WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Ron Wyden issued the following press release:
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined Senate colleagues in questioning how Trump's reorganization of the Research, Education, and Economics (REE) mission area at the U.S. Department of Agriculture will affect farmers and ranchers in Oregon and nationwide.
"We write with strong concern regarding the reorganization and restructuring of the Research, Education, and Economics (REE) mission area at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)," the senators wrote to Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden. "While we support actions to improve efficiencies and enhance service, this effort will erode the capacity of USDA's research agencies and...