Sens. Wyden, Merkley Call on FEMA to Mobilize Land Management Agencies to Support COVID-19 Emergency Response in Rural Communities
March 18, 2020
March 18, 2020
WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
Oregon's U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley called on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to coordinate with other federal agencies so thousands of federal civil servants, who have experience with rapid emergency response, can help rural communities that are increasingly overwhelmed by the challenge of responding to the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak.
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Oregon's U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley called on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to coordinate with other federal agencies so thousands of federal civil servants, who have experience with rapid emergency response, can help rural communities that are increasingly overwhelmed by the challenge of responding to the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak.
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