WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Oregon, issued the following statement on Sept. 30, 2023: * * * Today, Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) released the following statement on House passage of a continuing resolution to avert a government shutdown. "Democrats prevailed in resisting Republicans' draconian 30 percent budget cuts that just yesterday they approved and instead forced a vote on legislation to temporarily avert a government shutdown. While I am disappointed that support   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) released new November dates for the town hall meetings previously announced in Portland, St. Helens, and Hillsboro. The new dates are necessary because changes to the schedule of the U.S. House of Representatives now require the Congresswoman to be in Washington, D.C. during the previous town hall dates and times. The date and times for the wee  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) has joined the bipartisan Addiction, Treatment, and Recovery Caucus as a vice co-chair alongside Rep. Madeleine Dean (PA-04). The caucus, led by Reps. Paul Tanko (NY-20) and Dave Joyce (OH-14), is dedicated to education and raising awareness among lawmakers about addiction - including through a strong focus on expanding access to prevention, treatment,  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: Chavez-DeRemer Column: Expanding street medicine to address the homelessness crisisBy Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05)Portland Tribune One of the worst failures of Measure 110 has been its ability to support the treatment of individuals suffering from addiction. Since the measure weakened law enforcement's ability to penalize the trafficking, possession, and use of addictive illicit drugs, substance ab  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nominations of Judge Mustafa Kasubhai, to be United States District Judge for the District of Oregon; Judge John Kazen, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas; Judge Shanlyn Park, to be United States Di  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: During today's Senate Judiciary Committee nominations hearing, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, questioned Judge Mustafa Kasubhai, nominated to be United States District Judge for the District of Oregon; Judge John Kazen, nominated to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas; and Judge Shanlyn Park, nominated to be United St  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Bipartisan legislation by Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Louisiana's U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. has unanimously passed the Senate. The Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act will help bring down the shockingly high rate of stillbirths and maternal mortality in the United States by opening up more federal resources for stillbirth prevention activities and research.   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- 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 City of Portland will be receiving a Smart Policing Initiative Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs to help address stolen vehicles in the city, which has seen over 10,000 reported thefts so far in 2023. "When folks go to hop in their cars to get to work, doctor's appointments, or t  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- 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 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding the Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership $1,376,029 for their School Stormwater Reduction Program. This effort is targeted at reducing stormwater and improving water quality at public school parking lots and school yards, and promoting better engagement with school   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- 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 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding the Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership $1,376,029 for their School Stormwater Reduction Program. This effort is targeted at reducing stormwater and improving water quality at public school parking lots and school yards, and promoting better engagement with school com  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. -- Representatives Norma J. Torres (CA-35), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Sharice Davids (KS-03), and Suzan DelBene (WA-01), along with Senators Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), announced the reintroduction of the bicameral Indigenous Peoples' Day Act to replace Columbus Day as a federal holiday and designate the second Monday of October as Indigenous Peoples' Day. "Our countr  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following statement on Sept. 30, 2023: * * * Today, U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06) issued the following statement after voting in favor of the continuing resolution to keep the government open and avoid a shutdown: "As I have been saying for weeks, a government shutdown would be disastrous for the people of Oregon's Sixth District and for our entire country. A shutdown would interrupt critical services and benefits fo  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2023: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR) and House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today sent a series of letters to the largest Medicaid Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) across the country as part of a new investigation seeking answers following reports of high rates of prior authorization denials for patient  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2023: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nominations of Judge Mustafa Kasubhai, to be United States District Judge for the District of Oregon; Judge John Kazen, to be United States District Judge for the Southern D  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2023: During today's Senate Judiciary Committee nominations hearing, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, questioned Judge Mustafa Kasubhai, nominated to be United States District Judge for the District of Oregon; Judge John Kazen, nominated to be United States District Judge for the Southern District  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Watch a video of Wyden deliver his remarks here As prepared for delivery Chairman Durbin, Ranking Member Graham, members of the committee, I'm very pleased to join you this morning to introduce Judge Kasubhai, nominee for the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. Judge Kasubhai is eminently qualified for this position. You all have his qualifications before you. You can see that before serving as a m  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today announced that he and U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, R-La., will introduce bipartisan legislation to combat rising cases of identity fraud from the use of artificial intelligence by allowing the United States Postal Service to offer identity verification and related services to the private sector like they currently do for government agencies. "Criminals using hacked p  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senate colleagues today reintroduced legislation that would expand youth access to voting. "Our democracy's future depends on young voters actively participating in the election process. Unfortunately, young voters, particularly young people of color, face growing obstacles to exercise their Constitutional right to vote," said Senator Wyden. "That's why I'm proud to introduce   more