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/oregon-delegation-pushes-for-federal-disaster-declaration-in-response-to-ice-storms\/__;!!Bg5easoyC-OII2vlEqY8mTBrtW-N4OJKAQ!JL9vapQ_isasj2JFVP9oGrbpitZoPJ0ENKmV8K50bJS365MclX_H1jc9w3msoZQPpaSYzBippqh6VLkLhKNdmwnAtlNXhhz1_y7njoQmyw$\">wrote a letter<\/a>&nbsp;to the White House in March in support of the Governor\u2019s request, which was recently&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/presidential-actions\/2024\/04\/13\/president-joseph-r-biden-jr-approves-oregon-disaster-declaration-2\/__;!!Bg5easoyC-OII2vlEqY8mTBrtW-N4OJKAQ!JL9vapQ_isasj2JFVP9oGrbpitZoPJ0ENKmV8K50bJS365MclX_H1jc9w3msoZQPpaSYzBippqh6VLkLhKNdmwnAtlNXhhz1_y5DFD4trg$\">granted by President Biden<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThe impacts that January ice storms had on both the physical and social infrastructure throughout Oregon have been&nbsp;devastating,\u201d&nbsp;<strong>said the Oregon delegation.<\/strong>&nbsp;\u201cWe are grateful the President saw the urgency and immense need of the Governor\u2019s request for federal aid. This assistance we supported is critical to ensure state, local, and Tribal governments have all the resources they need to help Oregonians recover from this deadly natural disaster.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Federal funding from FEMA is available to state, Tribal, and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis to address damages and impacts from January\u2019s severe winter weather in eleven Oregon counties\u2014Benton, Clackamas, Coos, Hood River, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Multnomah, Tillamook, Sherman, and Wasco&nbsp;counties\u2014and the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians. 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