WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., will convene a hearing on Thursday, March 17, to examine charitable giving and trends in the nonprofit sector. The hearing will take place at 10:00 a.m. in Room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The witnesses at Thursday's hearing will be: * Daniel Cardinali, President and CEO, Independent Sector, Washington, more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Oregon, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on March 16, 2022: The following are opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, from 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) during today's Members' Day Hearing to examine Members' priorities in the dev more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Oregon, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on March 18, 2022: Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Salud Carbajal (D-CA) announced the subcommittee will hold a field hearing titled, "A Review of Coast Guard Efforts to Improve Small Passenger Vessel Safety." Thi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Oregon, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on March 17, 2022: The following are opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, from Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Aviation Rick Larsen (D-WA) during today's hearing titled, "Aviation Noise: Measuring Progress in Addressing Community Concerns." Chai more PR

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Massachusetts's U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey, along with Representatives Don Beyer (VA-08) and John Garamendi (CA-03), today sent a letter to President Biden urging his support for the deployment of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to Ukraine in light of Russia's reckless attacks on nuclear facilities there. All four members serve as co-chairs of the Nuclear W more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: On Thursday, March 17, Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), will release his legislative agenda and report for reigniting federal investment in affordable housing. His legislative blueprint, "Locked Out 2.0: Reversing Federal Housing Failures and Unlocking Opportunity," also describes how decades of disinvestment by the federal government in safe, affordable housing has fueled chronic challenges for Portla more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on March 16, 2022: Today Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Chair of the Education and Labor Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services, delivered the following remarks at a committee markup to advance her bipartisan update to the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) program. "In 1964, Congress first established the Community Action Program to support locally driven anti-poverty efforts. Today, more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on March 16, 2022: One year ago today, a gunman sought out and entered three Asian-owned spas in Georgia, opened fire, and killed eight people, including six Asian women. Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) issued the following statements: Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01): "One year after the heinous crimes in Atlanta, I continue to stand with our Asian American comm more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with Representative Peter DeFazio, are joined today by Representatives Suzanne Bonamici, Earl Blumenauer, and Kurt Schrader in a letter to President Biden requesting federal funds from the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act (IIJA) be allocated towards a proposal to create a major new west coast container port in Coos Bay. In their letter, the  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Congressman Peter DeFazio (OR-04) today introduced the Stop Gas Price Gouging Tax and Rebate Act. This legislation would create a windfall profit tax on excessive corporate profits and return the revenue to American consumers in the form of a tax rebate. "Big Oil is foaming at the mouth," said Rep. DeFazio. "After price-gouging Americans in 2021 to make record profits, Big Oil is now reaping the benefits o more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Peter DeFazio, along with Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, are joined today by Representatives Suzanne Bonamici, Earl Blumenauer, and Kurt Schrader in a letter to President Biden requesting federal funds from the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act (IIJA) be allocated towards a proposal to create a major new west coast container port in Coos Bay. In their letter, th more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Oregon, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on March 16, 2022: Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Sam Graves (R-MO), Chair of the Subcommittee on Aviation Rick Larsen (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Aviation Garret Graves (R-LA), and 25 of the more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., called on Congress to swiftly enact bipartisan legislation to repeal Permanent Normal Trade Relations with Russia, following introduction of a new bill by House Ways and Means Chair Richard Neal, D-Mass., and Ranking Member Kevin Brady, R-Texas. "It is past time to cut off Vladimir Putin's regime from the benefits of th more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Reps. Blumenauer (OR-03) and Fitzpatrick (PA-01) sent a letter to House leadership urging Congress to include replenishment of the Small Business Administration's Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) in any upcoming supplemental legislation addressing the COVID-19 pandemic. This letter follows a decision by House leadership to remove COVID-19 relief from the Fiscal Year 2022 omnibus package and instead vo more PR

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) and Don Young (R-AK) introduced a bipartisan resolution that will honor caregivers and their efforts to reduce hunger by recognizing National Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Week, which started Sunday. CACFP provides millions of children and adults in child care, afterschool and summer meal programs, emergency shelters, and adult care homes with healthy  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on March 14, 2022: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Massachusetts's U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey, along with Representatives Don Beyer (VA-08) and John Garamendi (CA-03), today sent a letter to President Biden urging his support for the deployment of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to Ukraine in light of Russia's reckless attacks on nuclear facilities there. All four members serve as co-chai more PR

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release on March 15, 2022: U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) spoke on the Senate floor following the Senate's passage of the Sunshine Protection Act of 2021 (S. 623). The bill would make Daylight Saving Time (DST) permanent across the country starting in 2023. In 2018, Florida legislature's enacted year-round DST. However, for Florida's change to apply, a change in the federal statute is required. Nineteen other state more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement at a March 17, 2022, hearing on examining charitable giving trends in the nonprofit sector: * * * The Finance Committee meets this morning to discuss ways to go about promoting charitable giving in America. Americans are generous people, and that's why charity is one of the key incentives embedded at the heart of our tax code and a top priority for Democrats and Republican more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement at a March 16, 2022, hearing entitled "Prescription Drug Price Inflation: An Urgent Need to Lower Drug Prices": * * * The Finance Committee meets this morning because there is nothing in our health care system as broken as the way America pays for life-saving medications like insulin. That failed system has forced millions of Americans to make daily gut-wrenching decisions more PR

