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Today, U.S. Representatives Kurt Schrader (OR-05) and Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) introduced two separate bills as a step forward for the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde and the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, so they have the ability to work toward amending and modernizing their hunting, fishing, trapping and animal gathering rights.
BEAVERTON, OR [12/22/21] —Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) announced that Oregon will soon receive $92,079,000 in federal funding from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to strengthen drinking and wastewater systems and replace
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) announced that Oregon will soon receive $92,079,000 in federal funding from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to strengthen drinking and wastewater systems and replace dangerous lead service lines and pipes. This funding is the first round of a five-year investment authorized by the new law.
Oregon is expected in 2022 to receive a total of $92,079,000 in federal funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which was signed into law last month. "Access to safe and reliable drinking water is critical for our communities to stay healthy and thrive," U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici said in a written statement Wednesday, Dec. 22.
Oregon is set to receive more than $92 million to replace lead service pipes and strengthen public water systems. The money is coming from the bipartisan infrastructure bill that Congress passed last month. Representative Suzanne Bonamici says the federal money will help provide clean and safe drinking water to hundreds of thousands of Oregonians.
Oregon is getting $92 million to improve drinking water safety across the state. The money is the first round of a 5-year investment included in the recently passed Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Rep. Suzanne Bonamici said. The money will go to replaced lead pipes as well as make improvements to wastewater and drinking water systems.
Oregon will soon receive more than $92 million in federal money from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to strengthen drinking and wastewater systems and replace lead service lines and pipes. This funding is the first round of a five-year investment authorized by the new law. "Access to safe and reliable drinking water is critical for our communities to stay healthy and thrive," said Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) in a news release.
Oregon will receive over $92 million to strengthen drinking and wastewater systems across the state, according to Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici. The funds are the first of a five-year investment under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Jobs Act. Additionally, funds will be directed toward replacing dangerous lead service lines and pipes. "Access to safe and reliable drinking water is critical for our communities to stay healthy and thrive," Bonamici said.
More than 90,000 families, more than a million kids, that's how many people in the Northwest have been getting more money in the bank every month from the enhanced child tax credits that were part of the American Rescue Plan put into action earlier this year. U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, doesn't think one more year is enough. "I'm also supporting legislation called the American Family Act. That would permanently extend enhanced child tax credits. The Build Back Better Act as you know is pending in the Senate; it's a beginning, but this is a permanent extension," said Bonamici.
In the early days of the pandemic, I heard from seniors who were isolated and worried about how they would get their next meal. I helped to lead Congress with quick action to fund Older Americans Act programs through the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and later through the CARES Act. Congress continued that support in the Spring of 2021 with the American Rescue Plan.