WASHINGTON, July 23 -- 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 Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Salud Carbajal (D-CA) announced the subcommittee will hold a hearing titled, "Enhancing Personnel Resources to Support a Stronger, More Resilient Coast Guard." The purpose of this h more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- 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) announced that the subcommittee will hold a roundtable titled, "Local Perspectives: Combating Harmful Algal Blooms in the Garden State." During this roundtable, w more PR

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Oregon, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on July 19, 2022: The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure will hold a markup on Wednesday, July 20, at 10:00 a.m. EDT to consider the following measures: Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute (ANS) to H.R. 884, National Aviation Preparedness Plan Act of 2021 Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute (ANS) to H.R. 2187, T more PR

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Oregon, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on July 19, 2022: The following are opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, from Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) during today's hearing titled, "Implementing the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act." Video of DeFazio's opening statement is here (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https: more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Oregon, issued the following statement on July 22, 2022: * * * Congressman Blumenauer, Founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, released the following statement praising the introduction of the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act. "The introduction of the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (CAOA) in the Senate is a historic breakthrough in our bicameral efforts to end the failed federal prohibition of cannabis. more PR

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Oregon, issued the following statement on July 19, 2022: * * * Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) released the following statement urging President Biden to declare a national climate emergency. "For years I have advocated for the federal government to declare a national climate emergency and unleash every resource at our disposal to invest in resilient infrastructure, pollution reduction, and protection of our public health. In 2021 I introduced more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release and letter on July 21, 2022: Today Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) led 60 Members of Congress in calling on Secretary Miguel Cardona to use the Education Department's existing authority under Title IX to protect students who are pregnant, have an abortion, or are parenting. The Members of Congress sent the letter following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn the right to an abortion in Dobbs v. more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on July 20, 2022: Today Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) announced that ten of the Community Projects she selected passed the House, totaling more than $25.6 million for NW Oregon. This week the House passed H.R. 8294, appropriations funding for Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies; Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies; Ene more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Chairman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) and Civil Rights and Human Services Subcommittee Chair Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) introduced a comprehensive, evidence-driven reauthorization of federal child nutrition programs that meets the needs of children and families. The Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids Act (https://edlabor.house.gov/download/healthy-meals-healthy-kids-act-fact-sheet) builds on Congressional Demo more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, issued the following news release and letter on July 22, 2022: Yesterday, Representative Peter DeFazio (OR-04) joined 60 other Members of Congress, led by Representative Earl Blumenauer (OR-02), in sending a letter to President Biden urging him to combat climate change by declaring a national climate emergency. "Climate change is an existential threat to humanity and every species on earth," said Representative DeFazio. "Unless we act immedi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: The House Committee on Natural Resources held a hearing on legislation authored by Representative Peter DeFazio (OR-04) to ban M-44 "Cyanide Bombs" on public lands. The legislation, H.R. 4951 "Canyon's Law", would ban the use of M-44 devices on federal public lands. The bill is named for Canyon Mansfield, an Idaho boy who was walking on Bureau of Land Management land near his home with his dog in 2017. Cany more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on July 22, 2022: Congressman Peter DeFazio (OR-04) announced that the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that would provide funding he requested for critical projects in Southwestern Oregon. DeFazio secured $14,862,000 for constituent-requested initiatives, including purchasing electric buses in Benton County, building a pedestrian and bicycle bridge to improve community livability in Lane Cou more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Kurt Schrader, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Kurt Schrader (OR-05) issued the following statement after voting to advance the FY 2023 Six-Bill Appropriations Minibus: "I believe that advancing this year's first FY 2023 appropriations minibus - which encompasses Transportation-HUD; Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA; Energy and Water Development; Financial Services and General Government; Interior-Environment; and Military Constructio more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Daniel Kildee, D-Michigan, issued the following statement on July 19, 2022, Rep. with Earl Blumenauer, D-Oregon: * * * Congressman Dan Kildee (D-MI), Chief Deputy Whip of the House Democratic Caucus and co-Chair of the House Sugar Caucus, along with Ways and Means Committee Trade Subcommittee Chairman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), released the following statement upon the conclusion of a congressional delegation to the Dominican Republic. "Over ten years ago, a labor com more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on July 21, 2022: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today introduced Canyon's Law in the United States Senate, a bill aimed at banning the M-44 ejector - a spring-loaded device filled with sodium cyanide used to kill predators. The problem with these devices: they're indiscriminate in what sets them off. "Cyanide bombs do not belong on public lands," said Merkley. "These dangerous devices have no safeguard f more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release and letter on July 21, 2022: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today sent a letter with Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) urging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) to end the fast-tracking of oil and gas infrastructure by rescinding Nationwide Permit 12 (NWP 12), which would ensure that proposed oil and gas more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release and letter on July 22, 2022: U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) today led a group of 22 Senators in a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) urging the agencies to acknowledge inequities of vaccine access and immediately increase access to the JYNNEOS monkeypox and smallpox vaccine to all communities in the United States. Joining Merkl more PR