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on the promise and challenge of strategic trade engagement in the Indo-Pacific region: * * * The Finance Committee meets this morning to discuss the challenges and opportunities in stepping up our economic ties with countries in Asia and the Pacific. The Indo-Pacific region accounts for half the world's population. It's full of like-minded democracies and growing economies more PR

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on March 15, 2022: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., last week sent a letter urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to finalize the proposal that applies all pharmacy price concessions, known as direct and indirect remuneration (DIR) fees, to drug prices at the point of sale in Oregon and nationwide. "CMS must take the next step in f more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, alongside U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., and Ben Ray Lujan, D- N.M., this week introduced legislation that would protect consumers, farmers, and small businesses by ensuring the right to repair. "When you buy something, you shouldn't have to pay extra, or ask special permission from a corporation just to get it fixed," Wyden said. "The Fair Repair Act is a common-sense step to pu more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on March 16, 2022: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with Representative Peter DeFazio, are joined today by Representatives Suzanne Bonamici, Earl Blumenauer, and Kurt Schrader in a letter to President Biden requesting federal funds from the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act (IIJA) be allocated towards a proposal to create a major new west coast container port in Coos Bay. In their l more PR

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on March 15, 2022: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today congratulated Elaine Trevino on her appointment to a post within the Biden Administration. As a result, the White House withdrew her nomination to serve as chief agricultural negotiator for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. "I'm glad to see Ms. Trevino will be serving the American peo more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on March 16, 2022: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced an additional $16 million in federal emergency rental assistance funds allowing the Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) to keep the Oregon Emergency Rental Assistance Program (OERAP) open through March 21, 2022. The portal was originally scheduled to close March 14, 2022. "Everyone--regardless of the color of their ski more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on March 16, 2022: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced an additional $16 million in federal emergency rental assistance funds allowing the Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) to keep the Oregon Emergency Rental Assistance Program (OERAP) open through March 21, 2022. The portal was originally scheduled to close March 14, 2022. "Everyone--regardless of the color of their  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on March 15, 2022: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced a total of $17,688,999 in federal funding grants headed to Rogue Valley Transportation, Cottage Grove, and Lane Transit. "Our public transportation systems keep Oregonians connected and have kept vital services within reach for our communities," said Merkley. "These grants will help make our transit districts stronger and he more PR

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on March 15, 2022: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced a total of $17,688,999 in federal funding grants headed to Rogue Valley Transportation, Cottage Grove, and Lane Transit. "Our public transportation systems keep Oregonians connected and have kept vital services within reach for our communities," said Merkley. "These grants will help make our transit districts stronger and help  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on March 16, 2022: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with Representative Peter DeFazio, are joined today by Representatives Suzanne Bonamici, Earl Blumenauer, and Kurt Schrader in a letter to President Biden requesting federal funds from the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act (IIJA) be allocated towards a proposal to create a major new west coast container port in Coos Bay. In thei more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week urged President Biden to include $4 billion in homeless assistance grants in his Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) budget so Oregon and the entire country can make additional progress towards sheltering unhoused people and ending homelessness. "Nationwide, nearly 600,000 people experience homelessness on any given night, and around one-third of them are unsheltered: liv more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week urged President Biden to include $4 billion in homeless assistance grants in his Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) budget so Oregon and the entire country can make additional progress towards sheltering unhoused people and ending homelessness. "Nationwide, nearly 600,000 people experience homelessness on any given night, and around one-third of them are unsheltered:  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week announced that Warm Springs, Talent and Pendleton have been selected by federal officials to participate in a cutting-edge energy storage program to increase energy resilience in the face of increasingly dangerous weather events and a changing climate. "Building out energy storage capacity is key as families in Oregon and across the nation have suffered severe more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week announced that Warm Springs, Talent and Pendleton have been selected by federal officials to participate in a cutting-edge energy storage program to increase energy resilience in the face of increasingly dangerous weather events and a changing climate. "Building out energy storage capacity is key as families in Oregon and across the nation have suffered sev more PR

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on March 14, 2022: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that the Warm Springs Housing Authority has secured a $1.03 million federal grant from the American Rescue Plan to rehabilitate 11 rental units for the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. "Tribal communities in Oregon and nationwide have been hammered by this public health crisis that's magnified already serious housing challenges f more PR

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on March 14, 2022: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that the Warm Springs Housing Authority has secured a $1.03 million federal grant from the American Rescue Plan to rehabilitate 11 rental units for the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. "Tribal communities in Oregon and nationwide have been hammered by this public health crisis that's magnified already serious housing challenges for  more PR