WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced bipartisan legislation to expand access to transitional housing for individuals in recovery from a substance use disorder or mental health crisis. The Supporting Transition And Recovery Through (START) Housing Act strengthens and expands the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Recovery Housing Program (RHP) to all s  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2023: Today Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) and Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (D-WA) introduced a bill to address infrastructure needs for food banks and other emergency food organizations that serve vulnerable Americans. The Supporting Transportation Organization and Refrigeration Expansion (STORE) Act would improve The Emergency Food Assistance Program's (TEFAP) Infrastructure Grant p  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2023: Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.), Adam Smith (D-Wash.), and Representatives Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) today issued the following statement after introducing the Expanding Service Coordinators Act. This legislation would increase funding for and make reforms to service coordinator programs to expand the national service coordinator workforce, which is currently strained. Service coordi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Oregon, issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2023: Today, Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) joined Rep. Elissa Slotkin (MI-07) to introduce the Specialty Crop Security Act. The bipartisan legislation seeks to expand and enhance the current Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP), which provides dedicated federal assistance grants to specialty crop growers through state agriculture departments for a wide array of projects. "Over 170 di  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following statement on Aug. 9, 2023: * * * Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (D-Tigard) issued the following statement to mark the one-year anniversary of the CHIPS and Science Act becoming law: "One year ago, President Biden signed the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act into law and, with the stroke of a pen, helped America take a massive step into the future. "This landmark legislation championed by Democrats in the 117th Co  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following statement on Aug. 7, 2023: * * * Today, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on Justice Elena Kagan's public comments on Supreme Court ethics reform at the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference in Portland, Oregon: "Justice Kagan's response to the Supreme Court's ethics crisis provides a sharp contrast to the 'back off' warning we h  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2023: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that the La Grande School district will be awarded $515,000 through the Department of Education for a Community Initiated Project to operate housing construction and construction career and technical education (CTE) programs in the school district. "This is a win-win for the La Grande students and community as it helps students lea  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2023, and a letter: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Finance Committee members Senators Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Bob Casey, D-Pa., today urged the Social Security Administration (SSA) to simplify the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) application and to provide the application online. "SSI claimants face significant administrative barr  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on Justice Elena Kagan's public comments on Supreme Court ethics reform at the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference in Portland, Oregon: "Justice Kagan's response to the Supreme Court's ethics crisis provides a sharp contrast to the 'back off  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following statement on Aug. 11, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released the following statement on the Department of Homeland Security announcement that its Cyber Safety Review Board will review the recent Microsoft Exchange Online hack. Wyden requested the board investigate the recent hack in a letter sent July 27. "I applaud President Biden and CISA Director Easterly for acting on my request for the board to review thi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2023, and a letter: U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley along with U.S. Reps. Suzanne Bonamici and Val Hoyle said today they are urging federal officials -- if draft wind energy areas for the Oregon Coast are released -- to schedule three public meetings on the Coast for public review, and also to double the comment period from 30 days to 60 days. The letter with those requests from the four Oregon  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2023, and letter: U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley along with U.S. Reps. Suzanne Bonamici and Val Hoyle said today they are urging federal officials -- if draft wind energy areas for the Oregon Coast are released -- to schedule three public meetings on the Coast for public review, and also to double the comment period from 30 days to 60 days. The letter with those requests from the four O  more