WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on April 6, 2023: Today Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) and Congressman Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (D-IL) introduced legislation to protect purchasers of manufactured homes from predatory practices. Manufactured housing is a more affordable option for many individuals and families. But these homebuyers often face barriers to obtaining financing and they lack safeguards provided to traditional housing consu  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release and letter: Chair of the Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Environmental Justice, Waste Management and Regulatory Oversight, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley led a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan asking for more information about the EPA's program to streamline approval of new chemicals to make transportation fuel substitutes in the wake  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Oregon, issued the following news release on April 6, 2023: Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05), a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) are urging their colleagues on the House Appropriations Committee to fully fund a program that will help complete critical bridge repair and replacement projects, like the I-5 Bridge Replacement Project connecting Washington state and Oregon. "  more

COTTAGE GROVE, Oregon, April 6 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Val Hoyle, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced an additional $1 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture - Rural Development (USDA RD) to help build Lane County's 6th Federally Qualified Health Center. The additional federal funds are an Emergency Rural Health Care grant that will be combined with the $1.5 million in Federal Community Project   more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Washington, issued the following news release and letter: Last week, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA-03) and Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR-05) led 28 of their colleagues in urging the House Appropriations Committee to fully fund the Federal Highway Administration's Bridge Investment Program. This program is essential to bridge replacement projects across the country, including the I-5 Bridge Replacement Project connecting Washington sta  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on April 5, 2023: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley - a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee - announced today that he will lead a bicameral congressional delegation to Vietnam and Indonesia that will take place over this week and next. The delegation will work to advance both bilateral relations as well as multilateral relations with members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).   more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Maryland's U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen introduced a resolution reaffirming the important role that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) plays in the Indo-Pacific region. The resolution comes ahead of a Merkley-led Congressional Delegation to ASEAN member-countries Vietnam and Indonesia, which Senator Van Hollen will join. "Southeast Asia is one of the mo  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on April 6, 2023: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced the University of Oregon has received $800,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to officially launch its Center for Wildfire Smoke Research and Practice. The Senators secured the funding for this crucial community-initiated project to help ensure Oregon communities are better prepared for wildfire smoke events. "N  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on April 6, 2023: * * * Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released a statement after the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released a funding plan to allocate the dollars set aside to bolster the agency's ability to hold wealthy tax cheats accountable. "The plan released by the IRS and Treasury Department today shows a clear focus  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following opening remarks at an open executive session on March 2, 2023, to consider the nominations of Daniel Werfel to be commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, Rebecca Haffajee to be assistant secretary of Health and Human Services, and Brent Neiman to be deputy under secretary of the Treasury: * * * The committee meets this morning to vote on three important nominations. First up is  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement at a hearing on March 7, 2023, entitled "Tax Policy's Role in Increasing Affordable Housing Supply for Working Families": * * * In recent memory the Finance Committee has a proven record of working together, Democrats and Republicans, to solve big, national challenges. We've helped more Americans save for a dignified retirement. Cut taxes for families and small businesses.   more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement at a hearing on March 22, 2023, entitled "The President's Fiscal Year 2024 Health and Human Services Budget": * * * The Finance Committee meets this morning with Secretary Becerra to discuss the year ahead for the Department of Health and Human Services. The President's budget comes down to a simple proposition: helping working families and the middle class get ahead and r  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement at a hearing on March 23, 2023, entitled " The President's 2023 Trade Policy Agenda": * * * This morning the Finance Committee is joined by Ambassador Tai to discuss the trade agenda for the year ahead. The Biden administration, from the get-go, had a difficult job to do with respect to trade. The Trump administration's chaotic approach turned some of our trade rivals into  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement at a hearing on March 16, 2023, entitled "The President's Fiscal Year 2024 Budget With Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen": * * * This morning the Finance Committee welcomes Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen for a hearing on the president's budget proposal. Everyone here, regardless of political stripe, understands that the FDIC, the Fed and the Treasury Department are putti  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Maryland's U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen and Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley introduced a resolution reaffirming the important role that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) plays in the Indo-Pacific region. The resolution comes ahead of a Merkley-led Congressional Delegation to ASEAN member-countries Vietnam and Indonesia, which Senator Van Hollen will join. "The United States' close   more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week announced that Central Oregon Community College (COCC) will receive nearly $600,000 from the U.S. Department of Education to expand veteran student services into a Center of Excellence for Veteran Student Success (CEVSS) on the COCC campus. "It was clear during my recent visit that Central Oregon Community College has an ear to the ground of what its student  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week announced that Central Oregon Community College (COCC) will receive nearly $600,000 from the U.S. Department of Education to expand veteran student services into a Center of Excellence for Veteran Student Success (CEVSS) on the COCC campus. "It was clear during my recent visit that Central Oregon Community College has an ear to the ground of what its students n  more