WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: As part of the ongoing investigation into the design, development and certification of the Boeing 737 MAX, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) asked the top official at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for a copy of a 2019 survey of FAA employees about the agency's safety culture. Notably, the survey of the Office of Aviation Safety includes FAA emp  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Oregon, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release: As part of their ongoing investigation into the design, development and certification of the Boeing 737 MAX, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), and Chair of the Subcommittee on Aviation Rick Larsen (D-WA), asked the top official at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for a copy of   more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on July 21: Following reports of unidentified federal agents pulling protesters into unmarked vans in Portland, Oregon, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) announced her co-sponsorship of H.R.7153, the Law Enforcement Identification Act. The bill, introduced by Congressman Don Beyer (D-Virginia), would immediately require uniformed federal officers policing First Amendment assemblies to visibly display i  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Oregon, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on July 21: Today, the Maritime Transportation System Emergency Relief Act (MTSERA), introduced by Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and the Elijah E. Cummings Mariner Workforce Development Act introduced by Chair of the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Sean P  more

WASHINGTON, July 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 Water Resources and Environment Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA) issued the following statements after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released its final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) regarding the Pebble Mine project.   more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-New York, chairwoman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, and Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, issued the following statements about the Trump administration's deployment of federal officials to police Portland, Oregon, over the objections of state and local officials: "Is this really America? Donald Trump and his sycophants have now created a national secret police force of un  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, issued the following news release: The Inspectors General (IG) of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced they will both launch investigations into the Trump Administration's use of violent tactics against peaceful protestors in Washington D.C., Portland, Oregon, and elsewhere around the country. The DOJ and DHS IGs announced the investigations after House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Na  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Mississippi, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release: The Inspectors General (IG) of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced they will both launch investigations into the Trump Administration's use of violent tactics against peaceful protestors in Washington D.C., Portland, Oregon, and elsewhere around the country. The DOJ and DHS IGs announced the investigati  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Following advocacy from Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii), the Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General (IG) announced it will investigate DOJ's use of force on peaceful protesters in Lafayette Square and Portland, Oregon. "As protesters across the country have peacefully demanded their government address systemic racial inequality and police brutality against Black Americans, they have been met wit  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), and Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) condemned the Trump Administration's use of violent tactics against peaceful protestors in Washington D.C., Portland, Oregon, and elsewhere around the country, and demande  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) led 114 House Members in demanding information from Attorney General William Barr and Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf about unidentified federal law enforcement personnel deployed in Portland, Oregon over the objections of state and local officials. Last month, Raskin and more than 120 Members requested in  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) demanded the immediate resignation of Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf, a key architect of the federal government's occupation of Portland. In a letter sent to Wolf on Friday, Blumenauer, along with Reps. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) and a dozen other lawmakers, said the secretary has abused his power and position, specifi  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Earl Blumenauer (OR-3), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-1), and Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), along with U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) today announced that they will introduce the Preventing Authoritarian Policing Tactics on America's Streets Act, which would block the Trump administration from deploying federal forces as a shadowy paramilitary agains  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) spoke on the House Floor to applaud the passage of the Great American Outdoors Act, which provides permanent, full funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and establishes the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund to address the $22 billion backlog of deferred maintenance on public lands and National Parks. "The Land and Water Conserva  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici called on Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf to immediately resign from his position. The call was led by Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), a member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, and signed by 15 Members of Congress. Following the recent actions of unidentified federal agents in Portland, Oregon in which they disrupted lawful, consti  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, with U.S. Representatives Earl Blumenauer and Suzanne Bonamici, formally requested that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) offices of Inspector General (OIG) to investigate the unrequested presence and violent actions of recently deployed federal forces in Portland. The request for investigations follows f  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: In response to the Trump administration's continued occupation of Portland, Oregon and the president's threat to expand such operations to other cities, Reps. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), and Chuy Garcia (D-IL) announced a new plan to block federal law enforcement officers from intervening in constitutionally protected protests across the country. In recent week  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: House Elder Justice Caucus Co-Chairs Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) and Peter King (R-NY), along with Representatives Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), John Katko (R-NY), and Elise Stefanik (R-NY), announced legislation to help seniors who have been victimized by financial scammers. The bipartisan Edith Shorougian Senior Victims of Fraud Compensation Act (Edith's Bill) will allow elderly victims of financial scams to rec  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), and Jamie Raskin (D-MD) led 114 House Members in demanding information from Attorney General William Barr and Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf about unidentified federal law enforcement personnel deployed in Portland, Oregon over the objections of state and local officials. Last month, Raskin and more than 120 Members reques  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, with U.S. Representatives Earl Blumenauer and Suzanne Bonamici, announced that at their request, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) offices of Inspector General (OIG) are opening investigations into the unrequested presence and violent actions of recently deployed federal forces in Portland. The delegation  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Rep. Peter DeFazio (OR-04) announced that he has secured nearly $3.5 million in coronavirus recovery funding for small businesses across southwest Oregon. "The unparalleled economic damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted small businesses across Oregon" said Rep. Peter DeFazio. "I'm proud to have secured these funds that will help Oregon's small businesses keep their doors ope  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Tuesday, the Maritime Transportation System Emergency Relief Act (MTSERA), introduced by Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), as well as two other provisions relating to and supporting the maritime industry, passed through the House as part of a DeFazio Amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The provisions are designed to provide relief  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, issued the following statement: As the expiration of the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) program rapidly approaches, Rep. Peter DeFazio (OR-04) released the following statement on the urgent need for the Trump administration and Senate Republicans to end their political games and work to pass additional coronavirus relief legislation for the American people. * * * "The Trump administration and Senate Republicans have had t  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Rep. Peter DeFazio (OR-04), Chair of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Tuesday sent a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) urging the preparation of emergency contingency plans at the Port of Gold Beach, which has been threatened by severe shoaling. "Shoaling in the navigation channel [at the Port of Gold Beach] threatens...the fundamental way of life in southwestern Oregon" sai  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Rep. Peter DeFazio (OR-04) voted in support of H.R. 1957, the Great American Outdoors Act, to provide permanent, full funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and establish the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund. The legislation passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 310-107. "In Oregon, our beautiful public lands, recreational areas and natural heritage are a tr  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: The U.S. House of Representatives passed the bipartisan Elijah E. Cummings Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2020, legislation led by Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chair Peter DeFazio to authorize funds for, reinforce, and support the United States Coast Guard, as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The House passed similar legislation in July of 2019, but the Senate failed t  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Oregon, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on July 21: Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR); Chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS); Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Gary Peters (D-MI); Chair of the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Pu  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Antonio Delgado, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Antonio Delgado (NY-19) joined 117 House Members in demanding information from Attorney General William Barr and Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf about unidentified federal law enforcement personnel deployed in Portland, Oregon over the objections of state and local officials. The Members wrote: "It is now apparent that no U.S. city or town will be safe from these dubious  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Jesus Chuy Garcia, D-Illinois, issued the following statement on July 21 regarding reports that President Trump plans to deploy federal agents in Chicago: "I am disgusted and outraged that the same secret police Trump used in Washington, DC and Portland, Oregon may soon be deployed in the streets of Chicago. Peaceful protesters in Washington and Portland were apprehended and swept off the streets by unidentified federal agents in unmarked vehicles. We have seen these  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following statement: Over the past week, federal law enforcement officers without any identifiable insignia--later identified as CBP--have detained protesters in Portland, Oregon as protests in response to the police killing of George Floyd have continued. The Department of Homeland Security is using an executive order to protect statues, monuments, and federal property as a legal rationale for the use of force. * * * "What's ha  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Debra Haaland, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Deb Haaland (NM-01) condemned the Trump Administration's use of unmarked federal officers in local communities during a House Natural Resources Committee Hearing. The comments come as President Trump announced Albuquerque on a list of cities where he intends to deploy federal officers, despite the illegal actions and use of violence against peaceful protesters in Portland, Oregon this week.  