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following statement: * * * Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement after participating in the Senate Rules Committee hearing on the DISCLOSE Act--a hearing he requested to shine a light on dark money in our electoral system. "Our nation was founded not on aristocracy or royal bloodlines but on a simple yet revolutionary idea: that the people are in charge. Abraham Lincoln said it best: The United States i more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's Senator Jeff Merkley, along with Congressmen Joseph Morelle (D-NY-25) and John Katko (R-NY-24), introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Summer Meals and Learning Act--legislation to address summer learning inequities by keeping school libraries open at schools that serve free summer meals. "Every student--no matter their color, income, or zip code--deserves an excellent education that puts them on trac more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on July 21, 2022: U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Todd Young (R-IN), Cory Booker (D-NJ), John Thune (R-SD), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), and James Risch (R-ID) announced that their bipartisan Senate resolution condemning the use of starvation and hunger as weapons of war has passed the Senate unanimously. In May, the Senators introduced their resolution not only condemning the use of hunger as a weapon of war, but more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on July 20, 2022, at a hearing on affordable housing tax incentives: * * * The Finance Committee meets this morning to discuss housing. This hearing comes at a time when Americans' are getting clobbered by climbing rents and home prices, key drivers of inflation. Data released last week showed that rents increased in June at the fastest rate since 1986. Buying a home is a more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on July 20, 2022, on the inclusion of his provision on investment tax credit in the bipartisan Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Act package: * * * "Our incentives to produce chips here at home are a big win for American companies, consumers, and workers. Shortages and supply chain problems have shown the importance of chips to our ec more PR

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on July 18, 2022: * * * Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement on the path forward on clean energy: "Conversations on clean energy must continue to preserve our options to move forward. Nearly all of the clean energy credits have already expired, and it will be difficult to extend them at the end of the year. Even if we rea more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on July 20, 2022, on the U.S. requesting dispute settlement consultations with Mexico under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement: * * * "Mexico's protectionist energy policies are a one-two punch against economic and environmental progress. As I discussed with Ambassador Tai in our March hearing, Mexico is flouting its USMCA obligations by shutting American renewable energy pro more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following floor remarks on July 20, 2022, urging the Senate passage of incentives for American chips manufacturing: * * * The Senate has begun a debate on critical legislation dealing with the shortage of computer chips and chip production in America. I come from a state that's a leader in tech innovation, not just for the U.S. but for the whole world. Oregonians know how important it is to  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release and letter on July 22, 2022: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said today he has joined Senate colleagues to press the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on the backlog of unprocessed tax returns and express concern about the broader effects of budget constraints on taxpayers in Oregon and nationwide. "We write to express our concern about the unprocessed tax return backlog, ongoing customer service challenges, and the effect  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on July 18, 2022: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., will convene a hearing on Wednesday, July 20, 2022, to examine the role of tax incentives in affordable housing. The hearing will take place at 10:00 a.m. in Room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The witnesses at Wednesday's hearing will be: * Andrea Bell, Executive Director, Oregon Housing &  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Legislation introduced by Congressman Earl Blumenauer (OR-03)and Suzan DelBene (WA-01) in response to critical infant formula shortages nationwide, passed in the U.S. Senate under unanimous consent, a week after it passed the U.S. House of Representatives with 421 votes. As the United States faces a worsening infant formula shortage, the Food and Drug Administration has allowed formula to be imported from more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release and letter on July 20, 2022: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Bernie Sanders (I-VT) today led Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), and Alex Padilla (D-CA) in a letter to President Biden urging the President to declare a climate emergency to unlock broad and crucial powers of the National Emer more PR

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release and letter on July 18, 2022: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today joined Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) in a letter to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough pressing for answers and immediate action to ensure same-sex veteran couples have access to the full scope of spousal benefits they are owed. "Each of our veterans and their spouses deserve the same quality care more PR

