Sens. Merkley, Wyden Announce Passage of Major Funding for Wildfire Response and Drought Relief
October 02, 2021
October 02, 2021
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2021:
Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced that key legislation to fund the federal government until December and respond to recent natural disasters has passed both chambers of Congress and will be signed into law. Merkley serves as Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Interior, one of the key subcommittees directing the funding.
Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced that key legislation to fund the federal government until December and respond to recent natural disasters has passed both chambers of Congress and will be signed into law. Merkley serves as Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Interior, one of the key subcommittees directing the funding.