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Lessening the Pandemic’s Burden on LGBTQ Workers and Families
February 11, 2021, 9:00 am
For more on how the government can support LGBTQ people during the pandemic, see Government Strategies To Address the Coronavirus Must Include Targeted Assistance for LGBTQ Communities.
Mitigating the coronavirus pandemic’s detrimental impacts on the lives of LGBTQ people will require a strategically coordinated policy effort at all levels of government. Read the column
Update, February 11, 2021:
This column has been updated to reflect that on February 11, 2021, the Biden administration announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development would administer and fully enforce the Fair Housing Act to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
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.