WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Congressman Jared Huffman (D-CA-02) today introduced the Sustainable International Financial Institutions Act of 2021, which would tackle the problem of international financial institutions helping to finance fossil fuel projects that are accelerating climate chaos. The bill introduction comes as the United States is preparing to participate in a major international cli more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release on Oct. 28, 2021: Congressman Jared Huffman (D-CA-02) and Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today introduced the Sustainable International Financial Institutions Act of 2021, which would tackle the problem of international financial institutions helping to finance fossil fuel projects that are accelerating climate chaos. The bill introduction comes as the United States is preparing to participate in a m more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Oregon, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2021: Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) introduced the Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act, legislation to help protect passengers and personnel from sexual assault and harassment in different modes of transportation. "When it comes to the transportation  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee issued the following opening statement at an Oct. 20, 2021, hearing entitled "Health Insurance Coverage in America: Current and Future Role of Federal Programs": * * * Senate Democrats are on the cusp of moving major legislation that will transform American health care, helping consumers get relief from getting clobbered at the pharmacy window, promoting innovations, and delivering quality, cost effective more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee issued the following opening statement at an Oct. 19, 2021, hearing on nomination of Chris Magnus to be commissioner of Customs and Border Protection: * * * This morning the Finance Committee meets to discuss President Biden's nomination of Chief Chris Magnus to lead Customs and Border Protection. I want to thank Chief Magnus for joining the committee today and for his willingness to take on this extraord more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Oregon, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2021: Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Dina Titus (D-NV) announced the subcommittee will hold a hearing titled, "The General Services Administration's Priorities for 2021 and Bey more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Oregon, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release: The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure will hold a markup on Wednesday, October 27th, at 10:00 a.m. EDT to consider the following measures: H.R. 4042, Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2021 H.R. __, Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act (pending introduction) Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute ( more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Oregon, issued the following statement on Oct. 25, 2021: * * * U.S. Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR)--the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade--today led his Committee colleagues in issuing the following statement regarding reports of forced labor in sugarcane fields in the Dominican Republic. "Disturbing news reports have recently detailed appalling conditions under which sugarcane workers of Haitian-Dominican descent con more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR)--who serves on the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security--teamed up with his colleagues today to introduce the Social Security 2100 Act, groundbreaking legislation to strengthen Social Security by expanding benefits and lowering costs. There are 906,000 Social Security recipients in Oregon, who together receive $1.3 billion in monthly benefits. "Soci more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley is leading members of the Oregon delegation, including U.S. Senator Ron Wyden and U.S. Representatives Peter DeFazio, Kurt Schrader and Suzanne Bonamici, in urging the U.S. Department of Commerce to grant a catastrophic regional fishery disaster declaration for the State of Oregon, after three consecutive years of drought and changing ocean conditions have severely harme more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Zoe Lofgren (CA-19), Jerry McNerney (CA-09), Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) and Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), members of the Science, Space, and Technology Committee, introduced H.R. 5781, National Wildland Fire Risk Reduction Program Act, a comprehensive science authorization bill that will identify and invest in research and development (R&D), set up warning and forecast systems, develop observa more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2021: Congressman Peter DeFazio (OR-04) today announced that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will award a grant totaling $1,738,100 to construct an activities room for the memory care unit at the Lebanon Veterans' Home in Lebanon, OR. "Veterans have courageously served our country. I have long believed that it is our obligation to properly care for the men and women who have served in our more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Oct. 28, 2021: Congressman Peter DeFazio (OR-04) today announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) would distribute over $26 million in grants in the state of Oregon for costs associated with COVID-19 and wildfires. "Oregonians need all the help they can get to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and the devastation brought on by wildfire season," said Rep. DeFazio. "Much of this funding  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2021: The following are opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, from Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) during today's hearing titled, "Are FEMA's Assistance Programs Adequately Designed to Assist Communities Before, During, and After Wildfire?" Chair DeFazio: Thank you Chair Titus and thank you to our witnesses for being with us today. In p more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley is leading members of the Oregon delegation, including U.S. Senator Ron Wyden and U.S. Representatives Peter DeFazio, Kurt Schrader and Suzanne Bonamici, in urging the U.S. Department of Commerce to grant a catastrophic regional fishery disaster declaration for the State of Oregon, after three consecutive years of drought and changing ocean conditions have severely harmed s more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD-08) are leading a bicameral group of members of Congress to push back on subsidies for dirty hydrogen in the Build Back Better plan. As lawmakers work to hammer out a deal before the upcoming Glasgow climate summit, it is critical that the Build Back Better framework includes strong climate action that puts the U.S. on track to meet the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Kurt Schrader, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley is leading members of the Oregon delegation, including U.S. Senator