Press Releases

Merkley, Wyden Announce $10.1 Million Federal Investment for Tualatin Mountain Forest Project

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) is awarding $10,180,000 to boost the Tualatin Mountain Forest Project through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Forest Legacy Program. This new federal funding from the historic Inflation Reduction Act—the largest investment ever to

Wyden, Merkley Announce $600,000 for Rogue Valley International Medford Airport

Federal investment will support the new direct flight connecting Southern Oregon with Dallas-Fort Worth Washington D.C.—U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced a federal investment of $600,000 for the Rogue Valley International Medford Airport  to support the expansion of service to Dallas-Fort Worth. “Making sure our regional airports

Merkley, Wyden Announce $46 Million to Boost the Klamath Basin 

Federal funding will help restore the Klamath River’s habitat following historic dam removal and further protect endangered C’waam, Koptu, and salmon Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is investing a total of$46,191,133in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to boost ecosystem restoration and

Oregon Delegation Seeks Federal Help for State’s Record Fire Season

Citing severe damages to Central and Eastern Oregon, state lawmakers’ letter asks President Biden: “to swiftly provide the federal resources for our communities to recover and rebuild.”  Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s entire congressional delegation today urged President Biden to grant Governor Kotek’s request that Oregon receive a major disaster declaration in

Merkley, Wyden, Salinas Announce Nearly $1 Million to Support Affordable Housing for Oregon Farmworkers

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden and U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded $956,333 for a project to rehabilitate Villa Del Sol, a multifamily affordable housing complex in McMinnville that serves farmworkers and their families. “Making sure families have access to safe and

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