WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), Representative Glenn Grothman (WI-06), Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Ranking Member Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Representative Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Workforce Protections Subcommittee Ranking Member Alma Adams (NC-12), and Representative Jeff Van Drew (NJ-02) intr  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC [12/08/23] - Today Congresswomen Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) and Katie Porter (D-CA) introduced legislation to restore the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) Office for Students and Young Consumers. Before the Trump administration closed the Office for Students and Young Consumers in 2018, it helped return more than $750 million to students and student loan borrowers who had been che  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) has introduced the Opioid Crisis Workforce Act, which seeks to improve training, information sharing, and grant funding for workers involved in the prevention and treatment of substance use and mental health disorders. Specifically, the proposal would require the Department of Labor (DOL) to share information on best practices with state and local area  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), along with Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), and Tammy Duckworth (D-Illinois), today introduced a resolution commemorating the 190th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the United States and Thailand. Congresswoman Michelle Steel (California-45) introduced companion legislation in the House. "Thailand has long been a friend of the United State  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. -- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), along with Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), and Tammy Duckworth (D-Illinois), today introduced a resolution commemorating the 190th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the United States and Thailand. Congresswoman Michelle Steele (California-45) introduced companion legislation in the House. "Thailand has long been a frien  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) today announced that the Committee has reported legislation that was marked up in the committee in November. The "Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act" addresses a number of important health care priorities in the committee's jurisdiction. "This legislative text represents the bipartisan healt  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Chair Ron Wyden (D-Oregon), along with U.S. House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support Chair Darin LaHood (R-Illinois) and Ranking Member Danny Davis (D-Illinois), called on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to ensure the Title IV-E Prevent Services Clearinghouse approves evidence-based programs and serv  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) led 14 colleagues in submitting a bicameral comment regarding the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)'s Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)'s proposed rule, "Unaccompanied Children Foundational Rule."  In their comment, the lawmakers express their support for the Biden Admini  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the HOME Act, a bill led by Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) to help lift veterans out of homelessness. Chavez-DeRemer spoke on the House floor yesterday in support of her bill, which passed on a bipartisan vote of 408-10. "Our veterans stepped up to serve our country, and it's our responsibility to care for them in return. By supportin  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced the Strengthening the Rule of Law in the Brazilian Amazon Act, bipartisan legislation to address crimes committed by organized criminal and drug trafficking groups who are devastating communities in and around the Brazilian Amazon, upending rule of law, and accelerating environmental degradation and  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Adam Smith (D-WA-09) teamed up to introduce the bicameral End Hedge Fund Control of American Homes Act of 2023. This legislation responds directly and forcefully to a persistent and growing problem -- What Happens When Wall Street Buys Most of the Homes on Your Block? The purchasing of single-family homes by hedge funds, especially i  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) $915,895 for projects to update and improve the Tribes' recycling plan, and to focus on practical recycling options that center culturally grounded approaches. "This critical funding for CTUIR will help ensure the Trib  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- 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 Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) $915,895 for projects to update and improve the Tribes' recycling plan, and to focus on practical recycling options that center culturally grounded approaches. "This critical funding for CTUIR wil  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with U.S. Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04), announced a total of nearly $5.5 million in federal investments is heading to Oregon organizations for coastal climate resilience projects and restoring fish habitats. The funding comes from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's National Coastal Resilience Fund, which supports the desig  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with U.S. Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04), announced a total of nearly $5.5 million in federal investments is heading to Oregon organizations for coastal climate resilience projects and restoring fish habitats. The funding comes from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's National Coastal Resilience Fund, which supports the design and implementation o  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington D.C. - Today, following the Biden administration's announcement of a delay in finalizing a federal rule to ban menthol cigarettes, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement: "I'm deeply disappointed that the Biden administration is dragging its feet in finalizing a critical rule banning menthol cigarettes. The longer menthol cigarettes remain on the market, the more harm the  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Jared Huffman (CA-02) and Val Hoyle (OR-04) introduced the Smith River National Recreation Area (NRA) Expansion Act to protect Southwest Oregon's scenic North Fork Smith River watershed and its world-class rivers, salmon strongholds, rare plants, clean drinking