WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on June 8, 2023: For World Oceans Day, Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Rob Wittman (R-VA), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), and Chellie Pingree (D-ME) are introducing bipartisan, bicameral legislation to uplift and support aquaculture and aquaculture farmers and harvesters. The Sustaining Healthy Ecosystems, Livelihoods, and Local Seafood (SHELLS) Act will create a program office for aquaculture within the U  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) has introduced the Housing Our Military Veterans Effectively (HOME) Act, which seeks to ensure homeless veterans are able to access and receive the care and resources they need. Rep. Mike Bost (IL-12), chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, joined Chavez-DeRemer in introducing the HOME Act as an original cosponsor. "Oregon has one of the fastest-growing h  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05), a member of the House Agriculture Committee, joined Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), and Tina Smith (D-Minn.), along with Reps. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03), Tracey Mann (KS-01), and Yadira Caraveo (CO-08) to introduce the Expanding Childcare in Rural America (ECRA) Act. This bipartisan and bicameral proposal seeks to provide accessible, afforda  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on June 8, 2023, at a hearing on corporatization and consolidation in the health care system: * * * The Finance Committee meets this morning to discuss corporatization and consolidation in the health care system and the effect that has on what American families pay and how they get their health care. When I hold town halls back home, the two challenges I hear about most oft  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on June 6, 2023: Today Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) introduced legislation to help people experiencing homelessness access SNAP benefits. The recently-passed Fiscal Responsibility Act expands work requirements for some people who receive SNAP benefits, but also creates new exemptions to those work requirements for people experiencing homelessness. The Securing Unhoused Peoples' Program for Outreac  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on June 7, 2023: Today, the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on legislation introduced by Congresswoman Val Hoyle and Senator Jeff Merkley that would allow the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians (Siletz) to restore their traditional ability to hunt, fish, trap, and gather for subsistence and ceremonial purposes on their ancestral lands. The hearing is an important step forward to bringing   more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release and letter: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet in a bipartisan letter urging the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs to consider a long-term solution to increase wildland firefighter recruitment and retention. In their letter, the Senators push for Congress to act before short-term pay increases for over 16,000 federal wildland   more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release and letter on June 7, 2023: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet in a bipartisan letter urging the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs to consider a long-term solution to increase wildland firefighter recruitment and retention. In their letter, the Senators push for Congress to act before short-term pay increases for over 16,000 fede  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- The Library of Congress issued the following news on June 6, 2023: The Library of Congress is calling on video game developers to create fun and lightweight video games related to civics that incorporate Library resources. This challenge is part of an effort to improve public knowledge of the rights and responsibilities of American citizens. Winning video game entries, to be announced early next year, will receive $35,000 in cash prizes. The Library of Congress Friends' C  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on June 9, 2023: Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Alaska's U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan announced their bipartisan resolution bringing awareness to the environmental, humanitarian, and economic issues facing the Mekong River cleared a key hurdle by passing the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The Mekong River, which is nearly 3,000 miles long, boasts the world's largest inland fishery and accounts  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on June 6, 2023: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will be awarding Bend and Portland a combined total of $1,550,000 to support planning and projects that will eliminate railroad crossings, improving congestion, accessibility, and safety in the communities. "Freight and passenger trains are vital modes of transportation for busine  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on June 6, 2023: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will be awarding Bend and Portland a combined total of $1,550,000 to support planning and projects that will eliminate railroad crossings, improving congestion, accessibility, and safety in the communities. "Freight and passenger trains are vital modes of transportation for businesse  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on June 9, 2023: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding $500,000 to the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians (CTCLUSI) for air monitoring to improve public health. "One of the most important steps in protecting frontline communities from air pollution is actually monitoring their air so that we can see w  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on June 9, 2023: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding $500,000 to the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians (CTCLUSI) for air monitoring to improve public health. "One of the most important steps in protecting frontline communities from air pollution is actually monitoring their air so that we can se  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on June 5, 2023: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is awarding local housing authorities a combined total of $985,893 to help address the housing needs of communities in Portland, Albany, The Dalles, and Klamath Falls. "Too many Oregonians are struggling under the enormous weight of America's affordable housing cris  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on June 5, 2023: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is awarding local housing