(Source: Patty Murray) Portland, OR - U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley of Oregon and Patty Murray of Washington announced today that the U.S. Senate is pressing the U.S. Army of Corps of Engineers (Army Corps) to move forward with construction of new tribal housing at historical fishing sites to replace villages that were flooded during the creation of the Columbia River dams. Included in the Senate Fiscal Year 2017 Energy and Water Development Appropriations report is language urging the Army Corps to use the funding provided...
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