{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-releases/merkley-wyden-announce-over-900000-coming-to-the-confederated-tribes-of-the-umatilla-indian-reservation-for-recycling-programs", "Merkley, Wyden Announce Over $900,000 Coming to the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation for Recycling Programs", "2023-12-04", "2023", "2023-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "OR", "Ron Wyden", "W000779", "www.wyden.senate.gov", "wyden", "https://www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Oregon\u2019s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) $915,895 for projects to update and improve the Tribes\u2019 recycling plan, and to focus on practical recycling options that center culturally grounded approaches.\n\n\u201cThis critical funding for CTUIR will help ensure the Tribe has the resources it needs to implement its new and improved recycling plan,\u201d said Merkley. \u201cThis is an environmental win for the CTUIR community that comes at a critical time for our planet.\u201d\n\n\u201cThis federal investment in the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation will help the Tribes to move forward with a modern and broader approach to recycling,\u201d Wyden said. \u201cI know from my town hall there earlier this year how hard Tribal members are working to build an even stronger community, and I\u2019m glad the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is providing this grant to help achieve that goal.\u201d\n\nIn his role as the Senate Chair of the Environment and Public Works subcommittee overseeing environmental justice and chemical safety, Merkley has been holding a series of hearings investigating plastic production and pollution, one of which has examined reuse and refill systems.\n\nThe grant is funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and will be used to replace and upgrade recycling equipment, and expand markets for recycled commodities through Tribal community education and recycled materials management.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:56:20Z"]], "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.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-releases/merkley-wyden-announce-over-900000-coming-to-the-confederated-tribes-of-the-umatilla-indian-reservation-for-recycling-programs"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.8579158931970596, "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"}