WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) announced that she will hold a telephone town hall meeting on Monday, November 6 at 6 p.m. PT.  The U.S. House of Representatives has changed its schedule and representatives will now need to be in Washington, D.C. on dates that conflict with previously scheduled in-person town hall meetings. The meetings are cancelled for Portland on Nov. 6, St. Helens on Nov. 7,   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Don Bacon (R-NE), Zach Nunn (R-IA), Morgan McGarvey (D-KY), and U.S. Senator Susan Collins and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced the Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act of 2023. This bipartisan legislation will reauthorize key federal grant programs to provide st  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. -- Representatives Norma J. Torres (CA-35) and Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) announced today the introduction of the Pedestrian Hazard, Awareness and Safety Expansion (PHASE) Act to address rising pedestrian accidents and fatalities. "Our country has experienced a significant increase in pedestrian fatalities, making us an outlier among peer nations. This is a personal issue for me--earlier t  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- 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 voting to provide Israel with $14.3 billion in emergency military assistance. "It's been almost a month since Hamas terrorists unleashed violence on Israel, which has now tragically resulted in thousands of injuries and deaths. As our closest ally in the Middle East, the United States must continue to do everythi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following statement on Nov. 3, 2023: * * * Today, U.S. Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04) shared the following statement on Humanitarian Efforts and the Protection of Civilians in the Israel-Hamas Conflict: "The suffering in Gaza, the West Bank and Israel is horrible. I firmly support an immediate humanitarian pause in the fighting between Israel and Hamas - which both sides must adhere to - to allow for delivery of humanitarian aid to   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senator Ron Wyden responded today to the Drug Enforcement Agency's (DEA) announcement that the agency will make changes to its prescription stimulants quota process to respond to shortages of ADHD drugs and other medications. "It is encouraging that ADHD medication manufacturers have committed to the DEA that they will use their allotted quota amounts and increase production," Wyden said  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on Oct. 31, 2023: * * * Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released the following statement on Congressman Earl Blumenauer's (OR-03) announcement that he will not seek re-election for the 119th Congress: "Since coming to Congress in 1996, Congressman Earl Blumenauer has been a tireless advocate for the people of Oregon, and before that as a State representative, County Commissioner, and City Counc  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- 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 major investments in Oregon agriculture, rural housing, food assistance, and rural business priorities has passed the Senate, including more than $5 million in funding for Oregon community-initiated projects. The investments were included in the FY24 Senate Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Re  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- 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 major investments in Oregon agriculture, rural housing, food assistance, and rural business priorities has passed the Senate, including more than $5 million in funding for Oregon community-initiated projects. The investments were included in the FY24 Senate Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Relat  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: Brooklyn, NY - Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries issued the following statement after Congressman Earl Blumenauer announced he would not seek another term in the House of Representatives: As a Member of Congress, State Representative, County Commissioner and Portland City Councilman, Congressman Earl Blumenauer has served the people of Oregon with distinction for over five dec  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley introduced legislation to prohibit irresponsible and unacceptable drilling in the Arctic, which puts at risk the health of local ecosystems, communities, and the global environment. The Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2023 would prevent any new or renewed leases for the exploration, development, or production of oil, natural gas, or any other miner  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- 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 major investments passed the Senate to expand affordable, rural, and veterans housing options and boost transportation infrastructure, including funding for 20 critical community-initiated projects across the state. The investments were included in the FY24 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- 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 major investments passed the Senate to expand affordable, rural, and veterans housing options and boost transportation infrastructure, including funding for 20 critical community-initiated projects across the state. The investments were included in the FY24 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THU  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden issued the following statement, urging the Portland Association of Teachers and the Portland Public Schools Board of Education to continue bargaining in good faith amid the first-ever teachers' strike in the district: "Over the last three years, our educators have strived to maintain a quality, equitable education program for our children t  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden issued the following statement, urging the Portland Association of Teachers and the Portland Public Schools Board of Education to continue bargaining in good faith amid the first-ever teachers' strike in the district: "Over the last three years, our educators have strived to maintain a quality, equitable education program for our children thro  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) and Val Hoyle (OR-04), announced a total of $36,489,508 in federal investments heading to the ports of Astoria, Coquille Indian Tribe's Ko'Kwel Wharf, and Newport. "Pier 2 West in Astoria is crucial to the region's economy, but the structure has been deteriorating over the  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) and Val Hoyle (OR-04), announced a total of $36,489,508 in federal investments heading to the ports of Astoria, Coquille Indian Tribe's Ko'Kwel Wharf, and Newport. "Ports play a crucial role in keeping the economies of Oregon and the entire Pacific Northwest running smoothly--t  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) and Val Hoyle (OR-04), announced a total of $36,489,508 in federal investments heading to the ports of Astoria, Coquille Indian Tribe's Ko'Kwel Wharf, and Newport. "Ports play a crucial role in keeping the economies of Oregon and the entire Pacific Northwest running smoothly--tran  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2023: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today blasted the reported Republican plan to gut IRS enforcement funding as a condition of providing aid to Israel and Ukraine: "If Republicans had an ounce of shame they wouldn't condition support for Israel and Ukraine on giveaways to wealthy tax cheats. Making aid to Israel and Ukraine dependent on g  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., will convene a committee hearing on Thursday, November 9, 2023 to examine the schemes the ultra-wealthy rely on to legally get away without paying their fair share in taxes. The hearing will take place at 10:00 a.m. in Room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The following witnesses are scheduled to testify: 1.  