WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - Yesterday, U.S. House Representatives Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), Val Hoyle (OR-04), and Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05), delivered a bipartisan letter to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, urging him to avert a shutdown to protect Oregon's semiconductor manufacturing industry. "The CHIPS and Science Act has ignited a technological revolution - one  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: Today, Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) introduced the AFFIRM Act to cap, clarify and better target federal crop insurance subsidies to small and mid-sized farmers. The legislation would limit crop insurance subsides to $125,000 per year per recipient, eliminate subsidies for farmers earning more than $250,000, and ensure subsidy recipients are actively working on a farm. "While the  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Oregon, issued the following news release statement on Sept. 27, 2023: * * * Today, Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Dave Joyce (R-OH) who introduced SAFE Banking the House, released the following statement on the passage of the SAFER Banking Act in the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: "This legislation will save lives and livelihoods. The overwhelming majority of Americans live in a state where cannabis is legal in some form.   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2023: Projected to cost $100 billion in this decade alone, the Federal Crop Insurance Program is the most expensive program in the farm safety net, yet federal law prohibits the USDA from disclosing basic information about subsidy recipients. Today, Representatives Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Ralph Norman (R-SC) introduced the Crop Insurance Transparency Act to require USDA to publicly disclose  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC [09/27/23] -Today Representatives Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR] and Kelly Armstrong [R-ND] led several of their colleagues in urging House and Senate Appropriations Committees to update the funding levels for Federal Defenders in Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24). Both the Senate and House Financial Services and General Government bills for FY24 rely on the Fiscal Year 2023 enacted funding level for Def  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following cost estimate on Sept. 26, 2023, for a bill (S. 910) that aims to amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act: * * * S. 910 would revise the tribal land claims of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community in Oregon that were extinguished by the Grand Ronde Reservation Act. That act authorized the Department of the Interior (DOI) to provide 240 acres of land to the tribes. In exchange, the tribes relinquished thei  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following cost estimate on Sept. 26, 2023, for a bill (S. 1286) that aims to amend the Siletz Reservation Act to address the hunting, fishing, trapping and animal gathering activities of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians: * * * S. 1286 would amend the Siletz Reservation Act, enacted in 1980, to permit the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians and the state of Oregon to alter or replace the agreement defining the tribe's  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Tonight, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation appropriating funds for the Department of Defense (DOD), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Department of State. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) supported these three appropriations bills, which included a Community Project Funding request she secured for Clackamas County and other key investments to comb  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) released the following statement after the House vote on H.R. 5525, a continuing resolution to keep the government open for 30 days, failed. "The House-led continuing resolution was one more attempt to keep the government open. I do NOT support the cuts in this CR. I supported the effort to keep services running and give Congress more time while we   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) is backing the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act Amendments of 2023 as an original cosponsor. This bipartisan proposal, led by Rep. Kim Shrier (WA-08), will update and improve a loan program that funds critical water and wastewater infrastructure projects in Oregon and across the country. "I'm proud to support this bipartisan proposal   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- 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 four bills focused on giving more local control over water infrastructure, updating coastal barrier maps and supporting local communities. Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Bentz (R-Ore.) issued the following statement in response: "Today's hearing,  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined Senator Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) and U.S. Representatives Andrea Salinas (D-Oregon), John Duarte (R-California) and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Washington) in sponsoring bipartisan legislation that would improve forest health, reduce wildfire risk and boost rural economies by supporting innovative timber products. "Supporting Idaho's timber industry grows r  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., renewed his call for the Internal Revenue Service to step up enforcement against wealthy individuals who fail to file tax returns, following the release of new IRS data that shows brazen disregard for federal tax laws by hundreds of wealthy families. The IRS data also reveals that thousands of wealthy Americans are activ  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release : U.S. Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04) successfully helped pass the Protecting Our Hunting Heritage and Education Act (H.R. 5110) in the U.S. House of Representatives. This month, Congresswoman Hoyle sent a letter urging the House Education and Workforce Committee and the House Appropriations Committee to swiftly pass bipartisan legislation to clarify that federal funding can continue for school archery, hunter  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley's bipartisan Secure and Fair Enforcement Regulation (SAFER) Banking Act - legislation to ensure that legal cannabis businesses have access to critical banking and financial services - cleared a key hurdle by passing the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. The SAFER Banking Act now heads to the floor for consideration from the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Florida's U.S. Senator Rick Scott teamed up to introduce the bipartisan School Access to Naloxone Act. This new legislation would ensure school personnel would have the training and education to administer lifesaving drugs and devices for emergency treatment in cases of known or suspected opioid overdose. "Oregon currently faces the fastest g  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that the Deschutes River Conservancy Reauthorization Act cleared a major hurdle by passing out of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. The critical legislation would reauthorize the Deschutes River Conservancy's (DRC) eligibility to receive federal funding for water quality and conservation projects--e  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that the Deschutes River Conservancy Reauthorization Act cleared a major hurdle by passing out of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. The critical legislation would reauthorize