{"id":5207,"date":"2017-01-25T15:04:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-25T20:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/oregons-congressional-democrats-call-on-trump-to-unfreeze-epa-funds\/"},"modified":"2023-07-24T11:09:09","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T15:09:09","slug":"oregons-congressional-democrats-call-on-trump-to-unfreeze-epa-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/oregons-congressional-democrats-call-on-trump-to-unfreeze-epa-funds\/","title":{"rendered":"Los dem\u00f3cratas del Congreso de Oreg\u00f3n piden a Trump que descongele los fondos de la EPA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Los dem\u00f3cratas del Congreso de Oreg\u00f3n enviaron una carta al presidente Donald J. Trump el mi\u00e9rcoles, pidi\u00e9ndole que descongele los contratos y las subvenciones de la Agencia de Protecci\u00f3n Ambiental, al tiempo que le piden al presidente que permita que el personal de la agencia hable con los medios y responda a las consultas del Congreso.<\/p>\n<p>Los senadores estadounidenses Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley firmaron la carta, junto con los representantes estadounidenses Kurt Schrader, Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici y Peter DeFazio. El representante republicano de los Estados Unidos, Greg Walden, no firm\u00f3 la carta.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Los miembros del Congreso le dijeron a Trump sobre sus \u201cserias preocupaciones\u201d sobre su congelamiento de las subvenciones de la EPA, que brindan dinero a nivel municipal, estatal y del sector privado para limpieza ambiental y otros proyectos. Cada a\u00f1o, la agencia otorga subvenciones por valor de m\u00e1s de $4 mil millones, seg\u00fan su sitio web.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p>El dinero ha tenido un efecto en Oreg\u00f3n. Las subvenciones ayudaron a financiar la limpieza de desechos industriales en el condado de Clackamas y Tigard, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oregonlive.com\/education\/index.ssf\/2016\/08\/eastern_oregon_teacher_wins_pr.html\">educar a los ni\u00f1os en Baker City<\/a>, y pagar las evaluaciones ambientales en Eugene, seg\u00fan la carta.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEn este momento, no est\u00e1 claro c\u00f3mo afectar\u00e1 la congelaci\u00f3n las subvenciones otorgadas y futuras en Oreg\u00f3n y en todo el pa\u00eds\u201d, dijeron los miembros del Congreso, \u201cdeteniendo proyectos importantes y dejando a las comunidades sin saber c\u00f3mo proceder\u201d.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>El a\u00f1o pasado, la EPA desempe\u00f1\u00f3 un papel en el tratamiento de la contaminaci\u00f3n del aire en los vecindarios de Portland. El cadmio y el ars\u00e9nico hab\u00edan sido bombeados al aire durante d\u00e9cadas por las f\u00e1bricas de vidrio locales. La EPA ayud\u00f3 a identificar la fuente de los metales pesados y a medir los efectos de la contaminaci\u00f3n en la salud.<\/p>\n<p>La carta tambi\u00e9n menciona la orden de mordaza de Trump sobre el personal de la EPA, que les proh\u00edbe hablar con los medios o responder consultas del Congreso.<\/p>\n<p>La orden de Trump \u201cva en contra de la Constituci\u00f3n al socavar directamente la autoridad de supervisi\u00f3n del Congreso\u201d, dijeron.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oregon&#8217;s congressional Democrats sent a letter to President Donald J. Trump on Wednesday, calling on him to unfreeze Environmental Protection Agency contracts and grants, while also&nbsp;asking the president&nbsp;to allow agency staff to speak with the media and respond to Congressional inquiries. U.S. Sens. 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