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Archive Home > 2011 > November > 17 > Faster economic aid is sought

Faster economic aid is sought

• Merkley's bill would speed up assistance to small businesses in distressed regions

By Andrew Clevenger / The Bulletin
November 17, 2011

WASHINGTON — Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., introduced legislation Tuesday that would speed up a federal assistance program for economically hard-hit areas that has yet to recognize the effects of a yearslong downturn on Deschutes County.

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