Senators Lead Bipartisan Push to Support Fishermen and Seafood Processors
Collapse of industry would hurt over one million workers, American food supply chain
Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Jack Reed (D-RI), are leading a bipartisan group of 25 lawmakers in pushing to make sure urgently needed federal assistance is delivered to America’s fishermen and seafood processors, who have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.
In their letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, the senators request that upcoming coronavirus relief legislation include funding and provisions to support this critical industry.
Read the full letter here:
20.05.06-Letter-to-Leadership-re-Seafood-Assistance-Due-to-COVID-19-FINAL
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