WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 20, 2025: * * * New CBO Report: Trump's Big Ugly Bill Includes $8.8 Billion Handout for Pharmaceutical Companies Today, Democratic Health Committee leaders released a joint statement following a new report from the independent Congressional Budget Office (CBO) on a provision included in President Trump's Big Ugly Bill that will drive up prescription drug p more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Bynum Visits ICE Facility in Portland: "Our City is Not a Warzone" * Oregon City, OR - After visiting the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in South Portland yesterday, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) released the following statement: "I visited the ICE facility in Portland to observe the ongoing protests, and saw for myself what I've known all along: our ci more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Dexter: "Portland sees this authoritarian takeover for what it is, and we will not bend the knee" * WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03) released the following statement after the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals granted the federal government's motion to stay the first Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) blocking the president's order to deploy federalized Oregon National  more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Oct. 21 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * OHSU biomedical informatics expert elected to National Academy of Medicine William Hersh recognized as an innovator, expert in biomedical informatics education By Erik Robinson An Oregon Health & Science University professor with deep expertise in the field of biomedical informatics has earned distinction as a member of the National Academy of Medicine. William Hersh, M.D., professor of biome more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse Statement on Trump Targeting Army Corps Projects in Blue States Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), issued the following statement after the Trump Administration announced it was pausing $11 billion in water infrastructure projects with the Army Corps of Engineers in California, Illinois, Maryland, New York, O more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * With JPMorgan Chase Dodging Epstein Inquiry, Wyden Investigation Drills Down On Bank Executives' Unexplained Conduct JPMC's Initial Response to Wyden Inquiry Brushed Off Key Questions, Failed to Provide Any Exculpatory Evidence to Counter Reports that Multiple Executives Enabled Epstein's Crimes by Retaining Him As a Client and Paying Him Millions of Dollar more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Question YouTube, Google on Potential Quid-Pro-Quo Settlement With Trump Administration * Senators sound alarm after YouTube settled Trump lawsuit in the midst of antitrust lawsuit by DOJ Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined Senate colleagues to demand answers from Google and YouTube regarding whether Google's recent $22 mil more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Request Department of Defense Inspector General Inquiry into Domestic Deployment of Military in American Cities * "We urgently request that you initiate an inquiry into the cumulative effects of these domestic deployments of U.S. active-duty troops and the National Guard... on military readiness, resources, personnel, and our military as an institution," the lawmakers wrote more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Request Department of Defense Inspector General Inquiry into Domestic Deployment of Military in American Cities * "We urgently request that you initiate an inquiry into the cumulative effects of these domestic deployments of U.S. active-duty troops and the National Guard... on military readiness, resources, personnel, and our military as an institution," the lawmakers wrote to more PR