November 5, 2019

Wyden, Merkley Announce Funding for Natural Resources, Emergency Preparedness

On October 21, Oregon’s U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced key provisions in the U.S. Department of Interior Appropriations bill that provide critical investments in earthquake preparedness, water infrastructure, and wildfire suppression and recovery activities that are of particular importance to Oregon as wildfires become increasingly frequent and extreme. The Appropriations bill passed the full Senate the same day.
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