Senators demand action from USDA over disruptions to tribal food program
Tribal Business News A bipartisan group of senators have voiced concerns to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack about disruptions to a federal program that provides essential food deliveries to income-eligible Native American households. For the past few months, tribal families have experienced extreme disruptions in food deliveries under the Food Distribution Program on
Merkley, Wyden: CRITFC Poised to Receive $794,000 for Salmon Recovery Work in the Columbia River Estuary
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC) is set to receive a $794,000 federal grant from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to support their salmon recovery work and strengthen underserved communities impacted by
Senators demand the USDA fix its backlog of food distribution to Native American tribes
Associated Press A bipartisan group of senators is demanding immediate action from USDA Secretary Thomas Vilsack after several tribal nations reported that a federal food distribution program they rely on has not fulfilled orders for months, and in some cases has delivered expired food. Last spring, the USDA consolidated from
Merkley, Bipartisan Group of Senators Press USDA to Urgently Address Tribal Food Delivery Delays Nationwide
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today led a bipartisan group of senators to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to take immediate action to rectify mounting delays with the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR). Tribal families have been experiencing extreme disruptions in food deliveries,
Merkley, Wyden announce $3 million to restore salmon in Klamath Basin
KRDV OREGON — Oregon U.S. senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced over $35 million in federal funding to support salmon recovery in Oregon — and $3 million of that is going to the Klamath basin. According to a news release from the senators, the funds are coming from the
Merkley, Wyden Announce Over $35 Million to Support Salmon Recovery Efforts in Oregon
$3+ million directly heading to Klamath Basin for habitat restoration following dam removal Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that Oregon—as well as the Klamath Basin—is receiving $35,148,287 from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund (PCSRF),
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