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA-02) announced his support as an original cosponsor of H.R. 7719, the Preventing Authoritarian Policing Tactics on America's Streets Act, a new bill to block the Trump administration from deploying federal forces as a shadowy paramilitary against Americans. The bill is led by Oregon's Representatives Earl Blumenauer (D-OR-03) and Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-01) and U.S. Senat  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) sent a letter alongside 116 House Members in demanding information from Attorney General William Barr and Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf about unidentified federal law enforcement personnel deployed in Portland, Oregon over the objections of state and local officials. "What we are seeing in Portland and American cities across the U.S. is shocking and emblematic o  more

TUCSON, Arizona, July 23 -- Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Rep. Kirkpatrick joined her colleagues Reps. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and over 100 House Members in demanding information from Attorney General William Barr and Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf about unidentified federal law enforcement personnel deployed in Portland, Oregon over the objections of state and local officials. Last month, Raskin  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Barbara Lee, D-California, issued the following statement about the deployment of unidentifiable federal law enforcement officers to Portland, Oregon and other U.S. cities: "This is a Democracy, not a dictatorship. Unidentifiable federal officers using unmarked cars and dressed as soldiers arresting peaceful protestors with zero probable cause is something we would normally see in a dictatorship or a failed state. We can never allow this to happen in our country. "I  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (CA-19) and 116 of her House colleagues demanded information from Attorney General William Barr and Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf in a letter about unidentified federal law enforcement personnel deployed in Portland, Oregon over the objections of state and local officials. Last month, Lofgren and more than 120 Members requested information from Barr about unidentifi  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following statement regarding the Trump administration's violent and unconstitutional tactics used against protestors in Portland, Oregon: "President Trump's rhetoric in recent weeks has shifted beyond his usual dog-whistles as he demonizes our cities and threatens to 'dominate' the largely peaceful Black Lives Matter demonstrations across the country. "While communities across America continue to demand a reckoning with ou  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Richard E. Neal joined his colleagues Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and 114 House Members in demanding information from Attorney General William Barr and Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf about unidentified federal law enforcement personnel deployed in Portland, Oregon over the objections of state and local officials. Last mont  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following news release: Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) joined over 100 House Members in demanding information from Attorney General William Barr and Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf about unidentified federal law enforcement personnel deployed in Portland, Oregon over the objections of state and local officials. Last month, Congressman Panetta and more than 120 Members requested information from Barr about uniden  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: As President Trump threatens to send unidentified federal police forces to cities across America, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) cosponsored the Preventing Authoritarian Policing Tactics on America's Streets Act, led by Reps. Earl Blumenauer and Suzanne Bonamici, both of Oregon. The bill would block federal paramilitary occupations in Portland, Oregon and any other American city, where heavily arme  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) joined Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) and 14 House Members in calling on Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf to immediately resign from his position. The Members wrote: "Your leadership of this Department has been rife with mismanagement, including inciting xenophobia and recently using federal agents to disrupt lawful, constitutionally protected protests.   more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following statement: U.S. Representatives Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) today led 114 House Members in demanding information from Attorney General William Barr and Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf about unidentified federal law enforcement personnel deployed in Portland, Oregon over the objections of state and local officials. Last month, Raskin and more than 120 Members reques  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Kurt Schrader, D-Oregon, issued the following statement: "I am deeply concerned about the actions of federal law enforcement officers from the US Marshals Service and the Department of Homeland Security in Portland. "The presence of federal law enforcement officers has only served to escalate tensions in the city. "It should be up to elected city officials to request federal help with local law enforcement matters. "We should let Portland decide how it wants to ap  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Kurt Schrader, D-Oregon, issued the following statement: Rep. Schrader introduced the bipartisan Long-Term Care Pharmacy Definition Act of 2020. This commonsense, bipartisan bill was introduced in conjunction with Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) and Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK). * * * "The personal services that long-term care pharmacies provide seniors, many who take upwards of 10 medications per day, are critical for the health and wellness   more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Kurt Schrader, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Rep. Schrader voted in support of HR 6395 the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2021 which included the bipartisan Norman/Schrader Amendment, a pay raise for America's service members and pandemic response preparedness. 