WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bonamici, Goldman Lead Bill to Protect Student Access to Summer Meals * WASHINGTON, DC [6/5/25] -Today Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) and Congressman Dan Goldman (D-NY) introduced legislation to protect access to nutritious meals for children during the summer months. Families of students eligible for free or reduced-price school meals can receive a $40 per month per child grocery benefit more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito, Padilla Reintroduce PEAKS Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) reintroduced the Preserving Emergency Access in Key Sites (PEAKS) Act. The PEAKS Act would ensure Critical Access Hospitals in mountainous areas receive fair compensation for ambulatory services and modify distance requirements. "As residents of th more PR

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on June 5, 2025: * * * CBO Releases New Analysis Showing House-Passed "Big Beautiful Bill" Will Add Even More to the Deficit When Including Interest Projections Show Bill Will Increase Deficit by $3 Trillion, Up From $2.4 Trillion * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the below statement f more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Nick Langworthy Introduces Energy Choice Act to End Blue-State Wars on American Energy * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, Congressman Nick Langworthy (NY-23) and Senator Jim Justice (R-WV) introduced the bipartisan, bicameral H.R. 3699, the Energy Choice Act (link is external) toprohibit states or local governments from banning an energy service's connection, reconnection, modification,  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The FBI issued the following news release on June 5, 2025: * * * FBI and Local Partners Interrupt IED and Mass Shooting Event The FBI Portland Field Office and local law enforcement partners arrested a Columbia County, Oregon, juvenile who conspired to conduct an improvised explosive attack and mass shooting at the Three Rivers Mall in Kelso, Washington, on May 22, 2025. The teen, whose name will not be released due to an effort to limit public disclosure of a minor, wa more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Gluesenkamp Perez, Bipartisan Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Empower Tribal Nations in the Face of Environmental Threats * This week, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03), along with Reps. Emily Randall (WA-06) and Mike Simpson (ID-02) introduced the Tribal Emergency Response Resources Act (TERRA) to remove red tape for Tribal Nations to attain federal resources to manage and respo more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley Statement on New CBO Analysis Showing Republican Plan Kicks 16 Million People Off Their Health Insurance * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the below statement following analysis from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) showing that the Republican plan will kick 16 million people off of their health insurance  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Balint Fight Back Against Trump's Hateful Anti-LGBTQ+ Policies * During Pride Month, Lawmakers Defend Freedom & Rights for Queer, Trans Americans Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Becca Balint (D-VT) launched a new effort to push back against the Trump Administration's assault on the rights and freedoms of LGBTQ+ Americans nationwide. The more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Salinas and Panetta Reintroduce the Farmers Feeding America Act * Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Representatives Andrea Salinas (OR-06) and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) introduced the Farmers Feeding America Act, a bill that would help food banks meet demand and ensure families stay fed and healthy by expanding the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) ability to purchase food directly from producers more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following remarks on June 3, 2025, at a nomination hearing for Internal Revenue Service commissioner: * * * Here is the text of the remarks: As Prepared for Delivery Over the last several years, I have heard every member of this committee, Democrat and Republican, talk about the importance of independence and neutrality at the IRS. If you genuinely believe in those priorities, you canno more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, expressed significant concerns on June 3, 2025, regarding three Trump administration nominees Brian Morrissey for Treasury general counsel, Janet Dhillon for Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation director and Joseph Barloon for deputy U.S. Trade Representative to the World Trade Organization. Wyden questioned Morrissey's ability to serve an administration he claims "makes a sport of violating the law more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins Colleagues for Spotlight Forum on Republicans' Efforts to Gut Food Assistance for Over 41 Million Americans * Nearly 65,000 Vermonters rely on SNAP benefits to feed their families WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, joined Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Colleagues Demand Answers from Trump Administration on Cancellation of Protected Status for Afghans Living in U.S. * Lawmakers: Administration decision could endanger thousands of Afghans, including many who supported U.S. efforts during the war in Afghanistan Washington D.C.-- U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said today he has joined Senate and House colleagues in pressing for answers from the T more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Seek Information on Republican Budget Bill's Potential to Close Rural Hospitals * Washington D.C.-- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both D-Ore. said today they have joined Senator Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., and Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., in requesting important information about the impact of House Republicans' budget bill's dangerous proposed cuts to more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Seek Information on Republican Budget Bill's Potential to Close Rural Hospitals * Washington D.C.-- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both D-Ore., said today they have joined Senator Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., and Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., in requesting important information about the impact of House Republicans' budget bill's dangerous proposed cuts to f more PR