WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard seeking comments for proposed I-5 bridge project in Portland, Oregon * SEATTLE - The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a Public Notice (PN-04-25) for the proposed replacement of the I-5 Portland to Vancouver Bridge, across the Columbia River, at river mile 106.5, between Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington. This Public Notice is soliciting comments exclusively  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard seeking public comments for proposed Interstate 5 bridge across Columbia River * SEATTLE - The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a Public Notice (PN-04-25) for the proposed replacement of the I-5 Portland to Vancouver Bridge, across the Columbia River, at river mile 106.5, between Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington. This Public Notice is soliciting comments ex more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Bentz Applauds the Advancement to Delist the Gray Wolf * WASHINGTON, D.C.- Following Congressman Bentz (R-OR) House floor speech last week outlining the dangers posed by the unchecked growth of gray wolf populations, the U.S. House of Representatives voted in favor of delisting the gray wolf. The passage of H.R. 845, The Pet and Livestock Protection Act is an important step toward restorin more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Idaho, Oregon Senators Celebrate SRS Reauthorization for Rural Idaho and Oregon Counties * Washington, D.C. President Donald Trump today signed S. 356, the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) Reauthorization Act, which will reauthorize the SRS program through Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 and provide lapsed payments for any missed payments for FYs 2024 and 2025. U.S. Senators from Idaho and Oregon celebrated the Preside more PR

STAFFORDSHIRE, England, Dec. 19 -- Keele University issued the following news: * * * Keele psychology expert advises U.S. police on protest management A world-leading expert in crowd psychology and public order policing at Keele University is advising police in the United States on managing large gatherings, including protests linked to immigration enforcement operations. Professor Clifford Stott MBE, from Keele's School of Psychology, is guiding the response of police in Portland, the larg more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden Announce $2.2 Million in Federal Support for Coastal Erosion Work in Lincoln County * Funds will support MidCoast Watersheds Council's work in Siletz and Yaquina Estuaries Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) is awarding $2,210,835 to the MidCoast Watersheds Council to restore 125 acres  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden Announce $2.2 Million in Federal Support for Coastal Erosion Work in Lincoln County * Funds will support MidCoast Watersheds Council's work in Siletz and Yaquina Estuaries Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) is awarding $2,210,835 to the MidCoast Watersheds Council to restore 125 acres of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley: Trump Administration Breaking the Law by Failing to Comply with Epstein Files Transparency Act * Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkleythe lead Senate sponsor of the Epstein Files Transparency Act issued the following statement after the Trump Administration indicated it would only release part of the Epstein Files, a violation of the law he championed: "The Trump Adm more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Dec. 19 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * OHSU study finds exposure to common air pollutants alters adolescent brain development * Physician-scientists at Oregon Health & Science University warn that exposure to air pollution may have serious implications for a child's developing brain. In a recent study published in the journal Environmental Research, researchers in OHSU's Developmental Brain Imaging Lab found that air pollution is  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Salinas Leads 15 Colleagues in Urging USDA to Fairly Include Specialty Crops in Farm Aid Package * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) led 15 of her colleagues in sending a letter to the United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins expressing concern that their farm aid package fails to provide adequate support for specialty crops and other a more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2025: * * * Wyden Renews Demand for Trump Administration to Terminate Coercive Policy Targeting Unaccompanied Children Follow-Up Letter Cites Newly Obtained CBP Document Which Misrepresents Children's Legal Rights And Pressures Them to Leave U.S. * Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., sent a follow-up letter today to Customs and more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2025: * * * Wyden Requests Information From 7 Shipping Companies to Launch New Inquiry Into Fuel Smuggling By Drug Cartels Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today launched a new inquiry into fuel smuggling and money laundering reportedly orchestrated by Mexican drug cartels, by requesting information from 7 shipping companies a more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2025: * * * Wyden Statement on Deputy AG Blanche Saying Trump Administration Will Violate Epstein Transparency Act by Refusing to Release the Complete Epstein Files Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued the following statement today after Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Trump administration will release only a  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Celebrate SRS Reauthorization for Rural Oregon Counties * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today celebrated the signing of their bipartisan Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act into law, reauthorizing funding for the U.S. Forest Service's Secure Rural Schools and Self-Determination Program (SRS) through FY 2026 and providing lapsed payments to more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Celebrate SRS Reauthorization for Rural Oregon Counties * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today celebrated the signing of their bipartisan Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act into law, reauthorizing funding for the U.S. Forest Service's Secure Rural Schools and Self-Determination Program (SRS) through FY 2026 and providing lapsed payments to co more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Warren Press Trump Administration Over Compass-Anywhere Real Estate Merger, Sound Alarm on Impact to Housing Costs * As Americans face a housing affordability crisis, key Democratic Senators warn that merger could increase housing costs Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., today sent a series of letters to the Trump administration, pressing the Department of more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2025: * * * Wyden: USTR Cannot Unilaterally Reverse US Trade Laws and Policy Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released a letter today expressing serious concerns to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer about his agency's recent submission to the World Trade Organization, which attempted to reverse decades of American trade more PR