WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today joined forces with a bipartisan group of his colleagues to sound the alarm on the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) facial recognition regime in airports across the United States. Merkley co-led the effort with Senators John Kennedy (R-LA), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Ted Cruz (R-TX)--Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee, and Roger Marshall (R-KS) more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: The Chairs of the bipartisan Congressional-Executive Commission on China, Representative Christoper Smith (R-NJ) and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) issued the following statement on the expected trial of Jimmy Lai and the sentencing of pro-democracy advocates commonly known as the "Hong Kong 47" (HK47). "The expected trial of Jimmy Lai and sentencing of the HK47 advocates violates international law and must be  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Oregon, chairman of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2024: Today, the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries held a legislative hearing on four bills focused on western water infrastructure and the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design program. Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Bentz (R-Ore.) issued the following statement in response: "Today, the Water, Wildl more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the following statement after the Senate held votes on Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (JRDs) to halt U.S. sales of certain offensive weapons used in Gaza by the Netanyahu government: "While Israel had every right to go after Hamas following October 7th, the way this is done matters. The Netanyahu gov more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that a total of $6,150,000 is heading to Polk, Wheeler, and Wasco counties for the development of safety action plans to improve road safety and to Metro for the identification of Safe Routes to School in Portland. "Whether walking, driving, or biking, Oregonians in every corner of the state deserve safe streets and roads in their communities more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is receiving $31,933,577 to use cleaner construction materials on federally-funded projects statewide. The funding comes from the historic Inflation Reduction Act's Low Carbon Transportation Materials Discretionary Grant Program, which supports continued growth in American manufacturing to boo more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Senator traveling to Busan, South Korea, to help shape global plastic pollution agreement Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley--a leading voice in Congress on the urgent need to address the plastic pollution crisis--today issued the following statement before traveling to the fifth Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) in Busan, South Korea: "For years, we were taught the three Rs--reduce, reuse, an more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following statement on Nov. 22, 2024: * * * Today, U.S. Representative Val Hoyle (D-OR) released the following statement in celebration of National Apprenticeship Week: "National Apprenticeship Week gives us the opportunity to celebrate Registered Apprenticeships programs across the country. Apprenticeship and workforce training programs are critical to fill our workforce needs. Every employer I visited needs workers. And, with 50%  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representatives Val Hoyle (OR-04) and Max Miller (OH-07) and 22 other Members wrote to Speaker Mike Johnson, Leader Hakeem Jeffries, and House Appropriators asking them to support additional funding for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) next-generation weather prediction systems. As weather events are becoming increasingly sever, this system will help NOAA create better f more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: "The holiday season is all about giving back to those in need. One way we can do that is by ensuring more folks have a safe, stable, and comfortable place to live," said Rep. Salinas. "Furniture banks provide recently housed families with the basic essentials everything from mattresses to pots and pans that they need to get back on their feet. My Housing to Homes Act would deliver federal support for furnit more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today applauded the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee for advancing his bipartisan National Prescribed Fire Act to support prescribed burns during the colder and wetter months as an essential, science-based strategy proven to save lives and property. "Today's vote takes us much closer toward my goal of stopping wildfires before they devastate c more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued the following statement on Donald Trump picking Chris Wright to be nominated for Department of Energy secretary and Doug Burgum to be nominated for Department of Interior secretary. "It's sadly not the least bit surprising that Trump's picks to do his bidding at the Department of Energy and the Department of the Interior have long track records cheerleading for Big Oil, co more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on Nov. 20, 2024: * * * Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement on a new report indicating that Trump and Republicans are planning to make deep cuts to Medicaid and food assistance to pay for tax breaks for the wealthy: "You couldn't come up with a better distillation of the real Trump agenda than paying for tax breaks for th more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on Nov. 20, 2024: * * * Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued a statement after Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Dr. Mehmet Oz to be the administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). "This is one of the most consequential positions in American government, touching millions of seniors and families who count on Me more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on Nov. 22, 2024: * * * Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement on the nomination of hedge fund manager Scott Bessent to serve as Treasury secretary under Donald Trump: "Donald Trump pretends to be an economic populist, but it wouldn't be a Trump Treasury Department without a rich political donor running the show. When it come more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2024: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that a total of $6,150,000 is heading to Polk, Wheeler, and Wasco counties for the development of safety action plans to improve road safety and to Metro for the identification of Safe Routes to School in Portland. "Whether walking, driving, or biking, Oregonians in every corner of the state deserve safe streets and roads in thei more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is receiving $31,933,577 to use cleaner construction materials on federally-funded projects statewide. The funding comes from the historic Inflation Reduction Act's Low Carbon Transportation Materials Discretionary Grant Program, which supports continued growth in American manufa more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Ahead of INC-5, 9 members of Congress and European Parliament urge international leaders to restrict industry influence on negotiations Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Peter Welch (D-VT), along with U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA) and Member of the European Parliament Paul Canfin, led international lawmakers in a letter calling on world leaders to enact conflict of inter more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate voted today to confirm Magistrate Mustafa Kasubhai's nomination to the U.S. District Court. "This is a great day for justice in America. Judge Kasubhai brings to the U.S. District Court an all-star resume of legal accomplishment, judicial temperament and personal integrity," Wyden and Merkley said. "We are gratified the  more PR