the Deschutes River Conservancy's (DRC) eligibility to receive federal funding for water quality and conservation projects--effo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Oregon, issued the following fact sheet: * * * Assisting Family Farmers through Insurance Reform Measures (AFFIRM) Act The Federal Crop Insurance Program should be a cost-effective safety net that helps farmers weather hard times. However, as it stands, the program costs too much money to serve too few farmers. Projected to cost $80 billion in this decade alone, crop insurance is the largest farm safety net program, but the only one without a me  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: "I stand firmly with the United Auto Workers members currently on strike - including those who live and work in Oregon's Sixth District. "When the federal government bailed out the Big Three in 2008, the UAW agreed to temporarily freeze their wages and forgo certain pension and health care benefits to keep these manufacturers afloat. Their sacrifice saved the auto industry from certain collapse. Yet, thes  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2023: Today, U.S. House Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06) announced that the Department of Justice (DOJ) has awarded $99,759 to the City of Salem Police Department. This federal funding will be used to help support the City's community service officer (CSO) program and reduce wait times for emergency services. "Police officers work tirelessly to keep our community safe. But they shouldn't   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: Today, U.S. House Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06), joined by U.S. House Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), Val Hoyle (OR-04), and Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05), delivered a bipartisan letter to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, urging him to avert a shutdown to protect Oregon's semiconductor manufacturing industry. "The CHIPS and Science Act has ignited a   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement at a hearing on Sept. 28, 2023, on the IRS chief counsel, social security and Medicare public trustees: * * * The Finance Committee meets this morning to discuss an important set of nominations that are instrumental to the federal government's finances. First is the nomination of Marjorie Rollinson to be Chief Counsel at the IRS. The Chief Counsel's office is responsible   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 27, 2023: * * * Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Department of Energy, and Internal Revenue Service announced that applications for the Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit program under Section 48(e) of the Internal Revenue Code will open at 9 a.m. ET on October 1  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement at an executive session on Sept. 14, 2023, to consider the U.S.-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act: * * * The Finance Committee has convened today to vote on bipartisan tax legislation, the U.S.-Taiwan Expedited Double Tax Relief Act. This legislation relieves double taxation on investment between the United States and Taiwan, strengthening our nations' partnership. T  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- 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) introduced the Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability Act (MEPA), a bill to bring more transparency, accountability and competition to pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) practices in the pharmaceutical supply chain. The legislative text reflects the Chairman's Mark that wa  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2023: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Ranking Member Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, today introduced the Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability (MEPA) Act, a bill to brings more transparency, accountability and competition to pharmacy benefit manager practices in the pharmaceutical supply chain. The legislative text reflects the Chairman's M  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Child Care Investment Act, bipartisan legislation introduced by Reps. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) and Salud Carbajal (CA-24) earlier this year to increase access to affordable child care, has continued to gain broad support. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce formally endorsed the legislation, which would improve three existing child care tax incentives to ensure the federal tax code   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee passed the Secure And Fair Enforcement Regulation (SAFER) Banking Act: "The U.S. Senate is finally on its way to making sure that small cannabis businesses can finally get access to banking services just like any other law-abiding businesses - no more whee  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Portland - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today announced he will have two in-person town halls next week in Klamath and Lake counties. Wyden has already held 36 town halls so far throughout Oregon in 2023 and 1,063 town halls overall statewide in fulfillment of his pledge to hold at least one town hall each year in each of Oregon's 36 counties. "I'm very much looking forward to these open-to-all town halls in Klam  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden and U.S. Representative Suzanne Bonamici today announced they introduced legislation that would help college students in Oregon and nationwide experiencing food insecurity have easier access to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. "Being a college student is tough enough without having to also study federal rules and regulations to combat hunger,"  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today announced he and Senate colleagues have introduced legislation that would prevent firearms trafficking from the United States to Mexico. "International firearms trafficking puts lives in danger and helps criminals sell narcotics. This must end now," Wyden said. "It's time for Congress to address the proliferation of firearms trafficking and keep Americans safe fr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), along with U.S. Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08), today introduced the bicameral Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2023.  The bill would close tax code loopholes for tobacco products by establishing a new federal tax on e-cigarettes, updating the federal cigarette tax rate to restore its public health impact,  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., released the following statement today after Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced plans to reinstate net neutrality rules and reclassify broadband as a telecommunications service under Title II of the Communications Act: "Broadband is not a luxury. It is an essential utility and it is   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today that they and Senate colleagues have reintroduced a resolution emphasizing the federal government's responsibility to provide access to clean drinking water for Tribal communities in Oregon and throughout the country. "Everyone deserves access to clean water - yet today many Tribal communities across the country lack access to this vital na  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today that they and Senate colleagues have reintroduced a resolution emphasizing the federal government's responsibility to provide access to clean drinking water for Tribal communities in Oregon and throughout the country. "Everyone deserves access to clean water - yet today many Tribal communities across the country lack access to this vital  more