Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley and Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith today announced the creation of the Office of Rural Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Funding for the office was included in the omnibus package that was passed last year. At the announcement, senator Merkley said in part: I’ve
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) today announced the creation of the Office of Rural Health (ORH) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). After both Senators advocated for the formation of the office, language establishing the ORH was included in
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced that $198,668 is coming to Oregon from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation for project to improve water efficiency in Bend, Morrow County, and Klamath County. “Reliable water supply is vital for communities, farmers and ranchers, and for many
Central Oregon is receiving $28,668 to improve water efficiency. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced the money from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation will go to the Arnold Irrigation District. The funding is for the River Diversion Gate Automation and Flow Measurement project to modernize the Deschutes River main headgate and allow the district
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. – Rogue Community College is set to receive federal funds to create a new health training facility in Grants Pass. RCC said Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley helped get $3.61 million approved in Congress to create an “Allied Health” training center on the college’s Redwood
A $5 million allocation to TriMet to expand capacity at the Oregon City Transit Center was among the projects named to receive funds as part of the 2023 federal budget passed by Congress and signed by the president last month. “The redesign will double the bus capacity, provide reliable transit
Washington D.C. — Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee—issued the following statement ahead of planned Strategic Human Rights Dialogue taking place this week between the United States and Honduras. Uzra Zeya, the Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights, will
On Friday, Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced that four Oregon School Districts will receive a combined nearly $20 million in competitive grants from the U.S. Department of Education to hire additional licensed mental health providers over the next five years. Wyden said, “students, teachers and counselors across Oregon
Nearly $2 million will be coming to Columbia County programs from the 2023 budget bill signed by President Joe Biden on Dec. 29, 2022. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici and Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley secured $1.85 million in funding via a congressional program to fund community projects in legislators’ districts.
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