WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Arrington Applauds 9th Circuit Decision on Trump's National Guard Deployment * Washington, D.C. - House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement after the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld President Trump's authority to deploy Oregon National Guard troops to restore law and order in Portland: "The Ninth Circuit just confirmed what we already knew -- President  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Joins Merkley During Marathon Speech Against Authoritarianism And Calls Out Trump's Tariff Tyranny: "The President Is Abusing These Powers." * 10.22.25 In exchange on the Senate floor, the PNW colleagues highlighted the long-term impact of disrupting the export market: "When you try to get it back, the country is already in business with somebody else" Trump's trade war with China ha more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Dexter, Wyden, Merkley, Bonamici Press ICE to Release Portland Mother After Court Clears Her Case * PORTLAND, OR -- Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03) led a letter with Senators Ron Wyden, Jeff Merkley, and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) calling on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to immediately release Jackie Merlos, a Portland mother who remains detained at the Northw more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Dexter, Wyden, Merkley, Bonamici Press ICE to Release Portland Mother After Court Clears Her Case * PORTLAND, OR-- Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03) led a letter with Senators Ron Wyden, Jeff Merkley, and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) calling on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to immediately release Jackie Merlos, a Portland mother who remains detained at the Nor more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Dexter, Wyden, Merkley, Bonamici Press ICE to Release Portland Mother After Court Clears Her Case * PORTLAND, OR -- Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03) led a letter with Senators Ron Wyden, Jeff Merkley, and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) calling on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to immediately release Jackie Merlos, a Portland mother who remains detained at the Northwest more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Dexter, Wyden, Merkley, Bonamici Press ICE to Release Portland Mother After Court Clears Her Case * PORTLAND, OR -- Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03) led a letter with Senators Ron Wyden, Jeff Merkley, and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) calling on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to immediately release Jackie Merlos, a Portland mother who remains detained at the North more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Finance Democrats Call for Halt to Unlawful Nomination of March Bell to be Health Care Inspector General In Letter to Finance Committee Chairman, Finance Democrats Say Trump's Removal of Christie Grimm as HHS Inspector General Was Illegitimate and Unlawful * Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today led every Democratic member of th more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI Video: Senate Republicans Block Blumenthal's Legislation to Check Presidential Authority Under the Insurrection Act * [WASHINGTON, DC] - In case you missed it, Senate Republicans yesterday blocked a unanimous consent request by U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) to pass legislation that would limit the President's far-reaching authority under the centuries-old Insurrection Act. A more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Joins Merkley's Marathon Floor Speech: Democracy Doesn't End Overnight * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) on the floor of the U.S. Senate to speak out against President Trump's ongoing attacks on our democracy. Murphy offered a question during Merkley's marathon overnight floor speech, lauding his efforts to speak candidly wi more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Murray Joins Sen. Merkley During Landmark 20+ Hour Speech, Calls Out Trump's Authoritarian Power Grab * ***WATCH floor remarks HERE Washington, D.C. - Today, on the 22 nd day of the Republican shutdown, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, joined Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) on the Senate floor during his twenty hour-long and counting speech s more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Merkley, Castor, Frost Lead Colleagues in Pressing Trump Administration on Detention of 16-year-old U.S. Citizen by Israel * Lawmakers were joined by over 20 additional members in seeking update on release of Mohammed Zaher Ibrahim WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and U.S. Representatives Kathy Castor (D-Fla.) and Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) are l more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 22, 2025: * * * Wyden, Schumer, Warren Sound Alarm Over Trump Weaponization of the IRS Against the Free Speech Rights of Trump Opponents Joined by All Finance Committee Democrats, Democratic Senators Demand to Know Who Authorized Illegal Weaponization of the IRS and What Individuals and Groups the Trump Administration is Targeting in its Attack on Free Spe more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Welch, Cortez Masto Introduce Bill to Block Republicans' Big Pharma Bailout, Protect Access to Life-Saving Prescription Drugs * WASHINGTON, D.C.--Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and committee members Senator Peter Welch, D-Vt., and Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., today introduced the No Big Blockbuster Bailouts Act (NOBBBA), a bill to reverse Republicans' policies in th more PR