Ron Wyden and U.S. Representatives Peter DeFazio, Kurt Schrader and Suzanne Bonamici, in urging the U.S. Department of Commerce to grant a catastrophic regional fishery disaster declaration for the State of Oregon, after three consecutive years of drought and changing ocean conditions have severely harmed s more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Oregon, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nevada, chair of the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, issued the following opening statements during an Oct. 26, 2021, hearing entitled "Are FEMA's Assistance Programs Adequately Designed to Assist Communities Before, During and After Wildfire?": * * * Chair DeFazio: Thank you Chair Titus and thank you more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD-08) are leading a bicameral group of members of Congress to push back on subsidies for dirty hydrogen in the Build Back Better plan. As lawmakers work to hammer out a deal before the upcoming Glasgow climate summit, it is critical that the Build Back Better framework includes strong climate action that puts the U.S. on track to meet the Bi more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley is leading members of the Oregon delegation, including U.S. Senator Ron Wyden and U.S. Representatives Peter DeFazio, Kurt Schrader and Suzanne Bonamici, in urging the U.S. Department of Commerce to grant a catastrophic regional fishery disaster declaration for the State of Oregon, after three consecutive years of drought and changing ocean conditions have severely harmed sa more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2021: U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden said today he is cosponsoring legislation that would expand access to education for Americans in federal prisons by creating an office within the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) focused on correctional education and funding a new program to address the lack of educational opportunities now offered. "Improving educational opportunities in prison helps to reduce recidivism rat more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement at an Oct. 26, 2021, nominations hearing for the Office of U.S. Trade Representative and Treasury and Health and Human Services departments: * * * The Finance Committee meets this morning to discuss an important set of nominations that span three federal agencies and at least two continents. Maria Pagan is President Biden's nominee to serve as a Deputy U.S. Trade Represent more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on Oct. 28, 2021, regarding the inclusion of his Clean Energy for America Act in President Biden's Build Back Better framework: * * * "There is bicameral agreement on the linchpin of our efforts to combat the climate crisis, including the critical reforms proposed in the Clean Energy for America Act. This landmark legislation ties incentives directly to carbon emissions red more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2021: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today unveiled an updated version of the Billionaires Income Tax, which would ensure billionaires pay tax every year, just like working Americans. "There are two tax codes in America. The first is mandatory for workers who pay taxes out of every pay check. The second is voluntary for billionaires who def more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden today joined seven Senate colleagues to express disappointment with the Pentagon's proposed timeline--of up to nine years--to implement the findings of the Independent Review Commission (IRC) on Sexual Assault to combat sexual assault and harassment in the military. In a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, the senators request a briefing outlining the Department of Defense's method more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley is leading members of the Oregon delegation, including U.S. Senator Ron Wyden and U.S. Representatives Peter DeFazio, Kurt Schrader and Suzanne Bonamici, in urging the U.S. Department of Commerce to grant a catastrophic regional fishery disaster declaration for the State of Oregon, after three consecutive years of drought and changing ocean conditions have severely harmed salmo more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2021: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced $25 million in federal grants are being allocated for emergency services critical to the state's recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. "While Oregon continues its recovery from the pandemic, we cannot ignore the effects of COVID-19 on emergency personnel and their ability to provide aid and administer tests when needed," said M more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: As Oregonians continue to recover from the devastating wildfires in 2020 that destroyed entire communities in Lane County, Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced millions of dollars in grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that will support projects repairing infrastructure that was severely damaged by wildfire and wind. "Wildfires and intense winds caused sign more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2021: As Oregonians continue to recover from the devastating wildfires in 2020 that destroyed entire communities in Lane County, Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced millions of dollars in grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that will support projects repairing infrastructure that was severely damaged by wildfire and wind. "Wildfires and intense win more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (TNSrep) -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 28, 2021: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, today released the results of their bipartisan investigation into allegations of ongoing child abuse at federally-funded facilities and substandard protections provided by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Offic more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2021: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today asked the Inspector General for the U.S. Interior Department to answer questions about the Chemawa Indian School's accounting practices and update its 2015 review of the Salem school's policies to determine whether progress has been made to increase students' academic achievement. Wyden and Merkley's letter noted that the Office of Inspector Genera more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Oregon, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2021: The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure approved a slate of legislation during a committee markup, including two bipartisan bills to help communities expedite disaster recovery efforts. Legislation approved during today's markup is now ready for consideration on the House floor. "As climate change continu more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Oregon, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2021: Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO), Chair of the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Dina Titus (D-NV), and Subcommittee Ranking Member Daniel Webster (R-FL) introduced bipartisan legislation t more PR