WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Oregon, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release: House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee leaders have introduced bipartisan legislation to clarify the authority of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to investigate commercial space transportation accidents. The Commercial Space Transportation Safety Act of 2022 (H.R. 8689) was introduced by Aviation Subcommittee Ra more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release and letter on Aug. 15, 2022: * * * Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today launched an investigation into the growing use of private placement life insurance by the wealthiest Americans to avoid and evade taxes. Wyden began the investigation with a letter to Lombard International, a subsidiary of private equity giant Blackstone. Wyden wrote, "Lombard In more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., has joined U.S. Senator Patty Murray, D-Wash., and colleagues in commenting on the Department of Education's proposed rules to expand and improve student debt relief programs. In a letter to Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, the senators applauded the Department's efforts to provide and expand relief to borrowers whose schools closed or defrauded them, borrowers w more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2022: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced a total of $1,471,869 in federal grants from the U.S. Department of Education headed to four Oregon education institutions. These awards are intended to support disadvantaged students transition from high school to college and help current undergrads transition towards a graduate degree. "As the first in my family to graduate  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2022: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced the City of Salem will be receiving $13,299,320 in Fiscal Year 22 Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability & Equity (RAISE) Grants to fund construction for the McGilchrist Complete Street Project. "McGilchrist Street already plays a crucial role for Salem transportation and infrastructure, and with a face-lift it more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2022: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced the City of Salem will be receiving $13,299,320 in Fiscal Year 22 Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability & Equity (RAISE) Grants to fund construction for the McGilchrist Complete Street Project. "McGilchrist Street already plays a crucial role for Salem transportation and infrastructure, and with a face-lift it ca more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced a total of $16,600,584 in federal funding for public transit districts around Oregon from the Buses and Bus Facilities Program as well as the Low-No Emissions Program. These funds are intended to improve transit facilities and projects, invest in EV infrastructure, and reduce transportation-based emissions that contribute to climate chaos. * "Our pu more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced a total of $16,600,584 in federal funding for public transit districts around Oregon from the Buses and Bus Facilities Program as well as the Low-No Emissions Program. These funds are intended to improve transit facilities and projects, invest in EV infrastructure, and reduce transportation-based emissions that contribute to climate chaos. "Our public  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2022: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced a total of $346,000 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) headed to three Oregon communities to upgrade facilities so they can better serve families and increase access to essential medical services. "No matter your zip code, every Oregonian should have easy access to the care they need," Wyden said. "This m more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2022: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced a total of $346,000 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) headed to three Oregon communities to upgrade facilities so they can better serve families and increase access to essential medical services. "No matter your zip code, every Oregonian should have easy access to the care they need," Wyden said. "This mone more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2022, and an Aug. 18, 2022, letter: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week asked federal officials to respond to "significant and troubling" reports about retaliation against inmates at the federal prison in Sheridan, as well as significant delays in access to treatment and evaluation for defendants in the federal criminal justice system in Oregon and nationwide with mental health conditio more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release and letter on Aug. 17, 2022: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with Senators Steve Daines (R-MT), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), James Risch (R-ID), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Tim Kaine (D-VA), John Boozman (R-AR), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Jon Tester (D-MT), Tina Smith (D-MN), Joe Manchin (D-WV), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), and Angus King (I-M more PR