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Senators Merkley, Tillis Team Up with Reps. Blunt Rochester, Young Kim Introduce the Bipartisan National Nursing Workforce Center Act

WASHINGTON – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), teamed up with Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE-AL) and Congresswoman Young Kim (R-CA-39) to introduce the National Nursing Workforce Center Act. The bipartisan and bicameral National Nursing Workforce Center Act would establish a 3-year pilot program

Wyden, Merkley Bring $180K to OSU for Hops Fungi Research

U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced that Oregon State University (OSU) will receive more than $180,000 to research and develop management strategies for the fusarium canker fungus killing hops in Oregon, Washington and Idaho.  “Since 98% of U.S. hops are grown right here in the Pacific Northwest, Oregon State University’s

Oregon senators secure funding for local food system

Oregon’s two U.S. senators, Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, say they have secured a $366,150 grant for Washington County nonprofits Centro Cultural and Working Theory Farm to partner to increase food production and distribution. Working Theory Farm, which gives youth opportunities to work on the farm through partnerships with Washington

OR Receiving Over $2.5M In Federal Grants For Firefighters

(Salem, OR) — Oregon is set to receive over two-and-a-half-million dollars in federal grants to aid the state’s firefighting efforts. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced yesterday that the state will get two-point-58-million dollars in Assistance to Firefighters Grants. The money will be split among ten different fire districts

Wyden, Merkley: Centro Cultural Secures $366,000 Federal Grant

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that Centro Cultural has earned a $366,150 federal grant to improve community food security by increasing production of fresh fruit and vegetables year-round for the Washington County organization’s clients. “Centro Cultural has proven itself over the past 50

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