WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on July 23, 2025: * * * Across the Country, Health Insurance Premiums Set to Spike Thanks to Trumpcare Health insurance premiums in states across the country are set to spike next year largely thanks to the Republican budget bill, which cuts health care spending by the largest amount in American history. The disruption caused by this bill, including Republicans' r more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on July 23, 2025: * * * As Trump Sits on Key Epstein Files, Wyden Lays Out "Follow the Money" Investigation for DOJ Years into His Own Epstein Investigation, Finance Ranking Democrat Recommends Seven Major Lines of Investigation for Trump's Idle Department of Justice * Senate Finance Committee Ranking Democrat Ron Wyden, D-Ore., slammed the Trump administration' more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Bipartisan Delegation Urges De-Escalation of US-Canada Trade Conflict In Meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Carney Wyden, Murkowski, Hassan and Cortez Masto Highlight Importance of Trade, Tourism and National Security Ties; Urge Canada to Address Discriminatory Digital Taxes, Reinvigorate US-Mexico-Canada Agreement * Senate Finance Committee Ranking Dem more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release: * * * CBO Reports the Final "One Big, Beautiful Bill" Tally Will Add $3.4 Trillion to Deficits Over 10 Years Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the below statement following analysis from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) showing that the final version of the "One Big, Beautiful Bill" more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Flood and Congresswoman Pettersen Introduce Landmark Bill to Expand Housing Supply * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Mike Flood (R-NE) and Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) introduced the "Identifying Regulatory Barriers to Housing Supply Act." "Housing affordability is a major concern for communities nationwide. As Chairman of the Housing and Insurance Subcommittee, I have remai more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Dexter Advances Community Vision in Government Funding Bills * PORTLAND, OR - Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter (OR-03) announced that all 15 of her Community Project Funding (CPF) requests have been included in the proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 government funding bills. The CPF requests reflect the priorities she heard directly from community members. "Each of these projects started with a conv more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley and Hoyle Introduce Columbia River Clean-Up Act to Reauthorize Columbia River Basin Restoration Program * For Immediate Release: July 23, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S.Senator Jeff Merkleyand U.S. Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04) introduced the Columbia River Clean-Up Act to reauthorize the Columbia River Basin Restoration Program. Sen. Merkley created the Columbia River Basin Re more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on July 23, 2025: * * * Merkley Statement on GAO's Determination Showing the Trump Administration Again Violated the Impoundment Control Act by Withholding Funding for Head Start Merkley Has Called on GAO to Investigate the Trump Administration's Violations of the Impoundment Control Act * Today, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) published an addition more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on July 23, 2025: * * * Merkley, Boyle, Durbin, Kaine Introduce Legislation to Prevent Future Debt Ceiling Hostage Taking For Years, Republicans Have Held the Debt Ceiling Hostage, Continually Putting the United States' Credit at Risk * Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, and U.S. Representative Brendan F. Bo more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC), along with its member organizations and coalition partners, has submitted a public comment letter to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) vigorously opposing the rescission and immediate implementation of the agency's 2024 update to its Business Combination Rule without a comment period. NCRC, a network of over 700 community-based organizations, works to create opportunities for all Americans and address  more ST

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recommending the agency retain the current energy conservation standards for consumer furnace fans. The organization's comments respond to DOE's Request for Information (RFI) regarding these standards. NEEA, a nonprofit supported by 140 regional utilities, focuses on market-based energy efficiency advancements. The organization stated that its three more ST

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA), Portland, Oregon, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Energy expressing strong opposition to a proposed rulemaking that would rescind energy conservation standards for battery chargers. The letter, dated July 15, 2025, warns of potential economic and environmental repercussions associated with removing these vital efficiency standards. NEEA, a nonprofit dedicated to improving energy efficiency ac more ST

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) opposing a proposal to rescind the amended water conservation standards for commercial clothes washers. NEEA is a nonprofit organization supported by 140 regional utilities focused on advancing energy-efficient products and practices that benefit over 14.5 million consumers across the Northwest. In its letter, NEEA expressed concerns that rolling ba more ST

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Andrea Salinas Leads Colleagues in Letter Opposing Trump Administration's Attacks on the Forest Service * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06), joined by ten of her colleagues on the House Agriculture Committee, sent a letter to President Trump highlighting the harm his administration has done to the U.S. Forest Service. The letter demonstrates that the Trump  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Van Orden, Salinas Introduce Legislation to Level the Playing Field for the Cider Industry * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) and Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (D-OR) introduced the Bubble Tax Modernization Act, which will lower the tax rate for lower-alcohol wine, cider, and mead made with fruit. Currently, the tax code dictates that if a sparkling cider, wine more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Leads Bill to Lower Prescription Drug Costs for Health Care Providers Serving America's Most Vulnerable, Rural, and Low-Income Patients * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) today introduced the bicameral 340B Pharmaceutical Access To Invest in Essential, Needed Treatments & Support (PATIENTS) Act, legislation that would protect the 340B drug pricing  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Blasts Republicans Over Manufactured Energy Crisis * Washington, D.C. - Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today blasted congressional Republicans during a committee hearing for ending clean energy tax credits in their disastrous budget bill, triggering a significant decrease in energy supply when demand is skyrocketing. "The Republicans have been doing favors for their Big Oil buddies at the consumers' more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Warner Sound the Alarm on Hospital Cybersecurity Risks Following Republican Medicaid Cuts As Hospitals Brace for Deep Cuts to Health Care Funding, Top Senators Ask Trump Administration to Share Plan to Prevent Cyberattacks on Vulnerable Small and Rural Hospitals * Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senator Mark Warner, D more PR