WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bynum Celebrates House Passage of Three Bipartisan Bills * Washington, DC - Last night, the House passed Congresswoman Janelle Bynum's (OR-05) three bipartisan bills, which now head to the Senate to be voted on. The three bills, the Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act, the ELEVATE Act, and the Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act, all benefit small businesses to help them more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on June 24, 2025: * * * Merkley: When Using Authentic Accounting, Republicans' "One Big, Beautiful Bill" Costs $4.2 Trillion Over 10 Years Republicans Previously Directed JCT to Score the Senate Finance Tax Title Using the Budget Gimmick That Showed It Costing a Fraction * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, using the current law baseline which is enshrined in law and t more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11987) on June 23, 2025, by Linda R. Rowan, natural resources and earth sciences analyst. Here are excerpts: * * * The National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System In 2019, Congress established a National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System (NVEWS; P.L. 116-9, Sec.5001; 43 U.S.C. Sec.31k). The law directed the Secretary of the Interior acting through the Direct more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Hoyle Statement on Vote to Table Impeachment * For Immediate Release: June 24, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04) released the following statement after her vote on today's motion to table impeachment: "My position on the strikes in Iran has been clear. My constituents, regardless of party, do not want to send their children or their tax dollars to another fore more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Salinas, Ansari Statement on the Trump Administration's Decision to Rescind the 2001 Roadless Rule * Washington, DC - Today, Reps. Andrea Salinas (OR-06) and Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) issued a joint statement on the Trump Administration's decision to rescind the 2001 Roadless Rule : "We are deeply disappointed by the Trump Administration's damaging decision to roll back critical environmental prote more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on June 24, 2025: * * * Wyden, Schumer Reveal True Cost of Republicans' "Big, Ugly Betrayal": $4.2 TRILLION in Tax Giveaways to the Ultra-Rich Paid for on the Backs of American Families New JCT Analysis Finds Republican Proposals cost $4.2 Trillion When Measured According to Real-World Math and Traditional Senate Procedure; Republicans Rigged Previous Cost Estimat more PR