WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Chair Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) announced their commitment to working on bipartisan health care legislation to prevent and mitigate shortages of critical generic drugs used by patients and providers in the United States. In a white paper released today, Crapo and Wyden outline concerns raised by experts at a December 5, 2023 Fina  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - In light of the U.S. Environment Protection Agency's (EPA) announcement to invest nearly $11 million dollars in community wildfire smoke preparedness programs, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley applauded the Biden administration's action to follow through with federal support for the Wildfire Smoke Preparedness in Community Buildings program, which he created in 2022 as Chair of the Interi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden and U.S. Representative Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) today announced $200 million in federal funding to help cover costs needed to replace the Hood River-White Salmon Bridge in Oregon and Washington. The major funding comes from the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Nationally Significant Multimodal Freight and Highway Projects (INFRA) pr  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden and U.S. Representative Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) today announced $200 million in federal funding to help cover costs needed to replace the Hood River-White Salmon Bridge in Oregon and Washington. The major funding comes from the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Nationally Significant Multimodal Freight and Highway Projects (INFRA) progr  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- 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 Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (D-04), and Andrea Salinas (OR-06), announced $10 million coming to the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) to replace or repair electric vehicle (EV) chargers. These federal investments to improve the reliability and accessibility  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced two community-initiated projects (CIP) Merkley and Wyden championed will be receiving federal investments from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to upgrade water infrastructure. Funding for these projects in Prineville and Willamina was secured in the Fiscal Year 2022 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies A  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced the City of Ashland has received a $10 million loan from U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)'s Rural Energy Savings Program to help finance a relending program in the city for qualified consumers who will implement energy efficiency measures that will help combat climate chaos and save consumers money. "This access to cap  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced the City of Ashland has received a $10 million loan from U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)'s Rural Energy Savings Program to help finance a relending program in the city for qualified consumers who will implement energy efficiency measures that will help combat climate chaos and save consumers money. "This access to capita  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Senator Applauds Administration Delaying CP2 approval to Analyze Climate Impacts; Calls for Greater Voice in Decision Making Process Washington, D.C. - Oregon's Senator Jeff Merkley applauded the Biden administration for pausing approval of Calcasieu Pass (CP2) in Louisiana, while the Department of Energy takes a greater look at the process for determining whether the project and other proposed liquefied nat  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: Yesterday, January 18th, Congressman Cliff Bentz (OR-02) joined Speaker Johnson in voting for a resolution (H.R. 2872) that keeps the government operating until March 1st and March 8th. Without the resolution, the government would have partially shut down on January 20th. "I am absolutely supportive of securing the Border and reducing spending," said Congressman Bentz. "But shutting down the government will n  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2024: On Wednesday, Eastern Washington Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) led a roundtable with local, state, and federal officials to discuss the ongoing cleanup efforts following the Gray and Oregon Road Fires. Also in attendance were organizations and victims who are working together to rebuild after the fires burned more than 22,484 acres and destroyed 366 homes in Spoka  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2024: Today, Eastern Washington Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) requested an immediate update from the Biden administration on the status of Governor Jay Inslee's request for a Major Disaster Declaration following the Gray and Oregon Road fires in Spokane County. In a letter to President Biden, the lawmakers ask whether or not commun  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2024: Today, U.S. Representative Kim Schrier (WA-08) was joined by Representatives John Curtis (UT-03), Josh Harder (CA-09), David G. Valadao (CA-22), and Val Hoyle (OR-04) in sending a bipartisan letter to the Department of Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan, Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, and Centers for Disease Control  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Salem, OR - Today, U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06), along with U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), announced that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded $1,421,219 to Chemeketa Community College as part of the first-ever Perkins Innovation and Modernization Career Connected High Schools (CCHS) grant program. This funding will be used to connect high school students fro  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2024: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today continued the committee's inquiry into marketing practices for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans from five third-party marketing organizations that participate in the MA enrollment period. "Seniors are being bombarded by well-intentioned brokers and bad actors who use various ploys to sell Medicare pla  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2024: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., will convene a committee hearing on Wednesday, January 31, 2024, to consider pending nominations. The hearing will take place at 10:15 a.m. in Room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The nominees at Wednesday's hearing will be: - Corey Anne Tellez, of Illinois, to be a Assistant Secretary of   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- 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) announced their commitment to working on bipartisan health care legislation to prevent and mitigate shortages of critical generic drugs used by patients and providers in the United States. In a white paper released today, Crapo and Wyden outline concerns raised by expe  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2024: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Ranking Member Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, today announced their commitment to working on bipartisan health care legislation to prevent and mitigate shortages of critical generic drugs used by patients and providers in the United States. In a white paper released today, Wyden and Crapo outline concerns rais  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- The Senate Finance Committee issued the following information for a nominations hearing at 10:15 a.m. on Jan. 31, 2024, at 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Agenda We encourage the public to utilize the Committee's livestream of the hearing, available on the website at https://www.finance.senate.gov/. Member Statements * Ron Wyden (D - OR) * Mike Crapo (R - ID) Witnesses * Corey Tellez, of Illinois, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of the Treasury, United States De  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released documents confirming the National Security Agency buys Americans' internet records, which can reveal which websites they visit and what apps they use. In response to the revelation, today Wyden called on the administration to ensure intelligence agencies stop buying personal data from Americans that has been obtained illegally by data brokers. A recent   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today joined Senate and House colleagues in calling on the Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona to host a fourth session of student debt negotiated rulemaking to consider relief for borrowers experiencing financial hardship. In total, nearly 40 lawmakers from the Senate and House signed the letter. "While we appreciate the efforts of the Department and the negotiating committee,  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Oregon U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined Senate colleagues in calling on the Senate Appropriations Committee to restore funding for the Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) for Fiscal Year 2024. The crucial funding that expired at the end of FY23 gave assistance to low-income families, Tribes, and urban communities with water and wastewater   more