WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Oregon, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release: 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 the subcommittee will hold a hearing titled, "Proposals for a Water Resources Development Act of 2022: Administration Priorities." This hearing will in more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 -- Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Oregon, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 3, 2022: Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) urged Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel to immediately delay deployment of 5G technologies until the aviation safety concerns raised by the Department of Transportation (DOT), the Federal Aviation Admin more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Oregon, issued the following news release on Jan. 5, 2022: Congressman Cliff Bentz (R-Ontario) announced the 2021 winners of the Congressional App Challenge for Oregon's Second Congressional District: Rami Hozi, Blake Wickers, Cordell Patrick, and Zeferino Araiza from Hermiston High School. The students created Emergency!, an all-in-one app that allows users to access emergency services such as phone numbers, location, contacts, and a map.The idea orig more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) announced the delivery of $87.7 million to Oregon through the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) through the American Rescue Plan and the state's annual funding allocation. LIHEAP provides grants to state agencies to help low-income families manage costs associated with home energy bills, energy crises, and minor energy-related home repairs. "Making su more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, issued the following statement on Jan. 6, 2022: * * * Congressman Peter A. DeFazio (OR-04) today released a statement in commemoration of the one-year anniversary of the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. His full statement is as follows. "What happened on January 6, 2021 at the U.S. Capitol, in no uncertain terms, was an attempted coup by insurrectionists encouraged by Donald Trump's violent, destructive, and treasonous rhetoric an more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Kurt Schrader, D-Oregon, issued the following statement on Jan. 6, 2022: * * * U.S. Congressman Kurt Schrader (OR-05) released the following statement to mark the one-year anniversary of the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. "The January 6, 2021 attack on our U.S. Capitol is one of the darkest days in American history. Lives were lost and many more were endangered, including those of my staff, colleagues and the law enforcement officers who risked everythi more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Jan. 6, 2022: * * * Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement on the one-year anniversary of the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol and the urgent need to pass legislation to combat a rising wave of attacks on voting rights and election integrity across the country: "One year ago today, a violent mob stormed the Capitol to block lawmakers from completing their constitutional d more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 4, 2022: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today applauded a win by the U.S. in a challenge to Canada's barriers to American dairy products. A dispute resolution panel convened under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) found that Canada's use of tariff rate quotas to unfairly restrict U.S. dairy products is inconsistent with its U more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 7, 2022: * * * Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued a statement after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a new rule to address high fees imposed on pharmacies by pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs): "This proposed rule is an important step towards easing the financial strain on thousands of independent pharmacies and m more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Jan. 4, 2022: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today welcomed a response from the Ball Corp. that it will postpone action previously scheduled to go into effect Jan. 1, which could have hurt small brewers in Oregon and nationwide who order printed beer cans from the company. Wyden, the Senate Finance Committee chair, had asked Ball in a Dec. 22 letter to postpone implementation of policy changes for its non-contracted c more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Jan. 5, 2022: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today joined colleagues from both the House and Senate in sending a letter to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Richard Glick urging the agency to use its authority to protect consumers from skyrocketing energy costs. "We write to express our concern in regard to the effect that anticipated increases in heating and energy costs will have on our constituen more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announce $999,931 million in federal funds to assist in the prevention of school violence in Multnomah County. Multnomah County Health Department (MCHD) has proposed a Category 2 STOP School Violence projected aimed at empowering students and school personnel to prevent and respond appropriately to violence and mental health crises. "Prioritizing mental health car more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Jan. 4, 2022: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that Oregon will receive more than $8.2 million in grants and loans from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development program. "These investments lay critical foundations in our rural communities so Oregonians can continue to live, work, and raise families in all corners of our state," Wyden said. "Broadband and municipal  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 3, 2022: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Ranking Member Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, today announced their intention to hold a committee hearing in January to discuss shortfalls in mental health care for children and teenagers in America, and have confirmed U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy will testify after his office released a report on youth  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Jan. 4, 2022: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that Oregon will receive more than $8.2 million in grants and loans from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development program. "These investments lay critical foundations in our rural communities so Oregonians can continue to live, work, and raise families in all corners of our state," Wyden said. "Broadband and municipal wat more PR