WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - As thousands of Oregonians struggle to find safe, affordable places to call home, and as homelessness continues to rise across the United States at a record-setting rate, Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) is backing two proposals that would result in the construction of new affordable homes. The Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act would support the financing of more affordable h  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Reps. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) introduced the bipartisan Jobs in the Woods Act, which seeks to address the current labor shortage impacting forestry and forestry-related industries. Specifically, the bill would create a grant program for nonprofit organizations, state governments, and colleges to utilize for workforce training in forestry  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Rep. Joshua Harder, D-California, issued the following news release: Representative Josh Harder just introduced a new bill, the Wildfire Smoke Emergency Declaration Act of 2023, to allow the president to declare a "smoke emergency" when wildfire smoke creates hazardous air quality conditions. An emergency declaration would authorize federal agencies to provide emergency assistance to states and local communities such as establishing smoke shelters, assisting with relocati  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley led Senate colleagues in the introduction of the Wildfire Resilient Communities Act. In recent years, entire towns have been destroyed and thousands of Oregonians have experienced being forced to evacuate due to wildfires. These wildfires are happening earlier, more frequently, and with increasingly catastrophic intensity, producing hazardous plumes  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Bipartisan bill to reduce red tape in Natural Resources Conservation Service's Watershed Improvement Program Washington D.C. -- Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley joined Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Deb Fischer (R-NE) in introducing the Healthy Watersheds, Healthy Communities Act. This bipartisan bill aims to help American agriculture and communities become more resilient to drought and flooding by imp  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley led Senate colleagues in the introduction of the Reducing Waste in National Parks Act. This legislation restores Obama-era guidance banning the sale of single-use plastic water bottles in national park facilities. Joining Merkley in support of this bill are U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Richard  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced a total of $661,720 coming to Oregon from the U.S. Forest Service (USFS). These funds will be split across three projects in the state to support wildfire risk reduction, habitat restoration, and collaborative prescribed fires. These investments will strengthen forest health, protect public lands, and restore essential ecosys  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced a total of $661,720 coming to Oregon from the U.S. Forest Service (USFS). These funds will be split across three projects in the state to support wildfire risk reduction, habitat restoration, and collaborative prescribed fires. These investments will strengthen forest health, protect public lands, and restore essential ecosystem  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Sept. 7, 2023: Today, U.S. House Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06) announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has issued awards to two local health centers as part of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Bridge Access Program, which aims to ensure that uninsured and underinsured American adults continue to have access to free COVID-19 vaccinations. The awardees, N  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 8, 2023: * * * Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement after the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released new information about its tax enforcement efforts: "Today's announcement from the IRS makes clear that wealthy tax cheats are no longer allowed to play by a different set of rules than everyday Americans," Wyden sa  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today issued the following statement on the White House nomination of U.S. Magistrate Judge Mustafa Kasubhai for a seat on the U.S. District Court in Oregon. "We fully support President Biden's nomination of U.S. Magistrate Mustafa Kasubhai to the U.S. District Court in Oregon. The nominee brings an outstanding mix of experience as a federal magistrate  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley along with U.S. Reps. Suzanne Bonamici and Val Hoyle today announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management will host public meetings on two draft proposals for wind energy off the Oregon coast and opened a 60-day public review and comment period. "Renewable energy is an essential piece of the strategy to combat the climate crisis. However, local c  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley along with U.S. Reps. Suzanne Bonamici and Val Hoyle today announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management will host public meetings on two draft proposals for wind energy off the Oregon coast and opened a 60-day public review and comment period. "Renewable energy is an essential piece of the strategy to combat the climate crisis. However, loc  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley along with U.S. Reps. Suzanne Bonamici and Val Hoyle today announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management will host public meetings on two draft proposals for wind energy off the Oregon coast and opened a 60-day public review and comment period. "Renewable energy is an essential piece of the strategy to combat the climate crisis. However, local comm  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that four rural Oregon fire departments will receive a combined nearly $2.2 million from FEMA for firefighter recruitment and retention. "Firefighters have been working hard this past summer and year-round to protect lives and livelihoods throughout Oregon, and they deserve quality pay and time off," said Wyden, who has been pushing   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that four rural Oregon fire departments will receive a combined nearly $2.2 million from FEMA for firefighter recruitment and retention. "Firefighters have been working hard this past summer and year-round to protect lives and livelihoods throughout Oregon, and they deserve quality pay and time off," said Wyden, who has been pushing the  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that Oregon businesses and organizations will receive a combined nearly $2.3 million for renewable energy and energy efficiency improvements that will lower their energy costs, generate new income, and strengthen the resilience of their operation. This funding is made possible in part by the Inflation Reduction Act, the nation's largest  more