Sens. Wyden, Merkley, Western Colleagues Call for Megadrought Emergency Relief
February 24, 2022
February 24, 2022
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are joining Western colleagues in calling on Senate leadership to include $616 million in emergency drought funding and agricultural assistance in the omnibus appropriations bill as the West continues to suffer from the worst megadrought in more than 1200 years.
"The Colorado River, the lifeblood of seven western states, could lose 29 perc . . .
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are joining Western colleagues in calling on Senate leadership to include $616 million in emergency drought funding and agricultural assistance in the omnibus appropriations bill as the West continues to suffer from the worst megadrought in more than 1200 years.
"The Colorado River, the lifeblood of seven western states, could lose 29 perc . . .