{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.merkley.senate.gov/merkley-wyden-kotek-announce-7-45-million-for-affordable-housing-support-in-oregon/", "Merkley, Wyden, Kotek Announce $7.45 Million for Affordable Housing Support in Oregon", "2026-09-22", "2026", "2026-09", "Democrat", "Senate", "OR", "Jeff Merkley", "M001176", "www.merkley.senate.gov", "merkley", "https://www.merkley.senate.gov/news/press-releases/", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Oregon\u2019s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden\u2014along with Oregon Governor Tina Kotek\u2014today announced that $7,450,000 in federal funding is coming to Oregon to help people with disabilities access affordable housing and a range of supportive services.\n\n\u201cEveryone deserves a safe, affordable place to call home, and these funds will support public housing authorities across Oregon in better serving people with disabilities,\u201d said Senator Merkley. \u201cAs communities across our state face the biggest housing affordability crisis in decades\u2014with rents dramatically outpacing incomes\u2014we must do everything we can to ensure our families have a decent roof overhead. I\u2019ll keep fighting to deliver critical resources to help ease the burden on all Oregonians searching for a place to call home.\u201d\n\n\u201cHousing is a human right, and it\u2019s crucial that federal investments support that statement with action in Oregon and nationwide,\u201d said Senator Wyden. \u201cThese resources help advance toward that goal in our state by investing in public housing that\u2019s affordable and accessible for people with disabilities. And I\u2019ll keep battling for similar housing investments throughout Oregon for all communities.\u201d\n\n\u201cThis funding is one more win for providing more affordable housing and supportive services for Oregonians with disabilities and their families,\u201d said Governor Kotek. \u201cWe\u2019re staying true to our values by making sure all of our neighbors have access to core basic needs that make life more affordable and create opportunities to thrive.\u201d\n\nThe federal funds are being awarded to the Oregon Department of Housing and Community Services (OHCS) in the form of new Section 811 Housing Choice Vouchers. Known as Mainstream Vouchers, they enable people with disabilities to access both affordable housing and supportive services\u2014provided through partnership agreements between public housing authorities and local agencies\u2014to enable individuals to live independently in the community.\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-23T09:45:16Z", "2026-09-23T09:46:14Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.merkley.senate.gov/merkley-wyden-kotek-announce-7-45-million-for-affordable-housing-support-in-oregon/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8593942038714886, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}