WASHINGTON, June 5 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47121) on June 1, 2022, entitled "The ShakeAlert Earthquake Early Warning System and the Federal Role". Here are excerpts: * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 3) The ShakeAlert System ShakeAlert is the first public EEW system operating in the United States./44 A public EEW system uses FEMA or other communication pathways to provide alerts to individuals and institutions. ShakeAlert began sending  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on June 9, 2022: Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), a member of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, helped the House pass significant legislation to curb gun violence in the wake of the tragedies in Uvalde, Buffalo, and other communities across the country. The House passed the Protecting Our Kids Act to outlaw high-capacity magazines, raise the minimum age to purchase a semi-automatic weapon to 21 more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- 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) applaud House passage of the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022. WRDA 2022 will improve the nation's water infrastructure by authorizing wa more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Oregon, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on June 8, 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 Highways and Transit Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) during today's hearing titled, "Addressing the Roadway Safety Crisis: Building Safer Roads more PR

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on June 6, 2022: U.S. Reps Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, Bill Pascrell (NJ-09), Chairman of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, Dan Kildee (MI-05), and Linda Sanchez (CA-38) released the following statement following the United States Trade Representative's announcement to file a complaint over alleged labor abuses in the Stellantis-owned Teksi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17) highlighted that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded nearly $48 million in relief grants that will benefit producers in Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Oregon. The grants, awarded through USDA Rural Development's Biofuel Producer's Relief Program, will be used to help biofuel producers recover from unexpected market losses suffered as a r more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on June 8, 2022: Representative Peter DeFazio (OR-04) voted in support of H.R. 7910, the Protecting Our Kids Act, a package of commonsense gun safety bills that would address the tragic rise in the occurrence of mass shootings and help save lives. "I'm proud to cast my vote in support of the Protecting Our Kids Act which would do that very thing: help protect our kids from the epidemic of gun violence in thi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on June 9, 2022: Congressman Peter DeFazio and Senator Bernie Sanders today introduced joint legislation, the Social Security Expansion Act (SSEA), to strengthen and expand Social Security for current and future generations. "As a trained gerontologist, I have devoted my career to protecting and expanding programs that are vital to seniors. One of my highest priorities is protecting Social Security, which mil more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on June 8, 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, passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 384 to 37. This legislation provides for improvements to Oregon and the nation's ports, inland waterways, locks, dams, flood protection, ecosystem restoration, and other wat more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on June 9, 2022: Today Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Ted Deutch (D-FL), and Charlie Crist (D-FL) introduced legislation to help LGBTQ seniors overcome barriers they face to accessing the care and support they need. The Ruthie and Connie LGBTQ Elder Americans Act will decrease the isolation faced by vulnerable and disadvantaged LGBTQ older adults, improve their health, and increase their access to  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on June 8, 2022: Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) and Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (R-Puerto Rico), Co-Chairs of the House Oceans Caucus, celebrated World Oceans Day by introducing a resolution committing to the stewardship of ocean resources, cultures, and communities, and to increasing investments in scientific research and monitoring to better understand our changing ocean. In 2008, the United Nation more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley - the chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee that funds the US. Department of the Interior and the National Park Service - applauded the Biden administration for releasing an order that will curb plastic pollution at America's national parks. "Its great news that Department of the Interior is moving to get single-use plastics out of our public lands and waters,"  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on June 9, 2022: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee's Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight, called and chaired a hearing on the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2022. "Any expert and they will tell you there simply is no level of exposure to asbestos that is safe for the human bod more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement at finance committee hearing with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen: * * * This morning the Finance Committee welcomes Treasury Secretary Yellen for a hearing on the budget. This is an important opportunity to discuss big economic challenges, so that's where I'll begin. I'm coming off a string of town hall meetings across my home state of Oregon, and everywhere I went, the n more PR

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release and letter on June 7, 2022: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today asked the U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Department of Agriculture about the agencies' plans to make sure Oregon is equipped with the firefighting workforce and funding it needs to meet the demands of another potentially catastrophic wildfire season. Wyden's questions come ahead of this Thursday's U.S. Senate Energy & Natural Resources more PR

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release and letter on June 9, 2022: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today pressed U.S. Forest Service Chief Randy Moore on how the agency plans to use the money secured for wildfire in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address the critical shortage of permanent wildland firefighters and make sure Oregon and the entire West are prepared for what is expected to be another catastrophic wildfire season. At the Senate Ene more PR

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on June 6, 2022: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., will convene a hearing on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, on President Biden's fiscal year 2023 budget with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. The hearing will take place at 10:00 a.m. in Room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The witness at Tuesday's hearing will be: * The Honorable Janet L. Yellen, Secret more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release and letter on June 8, 2022: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today joined Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Patty Murray (D-WA) in a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to immediately issue an executive order directing the federal government to develop a national plan to defend Americans' fundamental reproductive rights, including the right to an abortion. "Abortion access is under att more PR

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release and letter on June 8, 2022: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today joined Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Patty Murray (D-WA) in a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to immediately issue an executive order directing the federal government to develop a national plan to defend Americans' fundamental reproductive rights, including the right to an abortion. "Abortion access is under attac more PR

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on June 7, 2022: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced a total of $34,013,174 allocated by the Indian Health Service is headed to three tribes in Oregon. Senator Merkley, as Chairman of the Senate Appropriation Subcommittee that funds these projects, and Senator Wyden, author of the Western Tribal Water Infrastructure Act, fought hard to ensure funding for tribal water improvements w more PR

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on June 7, 2022: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced a total of $34,013,174 allocated by the Indian Health Service is headed to three tribes in Oregon. Senator Merkley, as Chairman of the Senate Appropriation Subcommittee that funds these projects, and Senator Wyden, author of the Western Tribal Water Infrastructure Act, fought hard to ensure funding for tribal water improvements was  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., urged President Biden to update the executive order governing classification and declassification in order to solve urgent problems that undermine both national security and transparency into government actions. "The failures of the current obsolete system have been extensively documented in reports from the Information Security Oversight Off more PR

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on June 6, 2022: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced the St. Charles Medical Center Foundation will be receiving a total of $12.79 million in federal funds for Covid-19 emergency response measures such as hiring additional staff, creating additional space for testing and treatment and more during the pandemic in Central Oregon. "The economic fallout of this public health crisis landed hard on more PR

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on June 6, 2022: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced the St. Charles Medical Center Foundation will be receiving a total of $12.79 million in federal funds for Covid-19 emergency response measures such as hiring additional staff, creating additional space for testing and treatment and more during the pandemic in Central Oregon. "The economic fallout of this public health crisis landed hard more PR

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following joint statement: * * * U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley issued the following joint statement about today's announcement from the White House that Natalie Wight will be nominated to be U.S. Attorney for Oregon. "We strongly support President Biden's nomination of Natalie Wight to be the next U.S. Attorney for Oregon. She brings an outstanding combination of leadership, integrity, independence and community connectio more PR

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on June 9, 2022: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-N.J.) today urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to take steps to enforce Medicaid's guarantee that Americans may see the health care providers of their choice. "Today, several states across the country are excluding Planned more PR