Wyden, colleagues call for robust federal funding to support rural small businesses

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said today he has joined Senate colleagues in calling on the Senate Appropriations Committee to secure federal investment for small businesses in rural Oregon and nationwide through the Rural Business Development Grant Program (RBDG).

"Since launching in 2015, RBDG funding has provided support for planning, technical assistance, job training, and other bus...