'While not a perfect bill, this year's NDAA included much needed pay raises for our brave service members and increased funding to strengthen our nation's pandemic re  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Michigan, issued the following statement regarding the deployment of unidentified federal forces to quell anti-racism protests in Portland: "I was deeply concerned to see the Administration has deployed Border Patrol Tactical Units (BORTAC) to Oregon to respond to protests in Portland. These are the same, elite border security forces we use to go after highly-armed drug cartels and to counter smuggling. They are trained to hunt down murderers evadin  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger -- a former federal law enforcement officer -- joined a group of 117 Members of Congress in demanding information from U.S. Attorney General William Barr and Acting U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Chad Wolf about unidentified federal law enforcement personnel deployed in Portland, Oregon -- over the objections of state and local officials. L  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Greg Walden, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: Representative Greg Walden (R-Hood River) released a statement after the U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced a series of CARES Act grants for Oregon's Second District including in Bend, Pendleton, Enterprise, The Dalles, Medford, and Klamath Falls. This funding is a result of the CARES Act, which Walden helped usher into law in March. "Today's announcement is welco  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Greg Walden, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: Representative Greg Walden (R-Hood River) delivered remarks at a House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing entitled, "Pathway to a Vaccine: Efforts to Develop a Safe, Effective and Accessible COVID-19 Vaccine." Walden, the Republican Leader of the Energy and Commerce Committee, has led efforts to closely examine the current issues related to COVID-19 and how to best prepare f  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Greg Walden, R-Oregon, ranking Republican member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following remarks at an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing entitled "Pathway to a Vaccine: Efforts to Develop a Safe, Effective and Accessible COVID-19 Vaccine" on July 21: Chair DeGette, I want to thank you for holding today's hearing on an incredibly important and timely topic. I also want to welcome today's witnesses. We know you and your colleagu  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Greg Walden, R-Oregon, ranking Republican member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH), Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY) released the fol  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Greg Walden, R-Oregon, ranking Republican member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: Congressmen Greg Walden (R-OR), Michael McCaul (R-TX), and Patrick McHenry (R-NC), Republican Leaders on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, House Foreign Affairs Committee, and House Financial Services Committee sent a letter to President Trump, urging the Administration to impose consequences on China-linked hackers who have targeted   more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: In response to the Trump administration's continued occupation of Portland, Oregon and the president's threat to expand such operations to other cities, U.S. Reps. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), along with Joaquin Castro (D-TX) and Chuy Garcia (D-IL), announced a new plan to block federal law enforcement officers from intervening in constitutionally protected protests across the countr  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: As federal law enforcement officers continue to patrol Portland against the wishes of state and local officials, U.S. Reps. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Ted Lieu (D-CA) are calling on their colleagues in the House to join them in stopping this federal overreach. In a letter sent to House colleagues, Blumenauer and Lieu announced they will soon introduce new legislation to restrict the ability of the U.S. Ma  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, issued the following statements about the Trump Administration's deployment of unidentified federal officials to police Portland, Oregon, over the objections of state and local officials: "Is this really America? Donald Trump and his   more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, issued the following joint statement: Representatives Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and Bennie G. Thompson (D-Miss.), Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, today issued the following statement after the Trump Administration continued to use violent tactics against protestors in Portland, Oregon throughout the weekend. "Ou  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-New York, chairwoman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, issued the following news release: Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), and Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) condemned the Trump Administration's use of violent tactics against peaceful protestors in Washington D.C., Portland, Oregon, and elsewhere around the  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, issued the following news release: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), and Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) condemned the Trump Administration's use of violent tactics against peaceful protestors in Washington D.C., Portland, Oregon, and elsewhere around the country, and demanded that the Inspectors General of the Depart  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following joint statement on July 20 with Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, and Rep. Adam Smith, D-Washington, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, after the Trump administration continued to use violent tactics against protestors in Portland, Oregon: "Our nation is at a crossroads, and as Americans across the country e  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on July 24: Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) together with Sen. Merkley (D-Ore.), Sen. Markey (D- Mass.) and Rep. Barragan (D-Calif.) introduced legislation to close tax loopholes and eliminate other federal subsidies for the oil, gas, and coal industries. Right now, American taxpayers are on the hook for about $15 billion in direct federal subsidies to the fossil fuel industry. In 20  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Reps. Peter DeFazio (OR-04) and Alma Adams (NC-12) Wednesday sent a letter to the new Postmaster General (PMG) Louis DeJoy blasting his suggested changes to the United States Postal Service (USPS) that could dramatically degrade service across the country. In the letter, the lawmakers write, "The agency is already in jeopardy due to the economic impacts of the pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Adam Smith, D-Washington, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following joint statement on July 20 with Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, and Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, after the Trump administration continued to use violent tactics against protestors in Portland, Oregon: "Our nation is at a crossroads, and as Americans across the country e  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Adam Smith, D-Washington, issued the following joint statement with Reps. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi and Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, after the Trump administration continued to use violent tactics against protestors in Portland, Oregon, throughout the weekend: "Our nation is at a crossroads, and as Americans across the country exercise their First Amendment rights, the Trump Administration has repeatedly deployed federal law enforcement officials to try to sil  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Mississippi, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following joint statement on July 20 with Rep. Adam Smith, D-Washington, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, after the Trump administration continued to use violent tactics against protestors in Portland, Oregon: "Our nation is at a crossroads, and as Americans across the country exer  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), a member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, delivered a letter signed by 15 Members of Congress, to Acting Secretary of Homeland Security calling on him to immediately resign from his position. Following the recent actions of unidentified federal agents in Portland, Oregon in which they disrupted lawful, constitutionally protected prot  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined Oregon U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D) and Ron Wyden (D), U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), and a group of their U.S. Senate colleagues in announcing the introduction of the Preventing Authoritarian Policing Tactics on America's Streets Act. The bill would block the Trump Administration from deploying federal forces as a shadowy paramilitary against America  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, ranking Democratic member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement after the passage of a bill he introduced with Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, and Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, to protect CARES Act recovery payments provided from garnishment by private debt collectors: "During this public health crisis, Congre  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on July 21 regarding the Trump administration's use of 40 U.S. Code Sec. 1315 to explain the use of federal law enforcement activity in Portland, Oregon: "The First Amendment to our nation's Constitution is key to the foundation of our country's democracy, including the right of the people to peaceably assemble and petition for redress of grievances. "The President of the United States ordering unidentifia  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on July 23: U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) on the Senate floor to discuss the events unfolding in Portland, Oregon, in which heavily armed, unmarked federal forces in unmarked vehicles were filmed grabbing protesters off the street. Durbin also discussed the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) announcement of an expansion of Operation Legend to Chicago,   more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on July 21: U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) announced his support for the Preventing Authoritarian Policing Tactics on America's Streets Act, which would block the executive branch from deploying unidentified, unmarked federal forces against Americans. The legislation comes as the Administration utilizes federal law enforcement officers to confront protestors with munitions and tear gas in Portland, Oreg  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley introduced the Maintaining Important Distance During Lengthy Epidemics (MIDDLE) Act of 2020, legislation that would require face masks on planes and ban the sale of middle or otherwise adjacent seats for the duration of the coronavirus crisis. The introduction follows Senator Merkley's experience on a packed commercial flight. "Filling planes to capacity, forcing passenger  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following statement on July 23: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after voting against the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Earlier this week, Merkley offered an amendment to the NDAA that would stop President Trump's federal deployment of secret police to Portland and other U.S. cities, but Senate Republicans blocked a vote on the amendment. * * * "Even without the developments of   more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following statement on recognizing the 10th anniversary of the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial reform bill: "Ten years ago, in the midst of the worst financial crisis that the United States had experienced since the Great Depression, Congress and the Obama administration came together to shut down the worst abusive practices by big financial institutions that had wreaked havoc on our economy and the livelihoods of millions of hard-working  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on July 23: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, with U.S. Representatives