Jeff Merkley: “It is my hope that as you consider the reauthorization of ESEA, you will provide adequate and stable funding for this…”

This is an insult to Congress and the Constitution.

You can’t wait for a disaster to happen to start preparing, and this funding finally moving forward will be transformative for disaster resiliency along the North Coast.

The SRS program provides crucial payments that are a lifeline for rural communities here in Oregon and across America.

To be clear: Both parties have played a role in creating Senate dysfunction, and both have a responsibility to fix it.