{"id":21999,"date":"2025-04-14T13:18:16","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T17:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/?p=21999"},"modified":"2025-04-17T10:42:55","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T14:42:55","slug":"oregon-delegation-condemns-trump-administrations-decision-to-eliminate-key-manufacturing-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/oregon-delegation-condemns-trump-administrations-decision-to-eliminate-key-manufacturing-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Oregon Delegation Condemns Trump Administration\u2019s Decision to Eliminate Key Manufacturing Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Washington DC<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Today, U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06) led the Oregon delegation \u2013 including U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Reps. Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), and Janelle Bynum (OR-05) \u2013 in a letter to U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, condemning the Trump Administration\u2019s decision to eliminate the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) program. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nist.gov\/mep\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MEP program<\/a> is a public-private partnership that helps small- and medium-sized manufacturers grow by streamlining operations and reducing their risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/nist-trump-manufacturing-extension-partnership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ten MEP centers were recently notified<\/a> that the Department of Commerce will not be renewing their cooperative agreements \u201cdue to a shift in departmental priorities.\u201d In their letter, the lawmakers note that additional centers \u2013 including the Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership (OMEP) \u2013 anticipate receiving the same notice as their agreements come up for renewal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cOregon manufacturers contribute nearly $40 billion to our state\u2019s economy and support over 175,000 good paying jobs. Eliminating the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) program directly undermines small and medium-sized manufacturers in Oregon, and threatens our local economic stability. We urge you to reverse course and sustain this vital program,\u201d <strong>wrote the Members.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the past ten years, OMEP has strengthened Oregon\u2019s manufacturing sector and delivered $3.9 billion in direct economic impact. OMEP supports over 530 businesses in Oregon with a significant presence in all six congressional districts. In 2024 alone, OMEP leveraged $2.2 million in funding to support $165.6 million in private investment \u2013 a 75:1 return on investment for U.S. taxpayers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The lawmakers go on to emphasize how the MEP program saved Oregon manufacturers $24 million last year, allowing them to create or retain 1,400 jobs across the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Continuaron:<\/strong> \u201cPresident Trump has made it a priority to support domestic manufacturing, and MEP is one of our most effective and cost-efficient programs to help these companies succeed. That\u2019s why funding for this program has consistently received bipartisan support in Congress, including from our delegation. We respectfully urge you to reconsider any plans to reduce or eliminate funding for state MEP centers, and we stand ready to work together to strengthen Oregon manufacturing.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To read the full letter, <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/salinas.house.gov\/sites\/evo-subsites\/salinas.house.gov\/files\/evo-media-document\/or-delegation-mep-support-letter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>haga clic aqu\u00ed<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><br>###<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, DC\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Today, U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06) led the Oregon delegation \u2013 including U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Reps. Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), and Janelle Bynum (OR-05) \u2013 in a letter to U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, condemning the Trump Administration\u2019s decision to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":18846,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[118,44,129],"class_list":["post-21999","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-releases","tag-delivering-for-oregon","tag-jobs-and-the-economy","tag-protecting-consumers"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Oregon Delegation Condemns Trump Administration\u2019s Decision to Eliminate Key Manufacturing Program - Merkley<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/oregon-delegation-condemns-trump-administrations-decision-to-eliminate-key-manufacturing-program\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_MX\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Oregon Delegation Condemns Trump Administration\u2019s Decision to Eliminate Key Manufacturing Program - Merkley\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Washington, DC\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Today, U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06) led the Oregon delegation \u2013 including U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Reps. 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