Earl Blumenauer and Suzanne Bonamici, announced that at their request, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) offices of Inspector General (OIG) are opening investigations into the unrequested presence and violent actions of recently deployed federal forces in Portland. The del  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Representatives Earl Blumenauer (D-OR-3), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1), and Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), announced that they are introducing the Preventing Authoritarian Policing Tactics on America's Streets Act, which would block the Trump administration from deploying federal forces as a shadowy paramilitary against   more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., introduced a bill to protect Hong Kongers against the Chinese government's sweeping new national security bill and further punish Beijing by creating a streamlined pathway for high-skilled Hong Kongers to immigrate to the United States for work. "As the Chinese government continues to crack down on all forms of dissent in Hong Kong, it's critical that the United States shows wher  more

WASHINGTON, July 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., introduced legislation to incentivize states to upgrade their outdated unemployment insurance infrastructure. The Unemployment Insurance Technology and Accessibility Act would create a $500 million Department of Labor grant program to provide states with funds to upgrade their technology. States that do  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- 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., introduced legislation to incentivize states to reform their unemployment insurance systems. The Worker First Act would authorize $10 billion to be distributed among states that take steps to ensure worker safety, as well as expand and modernize their unemployment insurance systems. The bill is cospo  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking Democratic member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement in reaction to the issuance of the global intangible low-taxed income high-tax exception regulations: "The Treasury Department again overstepped its authority to create more loopholes for megacorporations to exploit and reduce their tax bills. "In these regulations, the department is allowing companies to determine which set of tax rules apply to them ea  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking Democratic member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on July 24 after President Trump signed executive orders to pursue several drug pricing policies through administrative action: "Trump's failed leadership throughout the pandemic crisis has left him searching for anything to change the conversation. Today's announcement is more snake oil for Trump to sell on the campaign trail. "Americans need lower drug p  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking Democratic member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on July 22 on considering a short-term extension of unemployment benefits: "Republicans have had months to propose a plan for extending supercharged unemployment benefits, and they still have nothing to offer. "Just yesterday Leader McConnell was asked about the deadline and laughed. Republicans have not reached out to Democrats, and are simply trying to   more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking Democratic member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement in reaction to news on Republicans considering a short-term extension of unemployment benefits: "Republicans have had months to propose a plan for extending supercharged unemployment benefits, and they still have nothing to offer. Just yesterday Leader McConnell was asked about the deadline and laughed. "Republicans have not reached out to Democrats, and  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- 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., requested that Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin report to Congress, as required by law, as to why the department violated the Antideficiency Act during the 2018-2019 federal government shutdown. Wyden's request follows a Government Accountability Office report (https://www.gao.gov/assets/710/707318.pdf  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- 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 a proposal to significantly expand the availability of telehealth services in Medicare on a permanent basis. The bill comes as the use of telehealth services has greatly increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, offering a safe option for at-risk populations. "Out of necessity during this pandem  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced his opposition to the nomination of Justice Department official Patrick Hovakimian, after Hovakimian refused to answer questions about the federal occupation of Portland, Ore. in a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence open hearing. "If the line is not drawn in the sand right now, America may be staring down the barrel of martial law in the middle of a presidential el  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on July 23: During an Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power hearing, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., yesterday highlighted the importance of his Water for Conservation and Farming Act, S. 4189, to help communities in Oregon and across the West experiencing high levels of drought. "Water is the lifeblood of the northwest. Right now in Oregon, 35 out of 36 counties are experiencing at least   more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following statement after voting against the National Defense Authorization Act in light of the federal occupation in Portland, Oregon: "I cannot, in good conscience, vote in support of this bill while federal agents occupy my hometown and put Oregonians at risk, all to sell a lie that liberal cities are overrun by anarchists. "These occupying forces have made Portland far more volatile and more dangerous. Federal agents have already  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: As the coronavirus pandemic continues to put many Americans in danger of falling behind on monthly rent payments, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., joined a group of his colleagues urging the Trump Administration to enforce bans on housing evictions for the duration of the crisis. In a letter to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny P  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on