Merkley and Wyden Announce Key Oregon Wins to Keep Oregon Communities Safe

Statement

Oregon's Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced that the Senate Appropriations Committee, on which Merkley sits, has passed an Interior Appropriations bill including key provisions to keep Oregon communities safe with clean drinking water and to prepare for the possibility of a large scale Cascadia earthquake.

"This legislation will help fund water infrastructure projects so our schools and homes have clean water, and also make sure that Oregon is well prepared in the event of a Cascadia earthquake," said Merkley. "We've seen over and over the price we pay by shortchanging our investments in our future. This bill makes important down-payments on our communities' long-term safety."

"Safeguarding clean water statewide and ensuring that all Oregonians are properly prepared for a Cascadia quake both rank as top priorities for public health and safety," Wyden said. "This bill takes significant steps toward achieving those objectives that are so essential to our state's well-being."

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