WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 -- Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Jan. 3, 2024: Today, Congressman Earl Blumenauer, founder and co-chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, released a year-end progress memorandum on cannabis reform in 2023. Blumenauer also outlined his priorities for his final year in elected office, which include passing the SAFE(R) Banking Act and the Veterans Safe Harbor Equal Access Amendment and the full descheduling of marijuana. "As my 50th y  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce is awarding $72 million in direct funding to Microchip for its Gresham expansion, as part of the CHIPS and Science Act passed by Congress in 2022. "Oregon is the beating heart of our nation's semiconductor industry," said Wyden. "When I brought Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo to Oregon last year, I   more