WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Today the House of Representatives passed a bipartisan package of tax legislation backed by Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) that will lower costs for families with children and support affordable housing in Oregon and across the country. The bipartisan Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act, H.R. 7024, increases the benefits available through the Child Tax Credit and Low-Income Housing T  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 7024, the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act, with broad bipartisan support. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) voted in favor of the package, which includes provisions to support working families, increase the supply of affordable housing, and provide relief for victims of natural disasters like wildfires. "Oregonians sent me to D.C. to  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) joined Reps. Michelle Steel (CA-45), Susie Lee (NV-03), and several of her colleagues to introduce the Equal Access to Specialty Care Everywhere Act (EASE) Act. The bipartisan legislation would increase access to specialty care services for patients living in underserved communities. Specifically, the proposal would utilize existing Center for Medicare and Medicaid Inno  more

SEATTLE, Washington, Jan. 27 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following statement on Jan. 26, 2024: * * * U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) today issued the following statement regarding the December agreement between the Biden-⁠Harris Administration, Tribes and the states of Washington and Oregon for the management and restoration of the Columbia River Basin. "I was pleased to see the conclusion of mediation and agreement reached on the Columbia-Snake River syste  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: 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), today announced a total of $60,295,011 in federal investments to support 140 homelessness prevention and support initiatives in communities across the state. Funding comes from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Developmen  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: 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), today announced a total of $60,295,011 in federal investments to support 140 homelessness prevention and support initiatives in communities across the state. Funding comes from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2024: 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), today announced a total of $60,295,011 in federal investments to support 140 homelessness prevention and support initiatives in communities across the state. Funding comes from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, and U.S. Representative Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), announced today West Tuality Habitat for Humanity is receiving a $319,200 federal grant award to help build eight homes in rural western Washington County.  "Everyone should have a safe, affordable place to call home. This federal funding heading to West Tuality Habitat for Humanity will help more rural   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, and U.S. Representative Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), announced today West Tuality Habitat for Humanity is receiving a $319,200 federal grant award to help build eight homes in rural western Washington County.  "Everyone should have a safe, affordable place to call home. This federal funding heading to West Tuality Habitat for Humanity will help more rural Oreg  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced a total of $1,269,225 is coming to Oregon to support electric vehicle deployment through promoting innovative ways to finance EV purchasing for underserved populations. The funding is coming from the U.S. Department of Energy's Joint Office of Energy and Transportation's Ride and Drive Electric funding and will be awarded to Forth.  "Supporting the  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley is using his work in Washington, D.C. to highlight how hedge funds' presence in the housing market is driving up costs for American families to both buy and rent a decent home in a decent community. During a hearing of the Senate Budget Committee titled, "A Blueprint for Prosperity: Expanding Housing Affordability," Merkley underscored how hedge fund and private equity's entr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2024: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, with U.S. Senator Ron Wyden and U.S. Representatives Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), Andrea Salinas (OR-06), and Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05), announced today the U.S. Department of Commerce is sending Oregon a total of $7,050,722 for the fishery disaster declared for 2018, 2019, and 2020 Oregon Chinook salmon ocean commercia  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Oregon, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Cliff Bentz (Or-02) released the following statement after the House Homeland Security Committee voted early this morning to send articles of impeachment for Secretary Mayorkas to the House floor: "House Republicans are committed to properly conducting the impeachment process. "Because Republicans followed regular order, there is now evidence in the record that the Secretary of Homeland Secu  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Cliff Bentz (Or-02) announced his proposed amendments to the Water Resource Development Act (WRDA) that aim to protect the Snake River Dams and ensure the continued functionality and upkeep of the Columbia River system. "For decades, the Columbia River has been essential to Oregon's economy, conveying over 65 million tons of cargo in 2021 alone," Congressman Bentz stated. "Thanks to the Colu  more

SEATTLE, Washington, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Adam Smith, D-Washington, issued the following statement on Jan. 29, 2024: * * * Today, Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement on the agreement between the federal government and the Six Sovereigns - the Nez Perce Tribe, Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, and Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation, Washington State, and Oregon State - regardin  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 31, 2024: * * * Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released the following statement today on the House's passage of The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act: "Most prognosticators would have told you as recently as a month ago that this bill was destined to die in negotiations or collect dust on a shelf if it ever got introduced. Given the  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2024: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., will convene an executive session on Wednesday, January 31, 2024, to consider favorably reporting the nominations of Marjorie A. Rollinson and Rebecca Lee Haffajee. The executive session will take place at 10:00 a.m. in Room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. Both nominations were approved by  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., will convene a hearing on Thursday, February 8, 2024, to hear testimony on "Artificial Intelligence and Health Care: Promise and Pitfalls." The hearing will take place at 10:00 a.m. in Room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The following witnesses at Thursday's hearing will be: * Peter Shen,   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2024: The committee meets this morning to vote on two important nominations it approved last year. First is the nomination of Marjorie Rollinson to be Chief Counsel at the IRS. The Chief Counsel's office is responsible for ensuring the agency is implementing tax law by the books. I'm pleased that the President has sent the Finance Committee such a qualified n  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., called on the Justice Department to halt federal funding for flawed software that claims to predict where crime will occur, unless it is proven not to discriminate and meets standards for effectiveness and accuracy. Senators Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Alex Padilla, D-Calif., Peter Welch, D-Vt., John Fetterman, D-Pa., and Edward Marke  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Peter Welch, D-Vt., today introduced legislation to crack down on companies that help landlords increase rents in already high-priced markets. These services allow landlords to collude to set prices via software and price-setting algorithms.  Reporting by ProPublica and other news outlets demonstrated how companies like RealPage and Yardi advertise their products as "proper  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Portland, OR - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today announced he will continue his 2024 town hall schedule with five in-person town halls in Polk, Lincoln, Tillamook, Clatsop, and Josephine counties in February. Including his seven town halls in January, Wyden has held a total of 1,072 town halls throughout Oregon in fulfillment of his pledge to hold at least one town hall each year in each of Oregon's 36 counties. "  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today reintroduced legislation that would end the future capture and breeding of whales for public display. "Whales that are held in captivity live much shorter lives than in the wild, and despite rules passed to improve conditions in public display settings, this fact persists," Wyden said. "Banning the trade and breeding of these four species of whales for the purpose of public display   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 1, 2024, on Clarence Thomas' forgiven quarter-million dollar RV loan: * * * I come to the floor today to talk about something every American wants from their public officials: transparency and accountability. Unfortunately, after repeated attempts, Congress has not received transparency or accountability from Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas recently, and it is   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today introduced legislation that would prevent companies from using algorithms to collude to set higher prices. "Collusion is collusion, whether you do it over the phone or using an algorithm," Wyden said. "This legislation, along with my Preventing the Algorithmic Facilitation of Rental Housing Cartels Act, will send a strong message to corporations that they won't get away with coordina  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and U.S. Representatives Anna G. Eshoo, D-Calif., and Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Penn., today reintroduced bipartisan legislation to confront online child exploitation and reverse a decade of underfunding key enforcement and prevention efforts.  The Invest in Child Safety Act would direct more than $5 billion in mandatory funding to investigate and target the predators and abusers who  more