WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- 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, "Cargo Preference: Compliance with and Enforcement of Maritime's Buy American Laws." The purpose of thi more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- 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), Chair of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Donald M. Payne, Jr. (D-NJ), Chair of the House Committee on Agriculture David Scott (D-GA), and Chair of the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Jim Costa (D-CA) a more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- 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 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Dina Titus (D-NV) announced a hearing titled, "Recovery Update: Status of FEMA Recovery Efforts in Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands 5 Years After Hurric more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Kurt Schrader, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2022: U.S. Representatives Kurt Schrader (OR-05), Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), Mike Thompson (CA-05), Lloyd Smucker (PA-11), Tim Walberg (MI-07), and Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) introduced the Medicare Enrollment Protection Act. This bipartisan legislation would help to protect seniors enrolling in Medicare Part B after COBRA coverage expiration from potential coverage gaps and late enrollment penalties. U more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Sept. 7, 2022: As wildfire smoke continues to fuel air quality issues in many parts of the State, two bills written by Oregon's Senator Jeff Merkley to take on the wildfire smoke crisis--S. 2661, the Smoke-Ready Communities Act of 2021 and S. 2421, the Smoke Planning and Research Act of 2021--received a hearing in the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee today. "When the 2020 Labor Day fires more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 7, 2022, at Finance Committee open executive session to consider Chief Agricultural Negotiator: * * * The Finance Committee meets this morning to vote on the nomination of Mr. Doug McKalip to serve as the Chief Agricultural Negotiator within the Office of the United States Trade Representative. First, a word on Mr. McKalip's extensive qualifications for this job.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 8, 2022: * * * Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued the following statement on the Biden administration's final rule to ensure that noncitizens will not suffer harmful immigration consequences for receiving health and other benefits (such as nutrition assistance) they qualify for: "Our communities are healthier when everyone has access to healt more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 7, 2022, against republican efforts to protect wealthy tax cheats: * * * Mr. President, it's time for a reality check here in the United States Senate. The far right has an awful lot to say about the IRS these days. Even Senators -- who should know better -- are spinning wild fantasies about 87,000 agents who are armed to the teeth and coming to the doors of innoce more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., will convene an open executive session on Wednesday, September 7, 2022, to consider favorably reporting the nomination of Douglas J. McKalip to be Chief Agricultural Negotiator. The hearing will take place at 10:00 a.m. in Room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. Who: Senate Finance Committee. What: Open executiv more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release and letter on Sept. 8, 2022: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Tina Smith (D-MN) are joined by Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) in a letter to AHIP, the trade association representing health insurance companies. The letter expresses concerns about the continued practice of unlawfully char more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced that the Oregon Mass Timber Coalition will receive over $41 million from the federal Economic Development Administration (EDA) as one of 21 American Rescue Plan Build Back Better Regional Challenge (BBBRC) winners. Oregon Mass Timber Coalition, led by the Port of Portland, will use the funding to implement projects across the state to expand the reg more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Sept. 7, 2022: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced that the Oregon Mass Timber Coalition will receive over $41 million from the federal Economic Development Administration (EDA) as one of 21 American Rescue Plan Build Back Better Regional Challenge (BBBRC) winners. Oregon Mass Timber Coalition, led by the Port of Portland, will use the funding to implement projects across the state to  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced a total of $2,098,097.03 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) awards to Oregon Department of Agriculture for 16 different projects. The SCBGP funding is intended to support farmers growing specialty crops, including fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, and nursery crops. USDA's support  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced a total of $2,098,097.03 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) awards to Oregon Department of Agriculture for 16 different projects. The SCBGP funding is intended to support farmers growing specialty crops, including fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, and nursery crops. USDA's support wor more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2022: Senate Finance Committee Chair and Ranking Member, Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senator Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, today introduced the bipartisan Enhancing American Retirement Now (EARN) Act to bolster retirement savings. These proposals were considered by the Finance Committee in a markup in June, and are now being introduced as legislative text. "The  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following statement on Sept. 8, 2022, with Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon: * * * U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley issued the following joint statement after the Senate today voted by unanimous consent to approve President Biden's nomination of Natalie Wight to be U.S. Attorney for Oregon. "Natalie Wight has long been a community leader with an exemplary record of integrity and independence, and we're gratified the entire Senate  more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Sept. 8 -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following transcript of a roundtable discussion on Sept. 6, 2022, on energy provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act: * * * Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined Congressman Earl Blumenauer and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici for a roundtable discussion on the Inflation Reduction Act's historic investments in clean energy. Below are the Speaker's opening remarks, followed by Q&A: Speaker Pelosi. It's my honor to be here  more PR