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2024 Funding Package Includes $36 Million For Oregon

(Washington, D.C.) -- The 2024 federal funding package approved by Congress last weekend and signed by President Biden includes 36-million-dollars for Oregon. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley say the money will fund 28 programs across the state. Nineteen programs concern health care and education including a 988 Suicide & Crisis Prevention campaign, drug addiction treatment and nursing programs. Six programs benefit job creation and innovation and three programs involve community resilience and emergency response coordination.

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