water, and recreation opportunities. The House bill is a companion to Senator Jeff Merkley's legisl  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) and Mike Braun (R-Ind.) and U.S. Representatives Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) introduced the Fostering Overseas Rule of Law and Environmentally Sound Trade (FOREST) Act, bipartisan legislation that creates a framework for the federal government to deter commodity-driven illegal deforestation around the world. The FOREST Act restricts access t  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release: A discussion draft containing technical corrections and other clarifications with respect to the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022, has been released by Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Chair Bernie Sanders (D-Vermont) and Ranking Member Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-Louisiana) along with Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-O  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on Dec. 5, 2023, at a finance committee hearing on prescription drug shortages: * * * This morning the Finance Committee gathers to discuss the drug shortages that are harming Americans in communities around the country. In America today, if you receive a cancer diagnosis, chances are scientists and doctors have developed effective treatments to fight or beat this awful dise  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 7, 2023: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, and U.S. Representatives Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif., and Mike Carey, R-Ohio, today introduced the Workforce Housing Tax Credit (WHTC) Act to increase the supply of affordable housing for middle-income families who earn too much to qualify for low-income affordable housing a  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the statement at an open executive session on Nov. 28, 2023, to consider the nomination of Martin O'Malley to be commissioner of the Social Security Administration: * * * The Finance Committee will consider the nomination of Martin O'Malley to be Commissioner of Social Security. When I first met the nominee in my office, I said to him that this position-above all else-is about service, not politi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Chair Ron Wyden (D-Oregon), along with U.S. House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support Chair Darin LaHood (R-Illinois) and Ranking Member Danny Davis (D-Illinois), called on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to ensure the Title IV-E Prevent Services Clearin  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 7, 2023: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Ranking Member Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, today announced that the Committee has reported legislation that was marked up in the committee in November. The "Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act" addresses a number of important health care priorities in the committee's jurisdiction. "  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 6, 2023: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Ranking Member Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, and House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support Chairman Darin LaHood, R-Ill., and Ranking Member Danny Davis, D-Ill., today called on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to ensure the Title IV-E Prevent Services Clearinghouse app  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Dick Durbin, (D-Ill.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), as well as Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Tom Carper (D-Del.), Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) announced that they are working on an amendment to  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., asked the Department of Justice to allow Apple and Google to be more transparent about alleged surveillance of mobile push notifications.  Wyden began investigating possible surveillance of push notification records after receiving a tip that foreign governments had requested such records from Google and Apple. According to the companies, the information they provided Wyden about  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., lambasted Senate Republicans after they voted down a supplemental funding bill that included aid to Israel and funding for border security this afternoon. "Republicans chose to play politics with aid to Israel at the very moment it faces an existential threat," Wyden said. "Craven is not a strong enough word to describe their actions." ### *** Original text h  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley with U.S. Representative Val Hoyle today announced a federal investment of $833,127 for Oregon State University to develop food safety outreach programs.  "Underserved communities in Oregon and across the nation deserve to know their food is both nutritious and safe to eat," Wyden said. "This federal investment in Oregon State University and its world-class researchers w  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley with U.S. Representative Val Hoyle today announced a federal investment of $833,127 for Oregon State University to develop food safety outreach programs. "Underserved communities in Oregon and across the nation deserve to know their food is both nutritious and safe to eat," Wyden said. "This federal investment in Oregon State University and its worl  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that J Bar J Youth Services in Bend has secured a $300,000 federal grant to battle human trafficking. "The crime of human trafficking devastates lives and demands a serious and substantive effort to end it in Oregon and nationwide," Wyden said. "I'm gratified that J Bar J Youth Services has earned these federal resources to fight this scourge in Central Or  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that J Bar J Youth Services in Bend has secured a $300,000 federal grant to battle human trafficking. "The crime of human trafficking devastates lives and demands a serious and substantive effort to end it in Oregon and nationwide," Wyden said. "I'm gratified that J Bar J Youth Services has earned these federal resources to fight this  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, today applauded the passage of their resolution commending the officers of the Commissioned Corps of the United States Public Health Service (USPHS) for 225 years of work protecting, promoting, and advancing the health and safety of the United States. "For 225 years, officers of the USPHS Commissioned Corps have honorably served and safeguarded our nat  more