May 4, 2020 — After funds were held up for two years, Washington tribes and fishing communities will receive more than $8.4 million in fishery disaster assistance.
Washington Democratic Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell helped include the funding in a 2018 spending bill, according to a press release. However, the funds were held up by the Office of Management and Budget.
Murray and Cantwell sent a letter to the acting OMB director earlier this month, urging him to distribute the funds.