WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), David Joyce (R-OH), Lauren Underwood (D-IL), and Jennifer Kiggans (R-VA) introduced legislation to help address the nursing shortage by increasing the number of faculty at nursing schools.  According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, U.S. nursing schools turned away more than 91,000 qualified applications from baccalaureate and graduate nursing   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Conservative Climate Caucus, led by Rep. John Curtis (UT-03), announced updated leadership positions for the 118th Congress. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05), who joined the caucus early last year, was selected to serve as a vice chairwoman. Additional vice chair positions will be held by Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01), Buddy Carter (GA-01), Jen Kiggans (VA-02), Gr  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: After new reporting uncovered that a member previously associated with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) owns 198,000 acres of timberland in Oregon, Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) is urging the U.S. Department of the Treasury to review the $85 million transaction that was completed nearly a decade ago. This purchase accounts for nearly half of all Chinese-owned farmland in the United States, accordin  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Oregon, chairman of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries, issued the following news release on Jan. 18, 2024: Today, the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries held a legislative hearing on four bills that would encourage effective coordination and collaboration to solve pressing environmental challenges, expand opportunities for outdoor recreation and fishing and protect resources in the Long Island Sound an  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12305) on Jan. 18, 2024, by aviation policy specialist Bart Elias: * * * Boeing 737-9 Max Grounded Amid Renewed Concerns About Manufacturing Quality and Product Safety On January 5, 2024, a Boeing 737-9 Max airplane operated by Alaska Airlines experienced an in-flight separation of a door plug shortly after departure from Portland International Airport, Oregon, for a scheduled flight to O  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Ron Wyden (D-OR), introduced legislation to research the impact of microplastics on biosolids and the overall health and safety of farming practices. Biosolids are a valuable product of the wastewater treatment process that can be applied as fertilizer to agricultural land to ad  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley led a bipartisan group of Senators in sounding concern about the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) recent decision to withdraw proposed rules expanding the Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP)--a program designed to address Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing. The Senators' letter comes in response to NOAA's recent announcement that  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Representative Raul Grijalva (D-AZ-07) led colleagues in a bicameral letter to the Army Corps of Engineers (USACE or Corps) expressing their concerns with the agency's climate analysis in the court-ordered Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). The lawmakers' letter calls to light problems with insufficient climate analysis and  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Deb Fischer (R-NE) in a bipartisan effort calling on the Senate Agriculture Committee to address long-term drought in the upcoming farm bill. "Agriculture is the economic backbone for rural communities in our states. However, severe, long-term drought is devastating these rural areas. During periods of droughts, our  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C.-- Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Deb Fischer (R-NE) in a bipartisan effort calling on the Senate Agriculture Committee to address long-term drought in the upcoming farm bill. "Agriculture is the economic backbone for rural communities in our states. However, severe, long-term drought is devastating these rural areas. During pe  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Cliff Bentz (R-Oregon) announced Yahir Conejo-Garcia from Hermiston High School as the 2023 winner of the Congressional App Challenge for District 2. He created Fix My Car, a web app designed to help new and experienced drivers diagnose issues with their vehicles and assist in taking control of maintenance and safety. The user starts at a section of a car and narrows the results to a specific issue.  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Oregon, issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2024: Representative Cliff Bentz (R-Oregon) today announced that he has nominated fourteen Oregon students for acceptance to the prestigious United States service academies. Bentz' Service Academy Nomination Board -- retired and active-duty military officers who interview potential candidates for the service academies -- recommended each student based on their academic performance, extracurricular i  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following statement on Jan. 16, 2024: * * * Today, U.S. Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04) issued the following statement regarding the U.S.'s recent unauthorized military strikes in Yemen, urging the President to seek authorization from Congress before getting involved in another military conflict in the Middle East. Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution states that Congress has the sole authority to authorize military involvement   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following statement on Jan. 18, 2024: * * * Today, U.S. Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04) released the following statement in opposition to House Republicans' non-binding resolution (H.Res. 957) relating to the southern border of the United States. "Every day this group of House Republicans talks about the crisis at the border and yet refuses to work toward a bipartisan solution to solve our broken immigration system. If they were ser  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release on Jan. 18, 2024: Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke on the House Floor in opposition to the so-called "Pregnant Students' Rights Act." JEFFRIES: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And let me thank my distinguished colleague from the great state of Oregon, Representative Bonamici, for her tremendous advocacy, and for yielding some time. I rise today in strong opposition to thi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 18, 2024: * * * Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued a statement after the House Budget Committee passed H.R. 5779, the Fiscal Commission Act, which would create a process to fast track major fiscal policy changes, including cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. "Republicans in Congress know their plans to gut Americans' Social   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-Mo.) announced a commonsense, bipartisan, bicameral tax framework that promotes the financial security of working families, boosts growth and American competitiveness, and strengthens communities and Main Street businesses. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ro  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR), Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, along with his colleagues Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Jack Reed (D-RI), Chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee; Raphael Warnock (D-GA); Tina Smith (D-MN); John Fetterman (D-PA); Tim Kaine (D-VA); Chris Van Hollen (D-MD); Catherine Cortez Masto  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon U.S. Senator Ron Wyden was recognized along with a bipartisan group of Senate colleagues by The Carl Levin Center for Oversight and Democracy for their work to enhance competition in the U.S. organ transplant system and increase access to necessary care for patients.  "Government services shouldn't prioritize industry insiders over patient care, especially when lives are on the line," said the Senators.  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden joined Senate Colleagues in urging the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler to consider the risk JBS S.A. (JBS) poses to the integrity of U.S. capital markets and the legal rights of U.S. investors as they consider the company's proposal to list on the New York Stock Exchange. "As the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) considers this   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., urged the Department of Transportation to fix flaws in its system that create unnecessary burdens on Americans with disabilities who travel with service animals.  The senators called on DOT to fix the form that the government requires people with disabilities to complete to fly with service animals. Currently the form is only available as a .PDF doc  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced a $300,000 investment from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to restore habitat along Gilliam County's Thirtymile Creek, a tributary of the John Day River in Oregon's Prineville District.  "Right now, there is a huge need to restore aquatic habitats and ecosystems in Oregon and nationwide," said Wyden. "This investment builds upon many others to  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced a $300,000 investment from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to restore habitat along Gilliam County's Thirtymile Creek, a tributary of the John Day River in Oregon's Prineville District.  "Right now, there is a huge need to restore aquatic habitats and ecosystems in Oregon and nationwide," said Wyden. "This investment builds upon many others to  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley joined senate colleagues in sending a bicameral letter to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Willie Phillips urging the agency to strengthen and finalize its proposed transmission planning and cost allocation rule in order to address the growing need for reliability, affordability, and clean electricity. "In recent years, we have witnessed numero  more