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release and letter on July 18, 2022: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today joined Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) in a letter to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough pressing for answers and immediate action to ensure same-sex veteran couples have access to the full scope of spousal benefits they are owed. "Each of our veterans and their spouses deserve the same quality care an more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on July 22, 2022: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced the Smith River National Recreation Area Expansion Act (Smith River NRA), legislation to expand the Smith River NRA, cleared a key hurdle by passing out of a Senate committee on a bipartisan vote. Expanding the Smith River NRA by 58,000 acres into Oregon would protect the diverse ecosystems of the rivers, streams, and adjacent  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on July 22, 2022: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced the Smith River National Recreation Area Expansion Act (Smith River NRA), legislation to expand the Smith River NRA, cleared a key hurdle by passing out of a Senate committee on a bipartisan vote. Expanding the Smith River NRA by 58,000 acres into Oregon would protect the diverse ecosystems of the rivers, streams, and adjacent lan more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release and letter on July 20, 2022: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy Subcommittee Chair Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Senate Special Committee on Aging Chair Bob Casey, D-Pa., today urged the Social Security Administration (SSA) to incorporate children in ongoing outreach efforts, to help families eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI). "We share Presi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on July 21, 2022: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and John Cornyn (R-TX) today led colleagues in the introduction of a bipartisan Senate resolution calling on the Russian government to immediately release U.S. citizen Brittney Griner from her wrongful detention, and urging the U.S. government in all its interactions with the Russian government to press for the WNBA player's release. In addition to demanding actio more PR

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on July 18, 2022: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they are urging the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to process COVID Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) applications that were received prior to the agency's May 6, 2022 deadline. "While we recognize the agency has assisted an unprecedented number of small businesses throughout the pandemic, our offices continue to hear from thou more PR

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release and letter on July 18, 2022: .S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they are urging the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to process COVID Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) applications that were received prior to the agency's May 6, 2022 deadline. "While we recognize the agency has assisted an unprecedented number of small businesses throughout the pandemic, our offices continue to hear fr more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on July 21, 2022: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today cosponsored legislation that protects access to critical reproductive health care services -- like birth control, cancer screenings and more -- by providing a consistent and strong source of funding for the Title X Family Planning Program. "Every year, thousands of Oregonians rely on Title X family planning services for essential information abo more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on July 21, 2022: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today cosponsored legislation that protects access to critical reproductive health care services -- like birth control, cancer screenings and more -- by providing a consistent and strong source of funding for the Title X Family Planning Program. "Every year, thousands of Oregonians rely on Title X family planning services for essential information about  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on July 18, 2022: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that Amity has secured a $4.83 million loan and $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to improve water treatment, reliability and capacity in the Yamhill County town. "These federal investments will provide crucial help for Amity residents counting on safe and reliable drinking water in their homes, schools  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on July 18, 2022: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that Amity has secured a $4.83 million loan and $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to improve water treatment, reliability and capacity in the Yamhill County town. "These federal investments will provide crucial help for Amity residents counting on safe and reliable drinking water in their homes, schools and more PR

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on July 18, 2022: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that Dayville has secured a $32,200 federal grant to help build a new fire station in the Grant County town. "Federal investments just like this one in Dayville protect quality of life for rural residents and the small businesses who employ Oregonians in our state's more remote nooks and crannies," Wyden said. "I'm gratified that the C more PR

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on July 18, 2022: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that Dayville has secured a $32,200 federal grant to help build a new fire station in the Grant County town. "Federal investments just like this one in Dayville protect quality of life for rural residents and the small businesses who employ Oregonians in our state's more remote nooks and crannies," Wyden said. "I'm gratified that the City more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on July 21, 2022: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), today introduced the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (CAOA), comprehensive legislation that would end the harmful and out-of-touch federal prohibition on cannabis by removing cannabis from the federal list of controlle more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Oregon, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on July 20, 2022: The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure approved a slate of legislation during a committee markup, including a bipartisan bill to invest in truck parking across the country, making it easier for professional drivers to find a safe place to rest while easing supply chain challenges. Legislation approved dur more PR

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Oregon, chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, issued the following news release: Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Chairman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Congressman Dan Kildee (D-MI), Chief Deputy Whip of the House Democratic Caucus and co-Chair of the House Sugar Caucus, released the following statement reflecting on their recent congressional delegation to the Dominican Republic: "Over ten years ago, a labor complaint under more PR

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Oregon, issued the following statement on July 19, 2022: * * * Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Chairman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Congressman Dan Kildee (D-MI), Chief Deputy Whip of the House Democratic Caucus and co-Chair of the House Sugar Caucus, released the following statement reflecting on their recent congressional delegation to the Dominican Republic: "Over ten years ago, a labor complaint under the Dominican Republic-Central America F more PR