Sens. Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Press Trump on Coronavirus Disaster Declaration
March 12, 2020
March 12, 2020
WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
Oregon's Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with dozens of their Senate colleagues, sent a letter to President Trump urging the president to immediately consider any coronavirus-related disaster declaration requests. Presidential disaster declarations would enable affected states to tap into the $42.6 billion currently available in the Disaster Relief Fund (DRF) in their efforts to mitigate . . .
Oregon's Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with dozens of their Senate colleagues, sent a letter to President Trump urging the president to immediately consider any coronavirus-related disaster declaration requests. Presidential disaster declarations would enable affected states to tap into the $42.6 billion currently available in the Disaster Relief Fund (DRF) in their efforts to mitigate . . .