WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following statement on June 22 marking the four-year anniversary of the signing of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act: * * * The Lautenberg Act gave the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the power to ban asbestos and required the EPA to have completed its review of asbestos by today's date--but neither a ban nor a final review have been completed. "Four years ago, when we passed chemical safety re  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following statement on June 24: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after voting against Republican-drafted legislation that fails to enact any structural change to policing in America. Merkley is a cosponsor of the Justice in Policing Act, a bill that would enact sweeping changes to address systemic racism and brutality in policing, but that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has refused to bring  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Oregon, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release: Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Aviation Rick Larsen (D-WA) expressed their ongoing concerns over the Federal Communications Commission's decision to approve Ligado's application to use a portion of the L-band spectrum, which is also used for GPS, for a  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Greg Walden, R-Oregon, ranking Republican member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on June 25: Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH) unveiled a comprehensive package of 26 bills that aim to streamline the deployment of broadband infrastructure. These bills, spearheaded by Republican members of the Energy and Commer  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Local leaders from across Southwest Oregon endorsed Chair Peter DeFazio's transformative infrastructure bill, the Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America (INVEST in America) Act. "The INVEST in America Act responds to an urgent need to repair or replace many of the hundreds of bridges in Douglas County," said Douglas County Commissioner Chris Boice. "These bridges  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) introduced legislation to create and support regional partnerships that boost clean energy innovation, accelerate the transition to 100 percent clean energy, and create good-paying jobs. The Regional Clean Energy Innovation Act will establish the Department of Energy Office of Advanced Clean Energy Technologies to manage a network of Regional Energy Innovation and De  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, and U.S. Reps. Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici and Kurt Schrader asked federal officials for answers about a recent flight of a possible law enforcement aircraft in Portland over a protest about the police killing of George Floyd and Black Americans. The Oregon lawmakers' letter to the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) comes after a media report that an aircraft previo  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on June 26: Rep. Peter DeFazio (OR-04) yesterday evening voted in favor of the Justice in Policing Act, comprehensive legislation to improve police accountability and change the culture of law enforcement. "It is abundantly clear that systemic racism and oppression are present--and prevalent-- in law enforcement systems in communities across the country," said Rep. DeFazio. "Police brutality and racial profi  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Oregon, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release: Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter A. DeFazio (D-OR) was joined by Education and Labor Committee Chairman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rich  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Representative Greg Walden (R-OR-2), with Senator Ron Wyden and Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR-3), Peter DeFazio (D-OR-4), and Kurt Schrader (D-OR-5), are introducing legislation to rename the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) clinic in Bend after Robert Maxwell, a World War II veteran and Medal of Honor Recipient who lived in Be  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Greg Walden, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) announced that Philip Smith, a junior homeschooled out of Klamath Falls, has been selected as the overall winner for Oregon's Second Congressional District in the 2020 Congressional Art Competition. Philip's painting, Self Portrait, was selected by a panel of five judges. Philip will travel to Washington, D.C. to see his artwork displayed in the national student art exhibit  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Greg Walden, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: Representative Greg Walden (R-OR) introduced legislation in the House of Representatives to rename the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) clinic in Bend after Bob Maxwell, a World War II veteran and Medal of Honor Recipient from Bend. The legislation was co-sponsored by Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), and Kurt Schrader (D-OR). Senator Jeff Merkley (D  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Greg Walden, R-Oregon, issued the following statement after the JUSTICE Act: "We must unite as Americans to overcome social injustice, and end racism and bigotry. "Working together we can realize our shared vision: equal opportunity and justice for all -- and that is exactly what the JUSTICE Act does. The reforms in this measure are meaningful and workable. "They weed out bad cops and hold them accountable without demonizing and risking the safety of the brave me  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: During National Ocean Month, Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) and Don Young (R-AK) led 64 of their colleagues in calling on House Leadership to invest in our coastal communities by including funding in any future economic recovery package for coastal restoration and resilience projects, ocean data and monitoring, and research and extension efforts. Ocean and coastal investments support economic re  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following statement after Trump administration regulators finalized their regulation weakening the Volcker Rule: The Volcker Rule, one of the landmark provisions of the 2010 Wall Street reform law, creates a firewall between ordinary banking, like taking deposits and making loans, and high-risk hedge fund style gambling. * * * "Deregulation of the banks is exactly the wrong way to boost our economy in this moment. The last thing w  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley is leading four of his colleagues in introducing the Climate Smart Ports Act of 2020--legislation to create a $1 billion per year federal program dedicated to improving sustainability measures throughout America's ports. The legislation has also been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Congresswoman Nanette Diaz Barragn (D-CA-44). The bill would assist ports   more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on June 26: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Representatives Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-07), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-07), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-13), and Katherine Clark (D-MA-05), have announced the introduction of bicameral legislation to stop government use of biometric technology, including facial recognition tools. The Facial Recognition and Biometric Technolog  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley is leading the introduction of the Frontline At-Risk Manual (FARM) Laborers Protection Act, groundbreaking legislation that establishes critical protections, including 10 days of paid leave and hazard pay, for America's agricultural workers. He was joined by Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Kamala Harris (D-CA), and Elizabeth W  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on June 24: U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden led a group of his colleagues to demand answers, following reports that the newly appointed head of the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) purged the Open Technology Fund's (OTF) CEO, President and board in order to politicize the nonprofit OTF, and direct resources to wasteful, secretive projects. In a letter to USAGM CEO Michael Pack, the lawmakers wrote, "Recent press reports  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with 34 of their colleagues, have introduced legislation requiring the Pentagon to remove all names, symbols, displays, monuments, and paraphernalia that honor or commemorate the Confederate States of America and anyone who voluntarily served it from all military bases and other assets of the Department of Defense. The bill would require the Pentagon to re  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and U.S. Reps. Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., and Deb Haaland, D-N.M., welcomed the decision of the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) to review the U.S. Park Police's excessive use of force against peaceful protesters and journalists in Lafayette Park to clear the way for a staged photo of Donald Trump in front of St. John's Episcopal Chu  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The Senate Finance Committee issued the following statement by Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, at a Bipartisan Working Group on Paid Family Leave's roundtable entitled "Paid Leave Proposals in the COVID Era": The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has really hammered home why paid leave is so important to America's families, so I thank our co-chairs for bringing this meeting together, and I look forward to hearing from all of our speakers today. The pandemic has brought on an extr  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Andrew Phelps, director for the Oregon Office of Emergency Management, testifying on behalf of the National Emergency Management Association, in a remote hearing entitled "The Role of the Strategic National Stockpile in Pandemic Response" on June 24: I am proud to testify today representing the National Emergency Management Association (NEMA). NEMA represents the state emerge  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs yesterday held a hearing on the Western Tribal Water Infrastructure Act of 2019, legislation introduced by U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley to improve water quality and services for tribal communities in Oregon. The Committee also discussed legislation sponsored by Merkley and Wyden that seeks to correct an error made in a 1994 piece of legislation to correct an  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on June 25: The U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs yesterday held a hearing on the Western Tribal Water Infrastructure Act of 2019, legislation introduced by U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley to improve water quality and services for tribal communities in Oregon. The Committee also discussed legislation sponsored by Merkley and Wyden that seeks to correct an error made in a 1994 piece of legislation  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Representative Greg Walden (R-OR-2), with Senator Ron Wyden and Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR-3), Peter DeFazio (D-OR-4), and Kurt Schrader (D-OR-5), are introducing legislation to rename the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) clinic in Bend after Robert Maxwell, a World War II veteran and Medal of Honor Recipient who lived in Ben  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced that the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) will receive $215,000 in federal funding to support additional monitoring to help protect Oregonians from possible waterborne diseases at Oregon's beaches. The grant will fund the collection and testing of water samples from designated recreational beaches in Oregon. The water will be tested  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced that the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) will receive $215,000 in federal funding to support additional monitoring to help protect Oregonians from possible waterborne diseases at Oregon's beaches. The grant will fund the collection and testing of water samples from designated recreational beaches in Oregon. The water will be tested fo  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced that the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) will receive $507,425 in federal funding to support the repowering or replacement of 15 diesel powered school buses, and at least three other pieces of diesel powered equipment, with lower emitting alternatives. The switch to more sustainable buses and equipment will reduce emissions of diesel   more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced that the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) will receive $507,425 in federal funding to support the repowering or replacement of 15 diesel powered school buses, and at least three other pieces of diesel powered equipment, with lower emitting alternatives. The switch to more sustainable buses and equipment will reduce emissions of dies  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced that the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde will receive nearly $100,000 to support the community's transportation needs amid the coronavirus crisis. The funding is being allocated by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which Congress passed in March. "The coronavirus public health emergency has created serious chall  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced that the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde will receive nearly $100,000 to support the community's transportation needs amid the coronavirus crisis. The funding is being allocated by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which Congress passed in March. "The coronavirus public health emergency has created serious challeng  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), have written to seven tax compliance software companies about the affordability and accuracy of their products, which many small businesses use to comply with the Supreme Court's Wayfair decision requiring businesses making online sales to submit sales taxes to every state in which they hav  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), have written to seven tax compliance software companies about the affordability and accuracy of their products, which many small businesses use to comply with the Supreme Court's Wayfair decision requiring businesses making online sales to submit sales taxes to every state in which they   more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), have written to seven tax compliance software companies about the affordability and accuracy of their products, which many small businesses use to comply with the Supreme Court's Wayfair decision requiring businesses making online sales to submit sales taxes to every state in which they   more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden have joined the Democratic caucus in introducing a Senate resolution recognizing June as LGBTQ Pride Month. The resolution highlights the contributions LGBTQ individuals have made to American society, notes several major milestones in the fight for equal treatment of LGBTQ Americans and resolves to continue efforts to achieve full equality for LGBTQ individual  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden have joined the Democratic caucus in introducing a Senate resolution recognizing June as LGBTQ Pride Month. The resolution highlights the contributions LGBTQ individuals have made to American society, notes several major milestones in the fight for equal treatment of LGBTQ Americans and resolves to continue efforts to achieve full equality for LGBTQ individuals.   