Wyden, Merkley Keeping Oregon and 2021 in Sight
December 23, 2020
Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley who serves on the Senate Appropriations Committee and Ron Wyden today announced a wide range of investments that will benefit Oregon and are included in the fiscal year 2021 spending bill that has passed the Senate. The next step is for the president to sign the bill into law.
Taken together, the investments announced by the senators impact virtually all communities in every corner of the state, addressing some of Oregonians’ biggest challenges. The provisions highlighted include only a fraction of those in the omnibus package that benefit Oregon, including health care, education, science and conservation, and more.
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As the incoming Gianforte administration prepares to lay the groundwork for Montanaâs future prosperity, we respectfully recommend they consider investing in the state agencies and outdoor programs that support wildlife protection, enhance public access and conserve our working lands.
Montanaâs outdoor assets can be a critical component of a Montana comeback plan because they fuel a growing industry. A recent report from the Trump administration found Montanaâs outdoor economy makes up over 4.7% of Montanaâs total economy, contributes $2.5 billion annually and employs 31,598 people.
Besides jobs, Montanaâs great outdoors are fundamental to our state identity. Rural or urban, Democrat or Republican, we all equally depend on Montanaâs land, water and wildlife.
In the aftermath of the November 3 election, President Donald Trump has tried every trick in the book to avoid facing the reality of his loss. A barrage of lawsuits accompanied by disinformation campaigns has attempted to cast doubt on the legitimacy of the election.
But a close look at regulatory actions and executive moves shows that, even as Trump makes a show of refusing to concede or transition power to the incoming Biden administration, his team is pushing through a slew of last-minute rules and regulations.
Many of these changes will harm the environment and public health.
It isn’t surprising that an administration that has attempted to roll back more than 100 environmental protections in the past four years would step up its assault in its waning months. But that doesn’t make the continued attacks any less important. Here’s some of what’s at risk:
For Immediate Release Tuesday, December 22, 2020
DENVER While the COVID-19 pandemic cast a tragic shadow across the United States in 2020, environmental advocates at the national, state and municipal levels were still able to effect change this past year. Highlights included helping to enhance our country’s commitment to conserving land and wildlife, advancing renewable energy usage, decreasing plastic waste and creating cleaner transportation and water.
“By all accounts, 2020 has been a trying year, but we must take hope from the fact that so many Americans and their leaders have persevered on the environmental front and delivered concrete progress to make the planet cleaner and safer,”