Jeff Merkley: “I strongly agree that we can do more to strengthen this program.”

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

Every Oregon community needs the resources to keep young people safe, support children who have experienced abuse and neglect, and build stronger relationships between families and those who serve them.

I have heard heart-wrenching stories from Oregonians who have lost loved ones after a prescription for an injury or treatment turned into an addiction.

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.