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Federal lobbyist outlines Medford federal agenda, earmark and grant priorities
Summary
CFM Advocates partner Kirby Garrett presented the city's federal agenda, including five earmark requests to Senators Wyden and Merkley, EPA and DOT grant pursuits, and policy priorities including housing, homelessness and forest management.
Kirby Garrett of CFM Advocates briefed the council Feb. 5 on the city’s federal agenda for 2025, reviewing recent awards the firm helped secure and outlining priority funding requests and policy objectives for the year.
Garrett summarized recent federal awards and said the firm tracks return on investment; he said the city has secured about $24 million in recent awards during their representation and cited a roughly 34-to-1 return on investment for the city’s engagement with federal advocacy services. He described the federal agenda’s two main funding tracks: congressionally directed spending…
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