WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01) and Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) released the below statements following the Senate passage of an amendment to the Montreal Protocol that will limit emission of harmful chemicals. Reps. Larson and Bonamici worked to ensure all future amendments to certain multilateral environmental agreements, including the Montreal Protocol, would be enforceable under the United States-Mexico-Ca more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Representative Peter DeFazio (OR-04) announced that the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.1 million grant to the Bohemia Foundation in Cottage Grove, Oregon, to support revitalization of the Bohemian Park and boost tourism. "This grant to improve Bohemian Park is a wonderful investment in the community of Cottage Grove," said Representative Peter DeFazio. "Community members a more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Oregon, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 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 Water Resources and Environment Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA) during today's hearing titled, "The Clean Water Act at Fifty: Highlights and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- 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) announced the committee will hold a hearing titled, "Investing in our Nation's Transportation Infrastructure and Workers: Why it Matters." The purpose of this hearing is for Members to hear from stakeholders on how the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2022: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley joined with colleagues today on National Voter Registration Day to co-sponsor two pieces of legislation that would make it easier for Americans to register to vote and to know their registration status. The Same Day Voter Registration Act would require states to offer same-day registration at polling locations on Election Day and during early voting. T more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) and 13 co-sponsors introduced a resolution to designate September 2022 as National Workforce Development Month. Workforce development is broadly defined as the education, training, and career advancement of the workforce in the United States and is crucial to maintaining a competitive edge in the global economy. "Workforce development programs have the power to cha more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2022: Congresswomen Alma Adams (D-NC-12) and Ashley Hinson (R-IA-01) in the House and U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) announced the introduction of a bipartisan resolution recognizing "National Stillbirth Prevention Day" today, September 19. The legislation was introduced in the United States House of Representatives and Senate today. "For too long more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Congressman John Katko (R-NY), and Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) introduced a resolution to designate the week of September 19, 2022, as Malnutrition Awareness Week. The resolution recognizes the importance of federal nutrition programs in combatting malnutrition and hunger. "No one in our country should go hungry, but millions of Americans are struggling with malnut more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release and letter: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) expressing concerns regarding about the impact that the recently released proposal to change the federal permitting  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2022: The U.S. Senate voted on legislation to shine a light on the dark money poured into the U.S. electoral system, and Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley - who has been a longtime supporter of the DISCLOSE Act and campaign finance reform - reiterated his calls for fair and free elections, and ensuring the Senate Rules allow for meaningful debate on important issues facing our democratic institu more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2022, and letter: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today continued his investigation into the growing use of private placement life insurance by the wealthiest Americans to avoid and evade taxes with letters to Prudential Financial, Zurich Insurance Group, and the American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI). Wyden began the investigation with a more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 21, 2022: * * * Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement in response to New York Attorney General Letitia James' lawsuit against Donald Trump: "Attorney General James has provided significant evidence of violations of federal tax law. This alleged conduct could land the typical American in prison for years, and it's more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2022: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today applauded the Senate's move to limit emissions of HFCs, a group of highly polluting greenhouse gasses, by ratifying the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol. Now that it has been ratified, the Kigali Amendment can be enforced through the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), thanks to the ef more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 22, 2022, on the Pass the Inflation Reduction Act: * * * We are now several weeks on from the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act. The IRA is transformational legislation that will improve the lives of millions and millions of Americans. More affordable prescription drugs. Cheaper energy bills. The largest investment in the climate in history. A serious commit more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2022, and letter: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today joined Senate colleagues to call on Heartbeat International, an anti-abortion organization that supports thousands of crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) across the country, to answer questions about its collection and use of women's personal data, including sensitive health care information. "Heartbeat International - which is explicitly opposed to aborti more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2022: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Senator Steve Daines (R-Mont.) today released a discussion draft of legislation aimed at expanding the mental health workforce to make it easier for Americans to get mental health care when they need it. The Senators also committed to pursue opportunities for public-pri more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release and letter on Sept. 21, 2022: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and U.S. Representative Anna G. Eshoo, D-Calif., today led a bicameral effort urging the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to upgrade its privacy practices to protect the personal information of .US users. Domain registration information contains highly sensitive personal information. These records include names, email more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release and letter on Sept. 21, 2022: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today requested the inspectors general for the departments of Homeland Security, Defense and Justice to investigate the warrantless purchase and use of American's web browsing records, based on evidence in public records and from a government whistleblower. In a letter to three Inspectors General, Wyden revealed that public contracting records and a  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2022: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), today, introduced a bipartisan resolution to bring awareness to the environmental, humanitarian, and economic issues facing the Mekong River. Vital for the livelihoods of 60 million people throughout Southeast Asia, the Mekong River and the people that live along it face increasing peril due to upstream dams, climate chaos, more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2022: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced that Oregon will receive a total of $20,054,430.5 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help replenish costs related to emergency protective measures throughout the state of Oregon in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and 2020 Labor Day fires. "As Oregon continues to recover from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic a more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2022: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced that Oregon will receive a total of $20,054,430.5 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help replenish costs related to emergency protective measures throughout the state of Oregon in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and 2020 Labor Day fires. "As Oregon continues to recover from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemi more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced a total of $3,282,231 in federal grants to help protect Oregonians from domestic violence and stalking and to support survivors. "All of us want to feel safe in our homes and as we go about our lives, and these grants will help protect more Oregonians from domestic violence," said Merkley.? "I'll continue working to secure resources that provide safet more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced a total of $3,282,231 in federal grants to help protect Oregonians from domestic violence and stalking and to support survivors. "All of us want to feel safe in our homes and as we go about our lives, and these grants will help protect more Oregonians from domestic violence," said Merkley. "I'll continue working to secure resources that provide saf more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2022: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Senator Steve Daines (R-Mont.) today released a discussion draft of legislation aimed at expanding the mental health workforce to make it easier for Americans to get mental health care when they need it. The Senators also commit more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2022: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that Portland State University (PSU) and Portland Community College (PCC) will receive a combined more than $1.1 million from the U.S. Department of Education to provide on-campus child care for low-income students who are parents. "Parenting while pursuing higher education is incredibly challenging, so alleviating the added cost and co more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2022: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that Portland State University (PSU) and Portland Community College (PCC) will receive a combined more than $1.1 million from the U.S. Department of Education to provide on-campus child care for low-income students who are parents. "Parenting while pursuing higher education is incredibly challenging, so alleviating the added cost and more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2022: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that 21 public housing authorities throughout Oregon will receive a combined more than $2.5 million in additional housing choice vouchers. These 251 vouchers are in addition to the 44,500 vouchers already in use by Oregon households. "As we head into fall and winter, I'm gratified to see more Oregonians get a roof overhead," Wyden said. more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2022: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that the Scappoose Rural Fire District as well as the cities of Portland and Albany will receive a total of about $3.8 million in federal funds to support local firefighting operations. "Firefighters put their lives on the line protecting Oregon communities, and deserve both modern equipment and properly staffed departments to do the ri more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2022: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that the Scappoose Rural Fire District as well as the cities of Portland and Albany will receive a total of about $3.8 million in federal funds to support local firefighting operations. "Firefighters put their lives on the line protecting Oregon communities, and deserve both modern equipment and properly staffed departments to do the more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden this week with Congressman Marc Veasey introduced a resolution to recognize September as "National Voting Rights Month." "The right to vote in free and fair elections is under increasing threat from Republican politicians looking to win power at all costs - even if it means disenfranchising qualified voters," Wyden said."Congressman Veasey and I are standing up for the principle that ens more PR