Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon lawmakers announced that the U.S. Treasury is awarding new rental assistance funding to both the State of Oregon and City of Portland. Oregon Housing and Community Services will receive $2,034,948.16 and the City of Portland will receive $1,107,256.77. The funding comes in the wake of Governor
WASHINGTON, D.C. & KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — A medical program involving Sky Lakes Medical Center will get physician resident training positions from Medicare funding. Oregon’s U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week announced that Cascades East Family Medicine Residency Program will receive an equivalent to about three additional physician
People living in rural areas often complain that the people in power forget about them. That’s a lot of people to forget about: 15% of the US population. One of the issues is that health outcomes are poorer in rural areas… people have more health problems, and shorter life spans.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week announced that Cascades East Family Medicine Residency Program, a partnership between Oregon Health & Science University and Sky Lakes Medical Center in Klamath Falls, will receive additional physician resident training slots in July, a crucial step in expanding the Southern
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced that the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is providing over $40 million in new funding in Fiscal Year 2023 for key high-risk landscapes in Oregon—including $4,500,000 for the Mount Hood National Forest, $35,400,000 for the Klamath River Basin,
Wheeler, OR – For their dedication to creatively reducing waste in Tillamook County, Heart of Cartm organization accepted an award from U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley during his in-person town hall at Tillamook High School last Saturday, January 14, 2023. Senator Merkley presented Jessi Just, Heart of Cartm executive director with
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with Representative Jim McGovern (D-MA-02) and Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), today sent a letter to the Biden Administration requesting a minimum 18-month extension to the Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) program to protect Hong Kong residents living in America from deportation. The
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) released the following statement after the United States hit its debt limit—the technical limit on how much it can borrow to pay debt incurred over the past few decades—and began extraordinary measures: “Congress has an urgent responsibility
HOOD RIVER – On Jan. 6, Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley announced his schedule for the first in-person town halls in 2023. His first destinations include communities throughout the Mid-Columbia including Sherman, Wasco and Hood River counties. Sen. Merkley’s town hall commitments came after he and Sen. Ron Wyden announced they
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Tuesday a total of $450,000 is coming to Oregon from the National Endowment for the Arts’ for Arts Projects and Challenge America grants in several communities in the state: Beaverton, Bend, Eugene, Portland, Salem, Springfield, and Warm Springs. “Art
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