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement at a Finance Committee hearing on Nov. 2, 2023, to consider SSA commissioner: * * * This morning we are meeting to consider the nomination of Governor Martin O'Malley to be Commissioner of Social Security Administration. Before we get to Governor O'Malley, I want to welcome our most esteemed former colleague, a Giant of the Senate, and Maryland's Matriarch, Barbara Mikulski  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2023: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today asked the Internal Revenue Service to detail how proposed budget cuts would hamper efforts to crack down on funding for Hamas via fake charities, cryptocurrency and other schemes. "The horrific terrorist attacks in Israel on October 7, which left more than 1,400 innocent Israelis and at least 30 Am  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2023: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today thanked Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Werfel, following a briefing on Tuesday evening about the agency's plan to fixing biased audit algorithms that disproportionately targeted Black taxpayers. In the briefing, Commissioner Werfel confirmed that there's a racial disparity in audit selection,   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement at a hearing on Oct. 18, 2023, entitled "Medicare Advantage Annual Enrollment: Cracking Down on Deceptive Practices and Improving Senior Experiences": * * * This morning the Finance Committee gathers to discuss an emerging trend in Medicare Advantage - marketing middlemen. There is a long history of rip off artists in the private sector trying to take advantage of seniors   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 2, 2023: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Ranking Member Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, today released a discussion draft including policies aimed at expanding mental health care under Medicaid and Medicare and reducing prescription drug costs for seniors at the pharmacy counter. The package also includes essential Medicaid and Medicare provisions that w  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following information for an executive business meeting at 10 a.m. on Nov. 2, 2023, at 216 Hart Senate Office Building: AGENDA I. Subpoena Authorization * Authorization for Subpoenas Relating to the Supreme Court Ethics Investigation II. Nominees * Mustafa Taher Kasubhai, to be United States District Judge for the District of Oregon * Eumi K. Lee, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California * *  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), together with Senators Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Peter Welch (D-VT), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Ed Markey (D-MA), Tina Smith (D-MN), Chris Murphy (D-CT), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), released the following statement: "The tragic war in Gaza, initiated   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) released the following statement on Congressman Earl Blumenauer (OR-3) announcing his retirement at the end of the term: "For 27 years, Congressman Earl Blumenauer has served the constituents of Oregon's Third Congressional District with distinction, passion, and a soaring vision of what's possible when we work together. "Whether leading t  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today praised an announcement by the National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA) to help small internet service providers (ISPs) invest in rural and underserved communities across Oregon, by making it easier for them to participate in the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program. Oregon will receive a record $689 million from the  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: In a letter to Wyden, the Commerce Department details new policies that would help ensure export promotion efforts do not violate human rights Washington, D.C.-- Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement in response to a Commerce Department letter detailing new policies the International Trade Administration (ITA) has implemented to prevent the promotion of surveil  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said today that he and Senate colleagues have reintroduced legislation that would invest in safe and nurturing school environments that support all students and address over-policing in K-12 schools. "The school to prison pipeline is a problem which disproportionately hurts students of color and creates an environment of learning in fear of being arrested," Wyden said. "  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore, and U.S. Representatives Anna G. Eshoo, D-Calif., and Debbie Lesko, R-Arizona, today reintroduced their bipartisan, bicameral legislation to help prevent domestic abusers from using technology to stalk, harass or control survivors. "Domestic abuse survivors are already recovering from tough situations - they shouldn't also have to worry about their abusers hacki  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley along with U.S. Representative Val Hoyle today announced nearly $2.7 million in federal funds for cities, counties and Tribes in Oregon to help plan road improvements and transportation safety. "This is exactly the type of investment I fought for in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law because it will directly save Oregonians' lives on our state's busiest  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR), Patty Murray (D-WA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) led 44 of their Senate colleagues today in sending a letter urging the Biden Administration to require federally and state-regulated health insurance plans to fully cover over-the-counter contraceptives, including Opill--the first-ever FDA-approved over-the-counter birth control pill, which will  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) said today that he and U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) have launched an investigation into how insurance companies are navigating mounting risks from climate change, including where companies will next pull coverage or raise premiums. The inquiry from Wyden, a member of the Senate Budget Committee; and Whitehouse, Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, builds o  more