Jeff Merkley: “I thank my colleague. The third sponsor on this bill is Senator Landrieu, the chair of the Small Business Committee. I…”

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

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.

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.