Senate President Peter Courtney’s Comments on Emergency Board

SALEM, Ore. – Oregon Senate President Peter Courtney (D-Salem) issued the following statement after today’s historic virtual meeting of the Emergency Board:

“It is days like these that remind me what an honor it is to be part of the Legislature. Today the Emergency Board took actions that will help Oregonians get through this pandemic. We allocated over $30 million towards rental assistance, small business support, worker relief, support for long term care workers, and domestic violence shelters. We have all been hit hard by this pandemic. We are all in this together. Today Legislators from across the State came together to support Oregonians.”