WYDEN, MERKLEY: NEARLY $500,000 TO BURNS PAIUTE TRIBE FOR COMMUNICATIONS TOWER
Tuesday, April 25, 2023 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week announced that the Burns Paiute Tribe will receive nearly $500,000 from the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program to build a resilient communications tower that will help with rural broadband connection. “The future for rural Oregon depends
OREGON DELEGATION URGES COMMERCE TO DECLARE FISHERY RESOURCE DISASTER IN OREGON
The National Marine Fisheries Service is already expected to close all Oregon commercial ocean fisheries for Chinook salmon through August Tuesday, April 25, 2023 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representatives Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Val Hoyle, and Andrea Salinas said today they
MERKLEY, WYDEN ANNOUNCE OVER $900,000 COMING TO OREGON TO SUPPORT STUDENTS FROM MIGRANT AND SEASONAL FARM WORKER BACKGROUNDS
Monday, April 24, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that the U.S. Department of Education is awarding Oregon State University (OSU) and Treasure Valley Community College (TVCC) a combined total of $949,999 from the College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) to support students
WYDEN, MERKLEY: MORE THAN $45 MILLION IN SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS FUNDS TO OREGON COUNTIES
Wednesday, April 19, 2023 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week announced that Oregon counties will receive more than $45 million in payments under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (SRS) for school and road maintenance, youth job training, wildfire prevention, watershed restoration and habitat conservation. “I’m
WYDEN, MERKLEY: 18 OREGON COUNTIES TO RECEIVE NEARLY $26 MILLION IN SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS FUNDS FROM BLM
Federal resources heading to Benton, Clackamas, Columbia, Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, Multnomah, Polk, Tillamook, Washington and Yamhill counties Wednesday, April 19, 2023 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today welcomed nearly $26 million in federal investment from the Secure Rural Schools and
MERKLEY ANNOUNCES APRIL TOWN HALLS
Friday, April 14, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced today he is continuing to hold in-person town halls in 2023 with community conversations in five Oregon counties in April: Wheeler, Grant, Harney, Crook, and Jefferson Counties. “I hold a town hall for every Oregon county, every