WASHINGTON, June 4 -- 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 Highways and Transit Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced the subcommittee will hold a hearing titled, "Addressing the Roadway Safety Crisis: Building Safer Roads for All." The hearing will examine the current state of A more PR

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on June 2, 2022: Wednesday, Representative Peter DeFazio (OR-04), Nancy Mace (SC-01), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), and Adam Schiff (CA-28) led a bipartisan group of 48 Members of Congress in introducing legislation - H.J.Res. 87 - to assert Congress's constitutional war powers and end unauthorized United States military involvement in Saudi Arabia's brutal war in Yemen. A companion version will be introduced by Se more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, June 3 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following statement: * * * Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after re-testing positive for COVID-19. "After recovering and feeling better, some COVID symptoms have returned and I again tested positive. This is occurring in a modest percent of folks who used Paxlovid and is referred to as 'COVID-19 rebound.' "I am following CDC guidelines to isolate and will return to in-person work as soon a more PR

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release and letter on May 31, 2022: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden and four Senate colleagues are urging Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Apple CEO Tim Cook to prohibit apps on the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store from using data mining practices that could facilitate the targeting of individuals seeking abortion services. "This system of data collection and distribution has the potential to directly threaten individuals wh more PR

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden has joined his colleagues in sending a letter to the Biden administration with concerns about the stark inconsistencies in the treatment of humanitarian parole applicants from Ukraine and Afghanistan. "The inconsistent treatment of Afghan and Ukrainian humanitarian parole applications is troubling. Afghans and Ukrainians have turned to humanitarian parole because other pathways  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on June 2, 2022: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced Oregon will be receiving a total of $4,170,737 to fund 2022 wood innovations and community wood grants. As Chairman of the Subcommittee that funds the Forest Service, Senator Merkley secured $20 million for these nationally-competitive grants in addition to $12 million provided in the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act. Oreg more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on June 2, 2022: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced Oregon will be receiving a total of $4,170,737 to fund 2022 wood innovations and community wood grants. As Chairman of the Subcommittee that funds the Forest Service, Senator Merkley secured $20 million for these nationally-competitive grants in addition to $12 million provided in the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act. Oregon more PR

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on June 1, 2022: Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) unveiled today the Simplifying and Strengthening PSLF Act, to streamline and improve the troubled federal program to help Americans pursuing careers in public service - like firefighters, teachers, police officers, and those working for nonprofits - have their student loan debt forgiven. "The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program pro more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on June 3, 2022: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined their Senate Democratic colleagues in introducing a Senate resolution recognizing June as LGBTQ Pride Month. "As we celebrate the milestones and contributions of the LGBTQ community this Pride Month, we must continue the fight for full equality of LGBTQ individuals in Oregon and nationwide. Period. Full stop," Wyden said. "Th more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on June 3, 2022: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined their Senate Democratic colleagues in introducing a Senate resolution recognizing June as LGBTQ Pride Month. "As we celebrate the milestones and contributions of the LGBTQ community this Pride Month, we must continue the fight for full equality of LGBTQ individuals in Oregon and nationwide. Period. Full stop," Wyden said. "The r more PR