Rep. DeFazio Leads Bipartisan Effort to Extend Secure Rural Schools Program
October 22, 2019
October 22, 2019
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio today was joined by a bipartisan group of 72 members in a letter to House Leadership urging Congress to reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) Program for at least two years.
"Congress has an obligation to ensure counties with large swaths of federally-owned, tax-exempt forests and rangelands can adequately provide essential services for their residen . . .
U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio today was joined by a bipartisan group of 72 members in a letter to House Leadership urging Congress to reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) Program for at least two years.
"Congress has an obligation to ensure counties with large swaths of federally-owned, tax-exempt forests and rangelands can adequately provide essential services for their residen . . .