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Oregon delegation urges President Trump to OK Major Disaster declaration for wildfires

September 14, 2020

The signers include the Democrats on the delegration - U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, and Representatives Peter DeFazio Earl Blumenauer Kurt Schrader, and Suzanne Bonamici - Rep. Greg Walden, a Republican who represents Oregon's sprawling 2nd District.

"This year, more than 1 million acres of land in Oregon have been burned, and at least ten Oregonians have tragically lost their lives to the fires, with the death toll expected to increase. For comparison, an average total area of approximately 500,000 acres have burned each year of the last decade during a typical fire season," the lawmakers wrote in a letter to President Trump.