WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following statement on May 11, 2022: * * * Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after the Senate failed to advance legislation to codify the right to legal abortion care. "Today, every senator was presented with a choice: to defend Americans' right to privacy and abortion rights, or to put politicians in the exam room to dictate the reproductive decisions of America's women. The choice was easy. As I  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on May 13, 2022: Today the House passed bipartisan legislation led by Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) and Congressman Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA) to update the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) program. The CSBG program has not been updated since 1998. The grants support more than 1,000 Community Action Agencies (CAAs), which have been providing holistic assistance to low-income individuals and co more PR

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Oregon, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on May 13, 2022: Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Aviation Rick Larsen (D-WA) announced the subcommittee will hold a hearing titled, "Preparing for Take-Off: Examining Efforts to Address Climate Change at U.S. Airports." During this hearing, members will more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following memo on May 11, 2022: * * * MEMORANDUM To: Reporters and Editors From: Nicole L'Esperance, Office of Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore. Date: May 11, 2022 Re: Wyden statement on Senate Republicans blocking legislation to codify Roe into law Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement after Senate Republicans blocked the Women's Health Protection Act, legislation to codify Roe v. Wade into law: "In a free so more PR

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: Congressman Cliff Bentz (OR-02) and four of his House colleagues led a bipartisan letter to President Biden encouraging him to allocate funds from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) (passed last year) for the Oregon International EcoPort project in Coos Bay, Oregon. "We have been plagued by a supply chain crisis since the pandemic began in 2020. The disruptions in supply chains have revealed sev more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, May 10 -- Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Congressman Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) introduced the Mt. Hood and Columbia River Gorge Recreation Enhancement and Conservation (REC) Act. The bill contains a groundbreaking model of tribal co-management directing the Forest Service to co-develop a management plan with the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs to protect and enhance Tribal Treaty resources within agreed-upon Treaty Resource Emphasis Zo more PR

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Kurt Schrader, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Kurt Schrader (OR-05) was pleased to welcome U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra to Oregon's 5th Congressional District during Mental Health Awareness Month to discuss initiatives to tackle the nation's youth mental health crisis and strengthen the health care worker pipeline. Secretary Becerra joined Congressman Schrader (OR-05), Governor Brown (D-OR), more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, ranking Republican member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on May 11, 2022: House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) led a Republican forum titled "How Western Drought Affects Every American." "It's clear that the severe drought has further tightened its grip on many western communities," Westerman said. "For example, communities in the Klamath region of Oregon more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on May 11, 2022: Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) and Katie Porter (D-CA) today reintroduced the CFPB Student Loan Integrity and Transparency Act, which would restore critical oversight powers to the top government official responsible for assisting student borrowers. "Students work hard for a better future by pursuing higher education, but too often their educational journey involves dealing with uns more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) and Katie Porter (D-CA) today reintroduced the CFPB Student Loan Integrity and Transparency Act, which would restore critical oversight powers to the top government official responsible for assisting student borrowers. "Students work hard for a better future by pursuing higher education, but too often their educational journey involves dealing with unscrupulous lender more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Oregon, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on May 12, 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 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Donald M. Payne, Jr. (D-NJ) during today's hearing titled, "Board Member Views on Surface Tran more PR

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on May 10, 2022: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) and Finance Committee Member Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey) today called on the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to dramatically improve transparency and consultation with Congress on pending trade negotiations, in a letter sent today with Senators Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), Catherine Cortez  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on May 10, 2022: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) and Finance Committee Member Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey) today called on the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to dramatically improve transparency and consultation with Congress on pending trade negotiations, in a letter sent today with Senat more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following statement on May 11, 2022: * * * Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, the chairman of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee that oversees the U.S. Department of Interior, released the following statement today after the Department of Interior released Volume 1 of a report being compiled as part of the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative. This comprehensive investigation details the troubled legacy of the federal gove more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on May 12, 2022: As Oregonians face rising prices for everyday essentials, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today joined U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) in introducing the Price Gouging Prevention Act of 2022. This legislation would tackle the inflation and rising prices consumers are facing by prohibiting the practice of price gouging during all abn more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following statement: * * * Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after voting against the nomination of Jerome Powell to a second term as chair of the Federal Reserve. "The Federal Reserve holds an important responsibility to safeguard our financial system and seize opportunities to build a stronger economic future. Jerome Powell failed to earn my vote for a second term as Federal Reserve Chair because more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on May 12, 2022: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today introduced legislation to improve government services and unlock new research by securely sharing data between federal agencies - without sacrificing security or privacy. The Secure Research Data Network Act would create a free open-source software data platform to provide approved government researchers with secure access to without compromising Americans' pr more PR

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: With Americans facing record level gas and diesel price increases, U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) today co-sponsored legislation introduced by Maria Cantwell (D-WA) that would significantly increase transportation fuel market transparency and direct the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to proactively monitor and prevent any fraud or manipulation that may be artificially inflating pump prices. "The outrageous volatilit more PR

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on May 13, 2022: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today joined colleagues in a letter calling on infant formula manufacturers to make every effort possible to get parents and families in Oregon and nationwide the formula they need to feed their kids. "We write to express our concern about the infant formula supply shortage which is making it harder for parents and caregivers nationwide to get their children the nourishment more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden this week joined colleagues from both parties in urging federal officials to establish a special pay rate for federal wildland firefighters in Oregon and nationwide that would address urgent staffing shortages in the wildland firefighting workforce. "As the 2022 fire season begins, we urge you to take necessary steps to avert critical staffing shortages in the wildland firefighting workfor more PR

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week joined colleagues in urging the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to help states effectively use funding from the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program and the Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) to fortify election security against interference both domestic and abroad. "We write to urge the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to take steps to en more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden and Senate colleagues from both parties are calling on the Treasury Department to swiftly implement the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and provide a timeline for doing so. Implementation of the CTA would upgrade the country's anti-money laundering laws and help the federal government fully impose sanctions on Russian oligarchs. "The Treasury Department has yet to finalize the implementat more PR

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on May 10, 2022: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Ranking Member Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, and Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., today called on the U.S. Trade Representative to dramatically improve transparency and consultation with Congress on pending trade negotiations, in a letter sent today with Senators Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., a more PR

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * To: Reporters and Editors From: Keith Chu, Office of Senate Finance Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore. Date: May 9, 2022 Re: Suspension of 232 Tariffs on Ukrainian Steel Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today praised Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo's announcement that the United States will suspend 232 tariffs on Ukrainian steel products: "As Ukraine c more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) led 22 of their colleagues in a bipartisan effort requesting that congressional leadership include the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act of 2021, which would allow state-legal cannabis business to access banking services, in the final version of competitiveness legislation currently being negotiated between the House and Senate. Pas more PR

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on May 10, 2022: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley has teamed up with Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Representatives Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX), and David Joyce (R-OH) to introduce a bipartisan, bicameral resolution recognizing National Nurses Week. The resolution honors and celebrates the important contributions of America's nurses to safe, high-quality care and the invaluable role that nurses play in pat more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: In honor of National Nurses Week, Oregon's U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley introduced legislation to protect health care and social services employees from workplace violence. "Caring for our health care professionals and social service workers can't wait," Wyden said. "They have been working long and difficult hours on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic while also being subjected to unacceptable  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on May 12, 2022: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senate Finance Committee Member Rob Portman, R-Ohio, today introduced legislation to disallow Foreign Tax Credits for companies that pay taxes to the Russian government, and other tax benefits. "American taxpayers should not subsidize the Russian war machine. Vladimir Putin continues to bomb civilians, more PR