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Rep. Peter DeFazio today led a bipartisan letter to House Leadership with fifty-one other Representatives urging Congress to reauthorize full funding for the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) Program for FY2016.
Rep. Peter DeFazio today announced the introduction of the Frank Moore Wild Steelhead Sanctuary Act of 2016, H.R. 6129, legislation that would designate nearly 100,000 acres in the Steamboat Creek Watershed in Umpqua National Forest for salmon preservation.
Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR), along with Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT) today introduced a resolution supporting the inclusion of a public health insurance option in the American health insurance market.
Today, in a House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure hearing, Ranking Member Peter DeFazio (D-OR) blasted changes to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) in Oregon that threaten to stifle economic growth and prevent development or redevelopment in over 230 Oregon communities. The following issues were raised in testimony at today’s hearing:
Representative Peter DeFazio today announced nearly a million dollars in new funding has been awarded to combat veteran homelessness across southwestern Oregon.
The VA has awarded $985,293 in grants under the Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) program to help low-income veteran families avoid homelessness.
Rep. Peter DeFazio today announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded more than $171,000 to the Charleston and Sutherlin fire departments to help protect their firefighters.
WASHINGTON—Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) today announced that the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) awarded approximately $3.7 million to six universities including the University of Oregon to support the transition of the “ShakeAlert” earthquake early warning (EEW) system from testing to production.
Washington, D.C. – At the Coos Bay Railroad Centennial Opening Ceremony in North Bend, Oregon, the Coos Bay Rail Link unveiled a train engine named after Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR).
Rep. Peter DeFazio, founder and co-chairman of the House Small Brewer’s Caucus, released the following statement about the Department of Justice settlement with Anheuser-Busch InBev:
Rep. Peter DeFazio today announced that the Department of Transportation has awarded Lane Transit District a grant totaling nearly $3.5 million to purchase and deploy five Zero-Emission electric buses.