WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on April 13, 2023: Representatives Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Dean Phillips (D-MN) introduced the Restaurant Revitalization Tax Credit to support the restaurant industry from the lasting impacts of the pandemic: "The Restaurant Revitalization Fund was a transformative program that saved more than 100,000 restaurants, many of them the independent restaurants that are cornerstones of their communities," said C  more

TIGARD, Oregon, April 14 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following statement on April 13, 2023: * * * Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (D-Tigard) issued the following statement after a federal appeals court set significant restrictions on mifepristone. "Last Friday, a Trump-appointed judge in Texas issued a ruling that would suspend the Food and Drug Administration's approval of mifepristone, a safe abortion and miscarriage-management medication that's been on the market for more tha  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, April 15 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following statement on April 14, 2023: * * * Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement following the passing of former Oregon Secretary of State, Bill Bradbury: "The passing of Bill Bradbury is a devastating loss for his family and loves ones, and for the entire State of Oregon, which he served in many capacities over a lifetime devoted to building a better Oregon. "Bill was a close friend who se  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release and letter on April 13, 2023: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley led Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) in sending a letter to Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm urging the Department of Energy (DOE) to enact guardrails to ensure that the billions of dollars of investments from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on April 11, 2023: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced the U.S. Department of Education will be awarding Portland State University (PSU) and Oregon State University (OSU) a combined total of $1,613,898 to support training programs for school-based mental health providers under the Mental Health Service Professionals Demonstration Program. "Mental health care is essential health care,   more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on April 11, 2023: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced the U.S. Department of Education will be awarding Portland State University (PSU) and Oregon State University (OSU) a combined total of $1,613,898 to support training programs for school-based mental health providers under the Mental Health Service Professionals Demonstration Program. "Mental health care is essential health care, esp  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on April 10, 2023: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding Oregon $8,559,000 from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) to help upgrade wastewater and stormwater systems. "Reliable access to clean water is vital to the health and safety of any community," said Merkley, Chair of the Senate Interior Appropriations Su  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on April 10, 2023: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding Oregon $8,559,000 from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) to help upgrade wastewater and stormwater systems. "Reliable access to clean water is vital to the health and safety of any community," said Merkley, Chair of the Senate Interior Appropriations  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on April 10, 2023: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding Oregon $8,559,000 from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) to help upgrade wastewater and stormwater systems. "Reliable access to clean water is vital to the health and safety of any community," said Merkley, Chair of the Senate Interior Appropriations  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on April 12, 2023: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced Oregon will be receiving $21,713,000 from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation for projects to improve water infrastructure in Jefferson, Klamath, Umatilla, and Wasco Counties. "Reliable water supply is vital for our communities, for our farmers and ranchers, and for many iconic wildlife species?to thrive," said Merkley. "With persistent d  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced Oregon will be receiving $21,713,000 from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation for projects to improve water infrastructure in Jefferson, Klamath, Umatilla, and Wasco Counties. "Reliable water supply is vital for our communities, for our farmers and ranchers, and for many iconic wildlife species to thrive," said Merkley. "With persistent drought making e  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on April 13, 2023: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) is awarding $3,737,200 from the Wood Products Infrastructure Assistance grant program in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to support wood processing facilities in Oregon. "Oregon has the most innovative wood products in the world, and we have been working hard to keep Oregon at the forefront of timber   more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on April 13, 2023: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) is awarding $3,737,200 from the Wood Products Infrastructure Assistance grant program in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to support wood processing facilities in Oregon. "Oregon has the most innovative wood products in the world, and we have been working hard to keep Oregon at the forefront of timb  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on April 14, 2023: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representatives Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici, Val Hoyle, and Andrea Salinas this week submitted an amicus brief with colleagues in support of the Biden administration's appeal of U.S. District Court judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk's ruling last week that suspends the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) more than 20-year-old approval of mifepri  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on April 12, 2023: * * * Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement on the United States formally accepting the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, a long-sought international deal that will help preserve the marine environment and support American fishing communities: "While there's still more work   more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on April 12, 2023: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., called for annual cybersecurity audits of the federal government's cellular network used by first responders and the military, in order to identify security weaknesses that could be exploited by criminals and foreign governments. Cybersecurity experts have called for upgrades to U.S. phone networks for years, due to security weaknesses in the systems used to ex  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following statement on April 12, 2023: * * * Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement on the new proposed rule announced by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) to modify the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule to strengthen reproductive health care privacy: "Women seeking health care should not live in fear that their personal health   more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Ron Wyden released the following statement after a right-wing judge today ruled to ban mifepristone nationwide: "There is no way this decision has a basis in law. It is instead rooted in conservatives' dangerous and undemocratic takeover of our country's institutions. No matter what happens in seven days, I believe the Food and Drug Administration has the authority to ignore this ruling, which   more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said today that he and Senate colleagues are urging the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations to provide robust funding for entrepreneurial development programs at the Small Business Administration (SBA), which provide critical support and resources to small businesses and entrepreneurs in Oregon and nationwide. "SBA entrepreneurial development programs are now more importan  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on April 12, 2023: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that the City of Portland will receive $13.8 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation to replace the Burgard Bridge. "I have long said that you can't have a big league economy without big league infrastructure, and that includes resilient bridges," Wyden said. "I am gratified to see these dollars go toward replacing the Burgar  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on April 13, 2023: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that Nugent Park in the city of Umatilla, and Thompson Park in The Dalles have secured a combined $718,222 in grants from the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund. "Getting outside and enjoying parks in communities throughout Oregon is essential to quality of life in every nook and cranny of the state," Wyden said. "I'm glad the   more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on April 13, 2023: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that Nugent Park in the city of Umatilla, and Thompson Park in The Dalles have secured a combined $718,222 in grants from the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund. "Getting outside and enjoying parks in communities throughout Oregon is essential to quality of life in every nook and cranny of the state," Wyden said. "I'm glad the Lan  more