WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on June 29, 2022: Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Co-Chair of the House Oceans Caucus and House Estuary Caucus and member of the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, applauded the launch of the Biden-Harris Administration's Climate Ready Coasts initiative. "Coastal communities face some of the greatest risks from the climate crisis. I applaud the NOAA Climate Ready Coasts initiative, which uses  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, chair of the House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on June 23, 2022, entitled "Examining the Policies and Priorities of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service": * * * We are meeting to discuss the Biden-Harris Administration's priorities for federal child nutrition programs and the steps they have taken to prevent and address c more PR

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on June 27, 2022: This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of an individual's right to personal religious observance. A public school in Oregon barred its football coach from personally praying on the field after games and the Court ruled that the school violated his free speech and free exercise rights. "Freedom of speech and freedom of religion are guaranteed to all Americans in the First Am more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release and letter on June 29, 2022: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley along with Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today sent a letter to President Biden ahead of his trip to Saudi Arabia urging him to use this moment to center the conversation around human rights concerns in the region. Merkley is a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Leahy served for many  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following statement on June 30, 2022: * * * Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement after the US Supreme Court released their decision in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). "The American people don't want dirty air, extreme weather, and climate chaos. But that is what the right-wing Supreme Court majority is forcing on us by once again doing fossil fuel executives' bidding, even at the more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on July 1, 2022: * * * Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement in response to Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell's threat to tank USICA, a critical bipartisan bill to aid U.S. workers and boost American competitiveness against China and other economic rivals: "Senate Republicans have been dragging their feet for months  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on June 30, 2022, on the Supreme Court's ruling in West Virginia vs. Environmental Protection Agency: * * * "The Supreme Court's effort to protect polluters that spew poison into our air and water continues apace. "The Republicans on the Supreme Court are not going to allow any meaningful administration efforts to combat climate change. It's crystal clear. "The only way  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release and letter on July 1, 2022: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today commended domestic airlines for committing to offer a ticket option for nonbinary customers by 2024. In a letter to Airlines for America, which represents domestic carriers, he thanked them for the commitment, which came in response to inquiries by Wyden and LGBTQ+ advocates. "The right to have documents and paperwork that reflect their identity is more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release and letter on June 29, 2022: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today welcomed news effectively ending a process that threatened to reduce physical and mental health services for Eastern Oregon veterans. The news this week that Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester (D-Mont.), U.S. Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and a bipartisan group of senators will block the veterans Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Com more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement at a hearing on June 14, 2022, entitled "Examining the Impact of South Dakota vs. Wayfair on Small Businesses and Remote Sales": * * * This morning the Finance Committee meets to discuss a major source of headaches and costs for small businesses around the country today -- online sales taxes. Running a small business has always been a big challenge, and these days the impac more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement at an open executive session to consider the Enhancing American Retirement Now Act: * * * This morning the Finance Committee meets to consider a proposal called the Enhancing American Retirement Now Act, or the EARN Act. It includes more than 70 proposals aimed at helping more Americans save -- the culmination of months of collaboration between just about every member of the more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) introduced a resolution designating July as Plastic Pollution Action Month, stemming from extreme concern over the plastic pollution crisis that is threatening human health and marine ecosystems. The resolution details the dangers to human health and the environment as a direct result of plastic pollution, and encourages all individuals  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and 31 Democratic Senators in a letter to President Joe Biden pushing for bold action to protect the right to abortion after the Supreme Court released their final opinion in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, effectively changing the precedent set by Roe v. Wade and forever changing the right to aborti more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release and letter: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and 31 Democratic Senators in a letter to President Joe Biden pushing for bold action to protect the right to abortion after the Supreme Court released their final opinion in the case of?Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, effectively changing the precedent set by?Roe v. Wade?and forever changing the right t more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release and letter on June 29, 2022: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) in a letter to U.S. Interior Secretary, Deb Haaland, urging the Department to protect coastal communities across the nation by including no new leasing across all planning areas in any proposed or final five-year outer continental shelf (OCS) oil and gas leasing program currently under development  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release and letter on June 29, 2022: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) in a letter to U.S. Interior Secretary, Deb Haaland, urging the Department to protect coastal communities across the nation by including no new leasing across all planning areas in any proposed or final five-year outer continental shelf (OCS) oil and gas leasing program?currently?under development by  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on July 1, 2022: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that the City of La Pine will receive more than $17.7 million in a combination of loans and grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for municipal water improvements to transition away from septic systems which are contaminating groundwater for residents and small businesses. "The people in this part of Deschutes County have more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on July 1, 2022: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that the City of La Pine will receive more than $17.7 million in a combination of loans and grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for municipal water improvements to transition away from septic systems which are contaminating groundwater for residents and small businesses. "The people in this part of Deschutes County have lo more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on July 1, 2022: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that Roseburg Regional Airport and Southwest Oregon Regional Airport in North Bend will receive more than $1.2 million combined from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for improvements and expansions. "Oregonians and small businesses in rural parts of the state count on reliable air service and modern infrastructure to send their products more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on July 1, 2022: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that Roseburg Regional Airport and Southwest Oregon Regional Airport in North Bend will receive more than $1.2 million combined from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for improvements and expansions. "Oregonians and small businesses in rural parts of the state count on reliable air service and modern infrastructure to send their products an more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on June 30, 2022: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that Oregon State University has earned $265,000 in federal funds to improve models used by fire managers to help them contain wildfires and employ prescribed burns as a tool to reduce the risk of wildfires in Oregon and nationwide. "This well-deserved award for OSU is timely and welcome news for communities throughout Oregon and the West  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on June 30, 2022: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that Oregon State University has earned $265,000 in federal funds to improve models used by fire managers to help them contain wildfires and employ prescribed burns as a tool to reduce the risk of wildfires in Oregon and nationwide. "This well-deserved award for OSU is timely and welcome news for communities throughout Oregon and the We more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Oregon, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following joint statement with Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, chair of the Subcommittee on Aviation after the Transportation Inspector General announced its audit of the Federal Aviation Administration's oversight of the production of Boeing's 737 and 787 aircraft: * * * "Today's announcement that the Department of Transportation's Inspector General will conduc more PR