WASHINGTON — Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced Tuesday that over 350,000 children in Oregon will receive critical food assistance through the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer program in order to help fill the meal gap created by school closures, according to a joint press release from the
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with 22 of their colleagues in the Senate, are urging Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to immediately disburse $8 billion in critical relief funds to eligible federally recognized Tribal governments. The funding, which was allocated by the Coronavirus Aid,
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that 21 public housing authorities throughout Oregon will receive more than $5.7 million in grants to help with tenant-based rental assistance needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Oregonians battling the multiple economic challenges triggered by this public health crisis need
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley last week led a group of 22 lawmakers — including Senator Ron Wyden — in urging Senate leadership to support and strengthen SNAP, or food stamps, to help ensure that families across America can keep food on their tables despite the mounting economic
Oregon’s two U.S. senators are pushing for direct payments to small businesses and mass purchases of seafood to better help coastal communities in the next federal coronavirus relief bill. U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden and U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley joined coastal legislators for a virtual town hall Friday before returning Monday
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with nine of his colleagues in the Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives, is calling on the Trump administration to fill the gaps in COVID-19 demographic data and mobilize resources to the hardest-hit communities—including people of color, tribal nations, LGBTQ+
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today called for a temporary expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the Child Tax Credit (CTC) in the next coronavirus relief package. As the economic effects of COVID-19 are expected to last into next year, the expansion
WASHINGTON, DC – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today pressed Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Jovita Carranza to provide urgent assistance to help America’s farmers and agricultural producers navigate the economic abyss caused by the coronavirus. Despite the fact that Congress increased funds for the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL)
Oregon’s U.S. Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced Thursday, April 30, that nearly $6.5 million will be distributed among 10 airports and the Oregon Department of Aviation for critical construction projects and planning. “As we continue to grapple with this public health crisis, it’s all the more important that
U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden?and Jeff Merkley, along with?nine Western Democrats, sought?answers yesterday on the?planning efforts of the U.S. Forest Service?to protect communities and firefighters heading into?the upcoming 2020 wildfire season amid the COVID-19 crisis. “The impacts of the novel coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), combined with high levels of drought throughout the West, will create unprecedented wildland firefighting challenges and
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