July 23: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, with U.S. Representatives Earl Blumenauer and Suzanne Bonamici, announced that at their request, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) offices of Inspector General (OIG) are opening investigations into the unrequested presence and violent actions of recently deployed federal forces in Portland. The delega  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Representatives Earl Blumenauer (D-OR-3), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1), and Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), today announced that they are introducing the Preventing Authoritarian Policing Tactics on America's Streets Act, which would block the Trump administration from deploying federal forces as a shadowy paramilitary again  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following testimony by George Wrighster, ex-college football player for the University of Oregon and ex National Football League player for the Jacksonville Jaguars, at a hearing entitled "Protecting the Integrity of College Athletics" on July 22: My name is George Wrighster, and I am a former college football player for the University of Oregon and a former NFL Player for the Jacksonville, Jaguars. I am a Fox Sports Radio host an  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on July 20: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Representatives Earl Blumenauer (D-OR-3), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1), and Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), announced that they are introducing the Preventing Authoritarian Policing Tactics on America's Streets Act, which would block the Trump administration from deploying federal forces as a shadowy parami  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Patty Murray (D-WA) announced that they are co-sponsoring the Preventing Authoritarian Policing Tactics on America's Streets Act, which would restrict the Trump Administration's ability to conduct federal law enforcement against Americans. The legislation comes after a week in which heavily armed, unidentified federal forces in unmarked vehicles have been grabbing  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman and ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following joint statement regarding the United Kingdom's digital services tax law's taking effect: "Unilaterally imposing a discriminatory tax that unfairly targets U.S. businesses damages efforts to achieve a multilateral solution and unnecessarily complicates the path forward for a U.S.-U.K. trade deal. "In the course of its ongoing investigati  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following joint statement with Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, regarding the U.K.'s digital services tax law's taking effect: "Unilaterally imposing a discriminatory tax that unfairly targets U.S. businesses damages efforts to achieve a multilateral solution and unnecessarily complicates the path forward for a U.S.-U.K. trade deal. "In the course of its ongoing investigation under Section 301 of the 1974 Trade Act, the United State  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with 44 of their Democratic Senate colleagues, wrote to Vice President Mike Pence and Coronavirus Task Force Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx urging the Trump Administration to reverse recent changes to coronavirus reporting data. The changed reporting rules now require hospitals to report data to a new system set up by the Department of Health and Human Se  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with ten of their colleagues, are sending a letter to Senate Leadership urging them to include support for outdoor recreation and public land infrastructure jobs in the next COVID-19 relief package. In the letter, the senators note that more investment is needed in order to bring back jobs lost as outdoor tourism has decreased during the COVID-19 pandem  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, July 23 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, with U.S. Representatives Earl Blumenauer and Suzanne Bonamici, formally requested that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) offices of Inspector General (OIG) to investigate the unrequested presence and violent actions of recently deployed federal forces in Portland. The request for investigations follows  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) announced that they are co-sponsoring the Preventing Authoritarian Policing Tactics on America's Streets Act, which would restrict the Trump Administration's ability to conduct federal law enforcement against Americans. The legislation comes after a week in which heavily armed, unidentified federal forces in unmarked vehicles have been grabbing p  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: In response to heavily armed, unmarked federal forces in unmarked vehicles grabbing protestors off the streets in Portland, Oregon, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich, are helping introduce the bicameral Preventing Authoritarian Policing Tactics on America's Streets Act. The legislation would block the Trump administration from deploying federal law enforcement as a shadowy paramilitary again  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Tom Udall, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release on July 22: U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined a group of 27 Senate Democrats in a letter to U.S. Attorney General William P. Barr and Acting Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Chad Wolf demanding answers on the alarming actions of federal law enforcement officers against unarmed protesters in Portland, Oregon and the Trump administration's threat to deploy  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release on July 22: U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined a group of 27 Senate Democrats in a letter to U.S. Attorney General William P. Barr and Acting Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Chad Wolf demanding answers on the alarming actions of federal law enforcement officers against unarmed protesters in Portland, Oregon and the Trump administration's threat to   more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine joined Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden to introduce the Preventing Authoritarian Policing Tactics on America's Streets Act, which would block the Trump Administration from deploying federal agents as paramilitary forces against Americans. The action comes after a week in which heavily