WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Oregon, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2022: The following are opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, from 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) during today's hearing titled, "Cargo Preference: Compliance with and Enfo more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- 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 the subcommittee will hold a hearing titled, "The Clean Water Act at Fifty: Highlights and Lessons Learned from a Half Century of Transformative Legisl more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Oregon, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2022: This week, the House of Representatives passed six bills within the jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management with bipartisan support. "I applaud the House for passing several critical pieces of legislation that will help us address climate change and improve h more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- 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 Sept. 8, 2022, entitled "An Ounce of Prevention: Investments in Juvenile Justice Programs": * * * We are meeting to discuss the need to invest in prevention to keep young people out of the justice system and on a path to success. Research shows that in recent decades, our communities have seen a  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Oregon, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 15, 2022, on the Tentative Rail agreement: * * * "Today's tentative agreement between rail workers and the railroads is a major accomplishment for workers who have fought for and won better pay--the highest wage increase in over 45 years--improved working conditions, and the sick days they need to see their doctors without penalty.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Oregon, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2022: The following are opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, from Chair of the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Dina Titus (D-NV) during today's hearing titled, "Recovery Update: Status of FEMA Recovery Efforts in Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands 5 Years After Hurricanes more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2022: Today Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) introduced legislation to promote pregnancy intention screenings. These screenings increase conversations between patients and health care providers about whether the patient intends to become pregnant, helping people access the care they need to prevent unintended pregnancies and improve the likelihood of healthy pregnancies. The Enhancing  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Oregon, issued the following statement on Sept. 13, 2022: * * * Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Chairman Earl Blumenauer and Representative Dan Kildee, Chief Deputy Whip of the Democratic Caucus, released the following statement in response to the Department of Labor's Seventh Periodic Review of Submission 2011-13 (Dominican Republic sugar). "The Department of Labor's report confirms what we saw and heard accounts of when we visited the Domini more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Oregon, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release: The House of Representatives passed the National Aviation Preparedness Plan Act of 2022, a bill within the jurisdiction of the committee. "I applaud the House for passing the National Aviation Preparedness Plan Act, which will allow us to plan for future pandemics," Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chair Peter DeFazio (D-OR) s more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- 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 Rep. Greg Stanton (D-AZ) applauded the House passage of the Drone Infrastructure Inspection Grant Act, a bill within the jurisdiction of the committee. "I applaud the House for passing the Drone Infrastructure Inspection Grant Act today, which wil more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, joined Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Doris Matsui (D-Calif.) along with Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) to introduce the Digital Equity Foundation Act, legislation to establish a nonprofit foundation to leverage public and private investments to make progress closing the divid more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release and letters on Sept. 14, 2022: Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., requested again that the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and Department of the Interior (DOI) provide detailed plans on how the agencies will use the recent increases he secured in funding for wildfire prevention and to further address wildland firefighter staffing shortages. Wyden's letters to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release and letter on Sept. 15, 2022: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today revealed new details about how U.S. Customs and Border Protection violates Americans' rights during warrantless searches of phones and other electronic devices, and called for immediate reforms. Wyden recently learned that when thousands of Americans' phones are searched at the border every year, their contents are downloaded into a central dat more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2022: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today announced that Oregon is the first state to earn federal approval for Medicaid reimbursement of community-based mobile crisis intervention services that help people struggling with mental health and substance use disorders. The approval by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) of Oregon's Medicaid state plan amendment to provide qualifying mobile cris more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley along with Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) introduced the bipartisan Civilian Conservation Center Enhancement Act. This bill directs the Secretary of Agriculture and the Department of Interior to offer specialized training, specifically wildland firefighter training, to Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center students. "Every year, our wildfire risk grows as climate chaos inten more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2022: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), teamed up with Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE-AL) and Congresswoman Young Kim (R-CA-39) to introduce the National Nursing Workforce Center Act. The bipartisan and bicameral National Nursing Workforce Center Act would establish a 3-year pilot program through the Health Resources and Services Administration ( more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2022: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced the Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality $350,000 to implement two pollution prevention projects in the state. These awards are intended to help states and tribes provide businesses with technical assistance to help develop and adopt practices to prevent or reduce pollution b more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2022: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced the Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality $350,000 to implement two pollution prevention projects in the state. These awards are intended to help states and tribes provide businesses with technical assistance to help develop and adopt practices to prevent or reduce pollutio more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release and letter on Sept. 13, 2022: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today with colleagues called on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to take immediate action to strengthen federal privacy protections about abortion and other reproductive services, bolster enforcement of the protections, educate providers about their obligations, and ensure patients understand their rights. "Our nation faces  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2022: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that Centro Cultural has earned a $366,150 federal grant to improve community food security by increasing production of fresh fruit and vegetables year-round for the Washington County organization's clients. "Centro Cultural has proven itself over the past 50 years to be an essential resource that Washington County can count on to impro more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2022: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that Centro Cultural has earned a $366,150 federal grant to improve community food security by increasing production of fresh fruit and vegetables year-round for the Washington County organization's clients. "Centro Cultural has proven itself over the past 50 years to be an essential resource that Washington County can count on to im more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2022: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that Oregon State University (OSU) will receive more than $180,000 in federal funds to research and develop management strategies for the fusarium canker fungus killing hops in Oregon, Washington and Idaho. "Since 98% of U.S. hops are grown right here in the Pacific Northwest, Oregon State University's topnotch researchers are well-p more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2022: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that Oregon State University (OSU) will receive more than $180,000 to research and develop management strategies for the fusarium canker fungus killing hops in Oregon, Washington and Idaho. "Since 98% of U.S. hops are grown right here in the Pacific Northwest, Oregon State University's topnotch researchers are well-positioned to provide more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2022: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that four Oregon fire departments will receive a combined more than $900,000 in federal Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) for crucial operations, safety and vehicle costs. "Local firefighters who have been working hard this past week and year-round to protect lives and livelihoods throughout Oregon deserve topnotch equipment to st more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2022: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that four Oregon fire departments will receive a combined more than $900,000 in federal Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) for crucial operations, safety and vehicle costs. "Local firefighters who have been working hard this past week and year-round to protect lives and livelihoods throughout Oregon deserve topnotch equipment to more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2022: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that 10 Oregon fire districts will receive a combined $2.58 million in federal Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG). "Local firefighters working hard to protect lives and livelihoods throughout Oregon deserve topnotch equipment to stay safe while they're putting themselves at risk defending communities around the state," Wyden said.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2022: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs will receive nearly $211,000 from the Department of Justice (DOJ) to protect the community and prevent sex crimes. "The U.S. government can do more to protect children from predators on and off tribal land, and it is long past time for that to happen," Wyden said. "This funding provides a  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2022: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs will receive nearly $211,000 from the Department of Justice (DOJ) to protect the community and prevent sex crimes. "The U.S. government can do more to protect children from predators on and off tribal land, and it is long past time for that to happen," Wyden said. "This funding provides a ded more PR