Sens. Wyden, Merkley Urge White House to Include $4 Billion in Homeless Assistance Grants in Its FY 2023 Budget
March 18, 2022
March 18, 2022
WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week urged President Biden to include $4 billion in homeless assistance grants in his Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) budget so Oregon and the entire country can make additional progress towards sheltering unhoused people and ending homelessness.
"Nationwide, nearly 600,000 people experience homelessness on any given night, and around one-th . . .
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week urged President Biden to include $4 billion in homeless assistance grants in his Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) budget so Oregon and the entire country can make additional progress towards sheltering unhoused people and ending homelessness.
"Nationwide, nearly 600,000 people experience homelessness on any given night, and around one-th . . .