armed federal forces without uniform identification in unmarked vehicles have be  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (D-VA) joined Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden to introduce the Preventing Authoritarian Policing Tactics on America's Streets Act, which would block the Trump Administration from deploying federal agents as paramilitary forces against Americans. The action comes after a week in which heavily armed federal forces without uniform identification in unmarked vehicle  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley joined Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and 45 other senators in introducing the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, a bipartisan bill to restore the landmark Voting Rights Act, end the scourge of minority voter suppression and help preserve the legacy of John Lewis - one of America's greatest civil rights heroes. "We all stand in the shadow of John Lewis' legacy a  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley joined Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and 45 other senators in introducing the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, a bipartisan bill to restore the landmark Voting Rights Act, end the scourge of minority voter suppression and help preserve the legacy of John Lewis - one of America's greatest civil rights heroes. "We all stand in the shadow of John Lewis' legac  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week joined U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., and 34 other colleagues to urge Senate Republican leadership to support significant, new and flexible funding for state and local governments in Oregon and across the nation in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The senators sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., requesting that he support the  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., led eight of their Senate colleagues in calling on congressional leaders to include provisions in future funding legislation that would explicitly prohibit the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Justice (DOJ) from infringing upon the constitutional rights of Americans. The senators' letter to Senate Appropriations Committee leader  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week joined Sens. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Kamala Harris, D-Calif., to introduce a Senate resolution to declare racism a public health crisis. "The coronavirus has laid bare the racial inequities in our public health systems. It's clearer than ever that racism is a public health crisis in urgent need of federal intervention," Wyden sa  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week joined Sens. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Kamala Harris, D-Calif., to introduce a Senate resolution to declare racism a public health crisis. "The coronavirus has laid bare the racial inequities in our public health systems. It's clearer than ever that racism is a public health crisis in urgent need of federal intervention," Wyden said.  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., urged the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) to immediately issue guidance for its employees on mask and personal protective equipment (PPE) policies consistent with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines. The senators also asked that DOI agency employees be directed to follow state guidelines and coope  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., urged the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) to immediately issue guidance for its employees on mask and personal protective equipment (PPE) policies consistent with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines. The senators also asked that DOI agency employees be directed to follow state guidelines and co  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Following Donald Trump's formal nomination of anti-public lands activist William Perry Pendley to lead the Bureau of Land Management, Oregon's U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley joined U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., and other Western colleagues in calling for an expedited confirmation hearing so Pendley can answer for his troubling record of anti-public lands advocacy before the American public. The senators  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs will receive a $269,000 federal grant to repair its main water line. "These urgently needed resources will help restore a dependable and safe water supply for the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs," Wyden said. "That reliability is essential at any time, but especially now when the community is working to keep its  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs will receive a $269,000 federal grant to repair its main water line. "These urgently needed resources will help restore a dependable and safe water supply for the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs," Wyden said. "That reliability is essential at any time, but especially now when the community is working to keep   more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced the Coquille Indian Tribe has secured a $900,000 federal grant to expand access to health care by acquiring and operating a health clinic. "In the middle of a global pandemic, these health care resources for the Coquille Tribe are timely and welcome," Wyden said. "This health clinic run by the Coquille Tribe is a positive prescription for expanded and better local  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Oregon, issued the following joint statement with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi regarding Trump administration's tactics used against protestors in Portland, Oregon: "As our nation mourns the loss of our colleague and beloved civil rights leader John Lewis, we are again reminded of the immense power of peaceful protest in the fight against racial injustice and police brutality. Yet time and time again, the Trump Administration shows its lack of respec  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, issued the following statement on July 18 regarding the death of Rep. John Lewis, D-Georgia: "Yesterday, the world lost my friend, classmate, and hero, John Lewis. "Throughout our friendship, I was honored to bring him to Oregon to share his story, inspire our better angels and teach our community to make 'good trouble.' I was humbled to join him in a pilgrimage to Selma, as we retraced his brave steps and those of other civil rights soldie  more