Sens. Merkley, Wyden, Reps. DeFazio, Bonamici Announce $16.5M Purchase of Pacific Seafood
October 02, 2021
October 02, 2021
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Oct. 1, 2021:
Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with Representatives Peter DeFazio (D-OR-4) and Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1), today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will purchase $16.5 million of Pacific seafood through its commodities purchasing program, with over 80 percent of the fish and shrimp coming from Oregon.
"Not only do our . . .
Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with Representatives Peter DeFazio (D-OR-4) and Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1), today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will purchase $16.5 million of Pacific seafood through its commodities purchasing program, with over 80 percent of the fish and shrimp coming from Oregon.
"Not only do our . . .