authorities a combined total of $985,893 to help address the housing needs of communities in Portland, Albany, The Dalles, and Klamath Falls. "Too many Oregonians are struggling under the enormous weight of America's affordable housing crisis,  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on June 7, 2023: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., will convene a committee hearing on Wednesday, June 14, 2023 titled "Anti-Poverty and Family Support Provisions in the Tax Code." The hearing will take place at 10:00 a.m. in Room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The witnesses at Wednesday's hearing will be: * Amy K. Matsui, Senior Counsel and D  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on June 5, 2023: * * * Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued the following statement today on Marjorie Rollinson's nomination as IRS Chief Counsel: "I'm pleased the president has put forward a nominee for IRS chief counsel. "This is a challenging job leading the legal team at an agency faced with a lot of demands and a lot of pressure from Congress.   more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement: * * * Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued the following statement today on the new tax package released by Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee: "As I've told Republicans repeatedly, Democrats are on board with fixing business tax incentives like R&D expensing as long as Congress also passes support for the most vulnerable children and   more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr., D-N.J., wrote to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure today raising concerns regarding the actions of certain Republican-led states to imp  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Oregon), along with U.S. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-Missouri) and Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-Massachusetts), announced legislation to approve the first trade agreement signed under the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade, and set robus  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Ranking Member Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith, R-Mo., and Ranking Member Richard Neal, D-Mass., today announced legislation to approve the first trade agreement signed under the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade and set robust transparency and consultation req  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on June 5, 2023 and a letter: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today announced he is urging regulators at two federal agencies to provide a comprehensive explanation for the continued shortage of affordable, generic ADHD medications and how the agencies are working together to tackle this national crisis. Wyden's letters to Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Administrator Anne Milgram and Food and Drug Administration (  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on June 5, 2023: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today that they and Senate colleagues are pressing to hold nine companies accountable that contracted with Packers Sanitation Services, Inc., which the Department of Labor found were unlawfully employing migrant child labor at these host companies' facilities. "We write in response to recent reports that your company employed a contractor, Packers San  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on June 9, 2023: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that Oregon State University will receive $1 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to study the effects of fire on mass timber products to determine sustainability for their increased use in new construction. "Oregon continues to lead the way in modernizing wood products, generating jobs and economic opportunities in communities   more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on June 9, 2023: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that Oregon State University will receive $1 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to study the effects of fire on mass timber products to determine sustainability for their increased use in new construction. "Oregon continues to lead the way in modernizing wood products, generating jobs and economic opportunities in communiti  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on June 7, 2023: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that the South Central Oregon Economic Development District will receive $225,000 from the Economic Development Administration for economic development planning in Klamath and Lake counties. "I know from holding more than 1,050 town halls throughout our state that Oregon communities are working hard to support resilient, lasting economic  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on June 7, 2023: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that the South Central Oregon Economic Development District will receive $225,000 from the Economic Development Administration for economic development planning in Klamath and Lake counties. "I know from holding more than 1,050 town halls throughout our state that Oregon communities are working hard to support resilient, lasting economic gr  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on June 6, 2023: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that Oregon State University will receive more than $642,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to build out a tool that diagnoses invasive diseases in native plants. "Oregon is a leader in growing food and foliage that power and enrich our lives--from fruit, berries and hazelnuts to wheat, plant starts and grass seed," Wyden said.   more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on June 6, 2023: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that Oregon State University will receive more than $642,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to build out a tool that diagnoses invasive diseases in native plants. "Oregon is a leader in growing food and foliage that power and enrich our lives--from fruit, berries and hazelnuts to wheat, plant starts and grass seed," Wyden said. "Co  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on June 9, 2023, and a letter: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and fellow Senate Budget Committee members Senators Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., and Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., today launched an investigation into how the U.S. insurance industry evaluates climate-related risks, decides to invest in or underwrite fossil fuel expansion projects that drive such risks, and prices policies that insure such projects. "Witnes  more