WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2023, and a letter: Today Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) and Sara Jacobs (D-CA), along with Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Tina Smith (D-MN), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) called on President Joe Biden to support efforts to provide needed funding to prevent a national wave of child care closures. Congress secured historic funding through the American Rescue Plan Act to stabilize child care am  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following statement on Aug. 3, 2023: * * * Today, U.S. Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04) shared the following statement in response to Fitch downgrading its credit rating for the U.S. government from AAA to AA+. "Every Member of Congress understood the threat to our economy if we defaulted on our debt. "Those who played politics with the debt ceiling vote and delayed paying our bills knew a lower credit rating was a potential outcome  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Oregon, chairman of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries, issued the following news release: The Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries held a legislative hearing on eight bills addressing a variety of local issues throughout the United States. Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Bentz (R-Ore.) issued the following statement in response: "Today we met to review and discuss 8 bills that address a variety of regional   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined their colleagues to introduce legislation to ensure the safety and health of workers in Oregon and across the nation who are exposed to dangerous heat conditions in the workplace. The Asuncion Valdivia Heat Stress Injury, Illness, and Fatality Prevention Act is named in honor of Asuncion Valdivia, who died in 2004 after picking grapes for ten hours straight  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 2, 2023: * * * Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement on the IRS's launch of paperless processing, a key step in IRS modernization that will make it easier for taxpayers to interact with the IRS, cut processing times and expedite refunds: "This is a huge step forward for the customer experience the IRS provides A  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Chair Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) today lauded committee passage of the Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability Act (MEPA), which was reported out of committee 26-1. The legislation brings more transparency, accountability and competition to pharmacy benefit manager practices in the drug supply chain, he  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release and letter on Aug. 3, 2023: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today urged manufacturers of much-needed amphetamine medications for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), including Adderall and generic equivalents, to either increase their manufacturing of these medications or relinquish their remaining quota allotment for the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to redistribute to manufacturers wanting to produce  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2023: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden and Senate colleagues have reintroduced legislation that would support immigrants and refugees overcome common obstacles to naturalization, including language barriers and challenges navigating the search for employment. "The naturalization process shouldn't be confusing for folks trying to achieve the American dream," Wyden said today. "As the son of refugees from Nazi Ger  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2023, and a letter: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., today announced their efforts to ensure the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps has the funding it needs to ensure a highly-trained, always-ready, fully-deployable national public health service. The senators recently introduced the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Operations and Readiness A  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are calling on General Motors, Stellantis, and Ford Motor Company to negotiate in good faith to reach a fair outcome that folds in workers at all joint venture electric vehicle battery facilities into the national United Auto Workers union contract. "Profits should translate to gains for workers. It is unacceptable that in the midst of extreme financial gains f  more