WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Oregon, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 29, 2021: Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) announced that the committee will hold a hearing titled, "The Evolving Cybersecurity Landscape: Federal Perspectives on Securing the Nation's Infrastructure." This hearing is the second of two full committee hearings on the cybersecurit more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following opening statement involving a hearing on Nov. 16, 2021, to consider the nominations of Maria Lago to be undersecretary for international trade, and Lisa Wang to be assistant secretary for enforcement and compliance at the Commerce Department: * * * The Finance Committee meets this morning to discuss two important nominations for President Biden's trade policy team at the Commerce Dep more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2021: Congressional Cannabis Caucus Co-Chairs Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), David Joyce (R-OH), Barbara Lee (D-CA), and Don Young (R-AK) today urged the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to allow access to medical cannabis for VA patients as quickly as possible. The push comes amid growing frustration within the veteran community, which has been fighting for the change to help address opioid addictio more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following joint statement: * * * The bicameral Global Vaccination Caucus--Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley; U.S. Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Tina Smith (D-MN); and U.S. Representatives Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08), Tom Malinowski (D-NJ-07), and Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-07)--released the following joint statement: "As experts work to understand the Omicron threat, the emergence of this new variant  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Dec. 1, 2021: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after Congressman Peter DeFazio (OR-04), Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, announced that he will not seek re-election at the end of the 117th Congress. "I've had the honor of serving alongside Peter DeFazio for thirty-four years in the Congress of the Unit more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Oregon, chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, issued the following opening statement at a Dec. 2, 2021, hearing entitled "Trade Subcommittee Hearing on Supporting U.S. Workers, Businesses, and the Environment in the Face of Unfair Chinese Trade Practices": * * * This hearing comes at a critical and fascinating time in the U.S.-China trade relationship. Later next week will mark the 20th anniversary of China officially joining  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Oregon, issued the following statement on Dec. 1, 2021: * * * U.S. Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) issued the following statement today following U.S. Congressman Peter DeFazio's (D-OR) retirement announcement. "As Peter DeFazio announces his retirement after 36 years in Congress, he has earned the reputation as the most knowledgeable and influential member of either chamber and of either party when it comes to transportation and infrastructure more PR

BEAVERTON, Oregon, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), a member of the House Education and Science Committees, announced that Shreya Suresh from Sunset High School won the 2021 Congressional App Challenge for Oregon's First Congressional District. "For this year's Congressional App Challenge, students submitted thoughtful apps that respond to the challenges we face as a country," said Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamic more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2021: U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), and Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.) and Don Young (R-Alaska)--champions of the 2020 Save Our Seas (SOS) 2.0 Act, the most comprehensive marine debris legislation ever--today welcomed a report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine entitled "Reckoning with the U more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, issued the following statement on Dec. 1, 2021: * * * U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio (OR-04) today announced he will not seek re-election in 2022. DeFazio, Chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, served 36 years in the House of Representatives, the longest serving House Member from Oregon and the 65th-longest serving member of the House in U.S. history. DeFazio, known as a passionate progressive populist and effective legisla more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Nov. 30, 2021: Congressman Peter DeFazio (OR-04) today announced $26,734,899 in relief payments to health care providers and medical suppliers who serve rural Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and Medicare beneficiaries in Southwestern Oregon. The funding comes from the American Rescue Plan, which Congressman DeFazio strongly supported and helped pass into law. "Rural providers historic more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Oregon, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following opening statement at a Dec. 2, 2021, hearing entitled "The Evolving Cybersecurity Landscape: Federal Perspectives on Securing the Nation's Infrastructure": * * * Last month, we heard from industry stakeholders and cybersecurity experts on the challenges they face in protecting our nation's transportation systems and critical infrastructure from cyberatt more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Oregon, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2021: Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) requested yesterday that Airlines for America President and CEO Nicholas Calio provide clarity on how airlines managed funds provided to them under the Payroll Support Program (PSP) and what effect thes more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following statement on Dec. 2, 2021: * * * The bicameral Global Vaccination Caucus--Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley; U.S. Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Tina Smith (D-MN); and U.S. Representatives Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08), Tom Malinowski (D-NJ-07), and Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-07)-- issued the following joint statement. "As experts work to understand the Omicron threat, the emergence of more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, issued the following statement: * * * Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02), a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and chair of the Aviation Subcommittee, released the below statement after Committee Chair Peter DeFazio (OR-04) announced his retirement at the end of his term. "It has been an honor to work with Pete DeFazio, my colleague and friend, on the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for the last two decad more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Dec. 1, 2021: * * * Rep. Donald M. Payne, Jr., Chairman of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials for the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, issued the following statement today regarding the retirement of Rep. Peter DeFazio, Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Chairman DeFazio, a Democrat who represents Oregon's 4th Co more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Nov. 30, 2021: Today Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), David Price (D-NC), and Chellie Pingree (D-ME) led 15 Members of the House in calling on President Joe Biden to restore the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH) via Executive Order. The PCAH has historically advised the President, National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, and other federal  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Oregon, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 29, 2021: Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Chair of the Subcommittee on Aviation Rick Larsen (D-WA) and Subcommittee on Aviation Member Greg Stanton (D-AZ) asked Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Stephen Dickson to provide more complete responses to questions h more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Congresswoman Lucy McBath (D-GA-06) aim to address overcrowded classrooms by introducing the Smaller Class Sizes for Students and Educators Act, bold legislation that invests in smaller class sizes in public schools. Students achieve better academic results when they have more individualized attention from instructors, especially in kindergarten through third grade, but more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2021: U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden today issued the following statement after Rep. Peter DeFazio made his announcement: "Peter DeFazio blends all the best qualities of a top-notch legislator - he's an effective, passionate and powerful advocate who always puts the best interests of his constituents first," Wyden said. "Thanks to Peter DeFazio, roads, bridges and transportation systems in Oregon and nationwide  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) this week made the case for how his bipartisan Recreation Not Red-Tape Act would remove barriers to outdoor recreation, increasing equitable access to public lands and boosting rural economies and jobs, during a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on the bill. Witnesses voiced support for the legislation as a key tool to expand public land access. "Recreatio more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2021: U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, is joining with colleagues from both parties to urge the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), to keep phone lines open while clearing the unprecedented backlog of unprocessed returns and to take concrete steps to instead improve telephone services for taxpayers in Oregon and nationwide. "We are concerned to hear reports that the National T more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2021: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced a major federal grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that will help reimburse significant costs for providing non-congregate shelter to Oregonians who lost their homes or were displaced during the 2020 wildfires. "I will never forget seeing entire towns that had been completely destroyed by wildfire in Septe more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2021: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced a major federal grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that will help reimburse significant costs for providing non-congregate shelter to Oregonians who lost their homes or were displaced during the 2020 wildfires. "I will never forget seeing entire towns that had been completely destroyed by wildfire in Septembe more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Nov. 30, 2021: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that 481 rural health providers in Oregon will receive a total of $118,654,854 for COVID relief under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). "For the past 20 months, Oregon's rural health providers have shouldered a heavy burden of this public health crisis--from illness prevention to treatment to vaccination and boosters--and they have b more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Nov. 30, 2021: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that 481 rural health providers in Oregon will receive a total of $118,654,854 for COVID relief under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). "For the past 20 months, Oregon's rural health providers have shouldered a heavy burden of this public health crisis--from illness prevention to treatment to vaccination and boosters--and they have been more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following statement on Dec. 1, 2021, after Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, announced his retirement at the end of his term: * * * "Chairman Peter DeFazio is an absolute force for progress, whose 36 years of effective leadership in the House will leave a legacy that will benefit the Congress and Country for decades to come. "Chairman DeFazio is known and resp more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Oregon, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2021: Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA) announced that the subcommittee will hold a hearing titled, "Promoting Economic and Community Redevelopment and Environmental Justice in the Revita more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Oregon, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2021: Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Donald M. Payne, Jr. (D-NJ) announced the subcommittee will hold a hearing titled, "Leveraging IIJA: Plans for Expanding Intercity Passenger Rail." During the  more PR