Sens. Merkley, Wyden Announce Over $40M in Federal Funds Headed to Central Oregon to Combat Extreme Wildfires
April 14, 2022
April 14, 2022
WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on April 13, 2022:
Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced a total of $41.3 million headed to Central Oregon to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire. Senator Merkley, as Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee that funds the U.S. Forest Service, and Senator Wyden, who is a senior member of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, had a key role in authoring wil . . .
Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced a total of $41.3 million headed to Central Oregon to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire. Senator Merkley, as Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee that funds the U.S. Forest Service, and Senator Wyden, who is a senior member of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, had a key role in authoring wil . . .