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2-Yea SRS Authorization is in End of Year Funding Package

Oregon’s U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley have announced that a two-year authorization of the Secure Rural Schools program is included in the end-of-year funding package that will be considered by Congress sometime this week. A release from the Senators said that is a significant win for rural communities

U.S. Congress pressures Trump to renew Russia arms control pact

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers of both parties are pressuring the White House to extend the last remaining restraints on U.S. and Russian nuclear weapons deployments by demanding intelligence assessments on the costs of allowing the New START treaty to lapse. The demands, contained in three bills that may be

Senators herald authorization for Secure Rural Schools Program

U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) and Jim Risch, (R-Idaho) have announced that a two-year authorization of the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) program is included in the end-of-year funding package that will be considered by Congress this week. The senators said it was a significant

USDA approves loan for Tillamook electricity infrastructure

Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden of Oregon have announced the Tillamook People’s Utility District (PUD) received a 30-year loan of over $42.5 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Electric Infrastructure Loan and Loan Guarantee Program for critical line expansion and improvement. A PUD spokeswoman said the figure

Merkley, Pacific Coast Members Announce Major Win for Trawlers in Year-End Spending Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, joined by Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), and Kamala Harris (D-CA), and U.S. Representatives Peter DeFazio (D-OR-4), Greg Walden (R-OR-2), Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA-3), Kurt Schrader (D-OR-5), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1), and Jared Huffman (D-CA-2), today

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