WASHINGTON, July 7 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change issued the following testimony by David Allaway, senior policy analyst at the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, involving a virtual hearing on June 30, 2022, entitled "No Time to Waste: Solutions for America's Broken Recycling System": * * * For the record, my name is David Allaway and I am senior policy analyst at the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. I have worked in the fi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 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 Aviation Rick Larsen (D-WA) announced the subcommittee will hold a hearing titled, "The State of General Aviation." During this hearing, members will discuss changes and trends in the different segments of the general av more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 (TNSres) -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on July 7, 2022: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released an interim report in his investigation into Big Pharma's tax practices. Wyden's report shows how loopholes in the tax code have allowed AbbVie, a large multinational corporation headquartered in the United States, to further abuse tax havens and avoid paying U.S. taxes on prescriptio more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on July 8, 2022: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today welcomed the International Trade Commission's second report on the impacts of censorship by China and other foreign governments as a non-tariff barrier to trade. The report found that U.S. companies were often forced to censor political dissidents, LGBTQ content and religious content or risk being blo more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release and letter: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, in a letter to the U.S. Department of State, called attention to human rights concerns for the Oromo community, urging the Department to do more to address the ongoing human rights and humanitarian situation in Ethiopia. "I write to you regarding the human rights and humanitarian situation throughout Ethiopia. I thank you for the work of your Bureau to address th more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, posted the following joint news release on July 7, 2022: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley along with Congressman Earl Blumenauer today announced that Portland International Airport (PDX) will receive more than $18.4 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for improvements to heating and cooling systems that will dramatically lower energy demand by 83 percent. "Portland's airport has grown so much in the past few years--in size, ove more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, posted the following joint news release on July 7, 2022: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley along with Congressman Earl Blumenauer today announced that Portland International Airport (PDX) will receive more than $18.4 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for improvements to heating and cooling systems that will dramatically lower energy demand by 83 percent. "Portland's airport has grown so much in the past few years--in size,  more PR