{"id":22405,"date":"2025-05-14T13:50:18","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T17:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/?p=22405"},"modified":"2025-06-12T13:51:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T17:51:59","slug":"merkley-presses-trumps-epa-head-on-why-hes-illegally-slashing-funding-to-oregon-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-presses-trumps-epa-head-on-why-hes-illegally-slashing-funding-to-oregon-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"Merkley Presses Trump\u2019s EPA Head on Why He\u2019s Illegally Slashing Funding to Oregon Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/8Wu9GvvmzeU\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Senator Merkley questioned Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin on why he is cancelling and withholding grant funding won by communities in every corner of Oregon, which would have gone toward emergency readiness, community health centers, early learning centers, and more, during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on May 14, 2025. 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