WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: The House passed legislation backed by Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Chair of the Education and Labor Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services, to update and strengthen the landmark Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. Video of Bonamici's remarks in support of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022 (WIOA) on the House floor can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/TxV5aje5uz more PR

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Oregon, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, chair of the Subcommittee on Aviation, issued the following remarks on May 17, 2022, at a hearing entitled "Preparing for Take-Off: Examining Efforts to Address Climate Change at U.S. Airports": * * * Chair DeFazio: Thank you, Chair Larsen, for calling this very important hearing today focused on examining the different infrastructure, t more PR

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Oregon, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on May 18, 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 committee markup of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022.  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Oregon, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following joint statement with Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., chair of the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit: * * * Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) issued the following statement in response after the National Highway T more PR

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Oregon, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on May 17, 2022: Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO), Chair of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA), and Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Ranking Member D more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on May 18, 2022: The U.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution today held a hearing on the Lori Jackson - Nicolette Elias Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act, legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., to protect domestic violence survivors from gun violence. The bill is named for two women who were both shot and killed by their abusive, estrange more PR

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Congressman Earl Blumenauer, Co-Chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, released a letter urging the Department of Transportation to reform and modernize cannabis testing requirements for commercial truck drivers. In the past two years, tens of thousands of commercial drivers have been forced out of the profession not because they are impaired on the job, but because imprecise testing practices trigger  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on May 19, 2022: Today Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) helped the House pass legislation to crack down on gas price gouging and excessive price increases by oil companies. "While prices at the pump have been soaring over recent months, oil and gas companies have been raking in record profits and sending large dividends to their shareholders," said Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici. "I'm glad the House  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on May 18, 2022: Oregon's Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today introduced the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2022, legislation to prohibit the manufacture, processing, use, and distribution in commerce of commercial asbestos. "It is long past time for the United States to ban asbestos," said Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici. "It is unacceptable that this known carcinogen more PR

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on May 18, 2022: The bipartisan Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (WRDA 2022), legislation led by Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio, advanced out of committee and will now head to the House floor for consideration. This legislation provides for improvements to Oregon and the nation's ports, inland waterways, locks, dams, flood protection, ecosystem restorati more PR

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Oregon, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on May 18, 2022: The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure voted to advance the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (WRDA) out of committee, and it now heads to the House floor for a vote. This legislation provides authority for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) to carry out water resources development projects and  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release and letter on May 19, 2022: Congressman Jared Huffman (D-CA-02) and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) joined Member of the European Parliament Marie Toussaint in a trans-Atlantic effort to transition to clean energy and prevent new liquified natural gas (LNG) infrastructure. The legislators led a joint letter to President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen urging the recently created US- more PR

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on May 18, 2022: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici today introduced the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2022, legislation to prohibit the manufacture, processing, use, and distribution in commerce of commercial asbestos. "Too many Americans have sat at the bedside watching helplessly as their loved ones die from asbestos. This is totally avoidable if America just bans more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on May 18, 2022: * * * Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement in response to a Government Accountability Office report he requested, Tax Equity: Lack of Data Limits Ability to Analyze Effects of Tax Policies on Households by Demographic Characteristics: "Policy is most often made through the tax code, but we don't have concr more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release and letter on May 18, 2022: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today launched an investigation into Abbott's tax practices, and whether the company used its windfall from Republicans' 2017 tax cuts to enrich executives and shareholders, rather than ensure the safety of the manufacturing plant that produces infant formula. Since the passage of the 2017 Repub more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on May 19, 2022: Amid warnings about potentially difficult wildfires in the months ahead for Oregon and the West, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today pressed U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to use newly available wildfire management funds provided by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and urged her to work with local communities on wildfire response plans. At a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on more PR

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release and letter on May 18, 2022: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today with colleagues blasted companies for collecting and selling the cellphone-based location data of people who visit abortion clinics and risking the safety of anyone seeking access to abortion services. In the wake of the Supreme Court's leaked draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade, the senators are demanding answers about the companies' data collect more PR

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release and letter on May 18, 2022: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) urging the agency to investigate evidence that ID.me -- a provider of identity verification services widely used by federal and state government agencies -- made multiple misleading statements about its use of facial recognition. The letter was joined by U.S. Senators Cory Booker, D-N.J., Edward J. more PR

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on May 17, 2022: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced that a total of $8.3 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds are headed to eight regions of Oregon to revitalize communities and tackle polluted brownfield sites. "Regardless of zip code or income, Oregonians in every corner of the state deserve for their communities to be free from environmental hazards and ready to grow more PR

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on May 17, 2022: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced that a total of $8.3 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds are headed to eight regions of Oregon to revitalize communities and tackle polluted brownfield sites. "Regardless of zip code or income, Oregonians in every corner of the state deserve for their communities to be free from environmental hazards and ready to grow ec more PR

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on May 16, 2022: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced a total investment of $71,024,288 across Oregon in federal grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). These funds have been dispersed into five different categories that will tackle various housing issues around the state. "I've heard from many Oregonians who are struggling under the enormous weight of Am more PR

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on May 16, 2022: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced a total investment of $71,024,288 across Oregon in federal grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). These funds have been dispersed into five different categories that will tackle various housing issues around the state. "I've heard from many Oregonians who are struggling under the enormous weight of Ameri more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on May 19, 2022: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today issued a statement of support for Alexis Taylor, nominated to be Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of Agriculture: "For the last six years, Alexis has worked tirelessly to protect the health and safety of Oregon families and to support our state's tens of thousands of farmers and ranchers as they put fo more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week joined with colleagues to introduce legislation that would curb corporate union-busting campaigns by denying tax breaks for attempts to dissuade employees from unionizing. "Workers are using their power. They are securing historic victories as they unionize for better pay, better hours, and better working conditions. The wealthiest corporations in the country more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week joined with colleagues to introduce legislation that would curb corporate union-busting campaigns by denying tax breaks for attempts to dissuade employees from unionizing. "Workers are using their power. They are securing historic victories as they unionize for better pay, better hours, and better working conditions. The wealthiest corporations in the country ar more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week joined colleagues in urging President Biden to immediately assign a coordinator within the White House to work with manufacturers directly and oversee the development and implementation of a national strategy for increasing the resiliency of the infant formula supply chain and protecting against future contamination and shortages. The senators aske more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week joined colleagues in urging President Biden to immediately assign a coordinator within the White House to work with manufacturers directly and oversee the development and implementation of a national strategy for increasing the resiliency of the infant formula supply chain and protecting against future contamination and shortages. The senators asked t more PR