Oregon delegation backs Gov. Brown’s request for Guard mobilization

Oregon's congressional delegation sent a letter Wednesday to President Trump in support of Gov. Kate Brown's request for federal support to mobilize up to 1,250 members of the Oregon National Guard in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, and Reps. Peter DeFazio, Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici, Kurt Schrader and Greg Walden noted in their bipartisan letter that the governor fully activated the state's Emergency Coordination Center in early March and has since ordered Oregonians to stay home and non-essential businesses to cease operations.