more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with six of their Senate colleagues, are pressing for answers on the cost and legal justification of the Trump administration's decision to deploy thousands of out-of-state National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., in response to peaceful protests. Their letter, sent to Defense Secretary Mark Esper, seeks details on the deployment of these troops, and  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with six of their Senate colleagues, are pressing for answers on the cost and legal justification of the Trump administration's decision to deploy thousands of out-of-state National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., in response to peaceful protests. Their letter, sent to Defense Secretary Mark Esper, seeks details on the deployment of these troops, and re  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with 34 of their colleagues, have introduced legislation requiring the Pentagon to remove all names, symbols, displays, monuments, and paraphernalia that honor or commemorate the Confederate States of America and anyone who voluntarily served it from all military bases and other assets of the Department of Defense. The bill would require the Pentagon to  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley called on Senate leadership to include federal funding for HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention, and housing programs in the next COVID-19 pandemic response package. The letter with 18 colleagues comes on the eve of the 25th anniversary of National HIV Testing Day on June 27. "This additional support for HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention, and housing programs is critical for ensuri  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley called on Senate leadership to include federal funding for HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention, and housing programs in the next COVID-19 pandemic response package. The letter with 18 colleagues comes on the eve of the 25th anniversary of National HIV Testing Day on June 27. "This additional support for HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention, and housing programs is critical for ens  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley called on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to immediately take up the bipartisan House-passed American Dream and Promise Act, which will establish a path to citizenship for Dreamers and immigrants with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) or Deferred Enforced Departure (DED). "It is not too late to change course. As Majority Leader, you can immediately schedule a vote  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley called on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to immediately take up the bipartisan House-passed American Dream and Promise Act, which will establish a path to citizenship for Dreamers and immigrants with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) or Deferred Enforced Departure (DED). "It is not too late to change course. As Majority Leader, you can immediately schedule a vote in  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, and U.S. Reps. Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici and Kurt Schrader asked federal officials for answers about a recent flight of a possible law enforcement aircraft in Portland over a protest about the police killing of George Floyd and Black Americans. The Oregon lawmakers' letter to the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) comes after a media report that an aircraft previously li  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, and U.S. Reps. Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici and Kurt Schrader asked federal officials for answers about a recent flight of a possible law enforcement aircraft in Portland over a protest about the police killing of George Floyd and Black Americans. The Oregon lawmakers' letter to the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) comes after a media report that an aircraft previously  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today that Congress and the Trump Administration must provide at least $175 billion in additional federal funding to help K-12 students in Oregon and nationwide safely return to the classroom this fall. Without swift, comprehensive congressional action, it will be impossible for America's 100,000 K-12 public schools -- which are already facing severe budget cuts --   more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said that Congress and the Trump Administration must provide at least $175 billion in additional federal funding to help K-12 students in Oregon and nationwide safely return to the classroom this fall. Without swift, comprehensive congressional action, it will be impossible for America's 100,000 K-12 public schools -- which are already facing severe budget cuts -- to adequa  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced that airports in La Grande, Cave Junction, Prineville and Gleneden Beach have earned a total of more than $9.1 million in federal grants for improvements to runways, taxiways, guidance systems and more. "Oregonians living and working in rural communities throughout our state know full well that small airports are essential centerpieces to build their economy and q  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced that airports in La Grande, Cave Junction, Prineville and Gleneden Beach have earned a total of more than $9.1 million in federal grants for improvements to runways, taxiways, guidance systems and more. "Oregonians living and working in rural communities throughout our state know full well that small airports are essential centerpieces to build their economy an  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on June 25: U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Patty Murray, D-Wash. led a group of 26 other Senate Democrats in demanding the Trump administration halt the seizure of tax refunds from federal student loan borrowers in default and refund any payments seized contrary to CARES Act requirements. In a letter to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, the senators raised concerns about t  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, issued the following statement: Rep. Peter DeFazio (OR-04) released the following statement in reaction to President Trump's admission on Saturday that he has pushed officials to purposefully slow down coronavirus testing in order to keep recorded case numbers low. * * * "Nearly 120,000 Americans have been killed by the coronavirus and millions have been infected. "The only way we can control the spread of this lethal virus is with a comp  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking Democratic member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released the following statement in reaction to new studies showing the benefits of the CARES Act: "Poverty decreased and incomes rose in the midst of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, in large part due to supercharged unemployment benefits. The success of supercharged unemployment   more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking Democratic member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued the following statement in response to Donald Trump's admission that he OK'd the Chinese government's abhorrent mass internment and human rights violations of its Uyghur population: "Donald Trump has now admitted that he condoned the Chinese government's internment of a million Uyghurs because he  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking Democratic member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senator Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., introduced legislation to preserve and expand affordable housing amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and economic crisis. The Emergency Affordable Housing Act, which is cosponsored by Senators Michael F. Bennet, D-Colo., and Benjamin L. Cardin, D-Md., includes a number of p  more