Sens. Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Push to Strengthen Food Assistance Amid Coronavirus Crisis
April 30, 2020
April 30, 2020
WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley led a group of twenty-two lawmakers--including Senator Ron Wyden--in urging Senate leadership to support and strengthen SNAP, or food stamps, to help ensure that families across America can keep food on their tables despite the mounting economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic.
"SNAP is the nation's first line of defense against hunger an . . .
Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley led a group of twenty-two lawmakers--including Senator Ron Wyden--in urging Senate leadership to support and strengthen SNAP, or food stamps, to help ensure that families across America can keep food on their tables despite the mounting economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic.
"SNAP is the nation's first line of defense against hunger an . . .