Sen. Merkley Announces Major Funding for Wildfire Response and Drought Relief in Continuing Resolution
September 22, 2021
September 22, 2021
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2021:
Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, who serves as Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Interior, today announced that key legislation to fund the federal government until December and respond to recent natural disasters will include billions of dollars in funding for wildfire disaster response, drought relief, public lands restoration, and other critical needs . . .
Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, who serves as Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Interior, today announced that key legislation to fund the federal government until December and respond to recent natural disasters will include billions of dollars in funding for wildfire disaster response, drought relief, public lands restoration, and other critical needs . . .