WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Oregon, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Cliff Bentz (OR-02) released the following statement on FISA: "Today, I joined 126 members of my Republican conference in voting for HR 7888, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing American FreedomAct. Although not perfect, it is necessary, and it contains 56 Republican changes to the existing FISA law which provide significant protections against abuse of Foreign Surveillance processes. "I  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: DC [4/19/24] - Today Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici praised the Biden-Harris administration's final Title IX regulations. "No student should fear for their safety or well-being while in school," said Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici. "Students, advocates, and policymakers have worked together for years to reverse the weakening of Title IX under the Trump administration's anti-public education agenda, whic  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: This week, Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) supported 15 proposals to hold Iran and its terrorist proxies accountable. The House of Representatives' swift response comes after Iran launched hundreds of missiles and drones at Israel last weekend in an unprecedented attack. More specifically, the proposals that passed the House include provisions to solidify and expand sanctions, prevent funding of terr  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) joined Rep. Eric Sorensen (IL-17), along with Reps. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (PR-AL) and Kim Schrier (WA-08), to introduce the bipartisan Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) Establishment Act. This legislation will allow the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to help low-income families pay their water bills, access cl  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) and Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) led a bipartisan, bicameral letter to the U.S. Army and Office of Management and Budget urging the allocation of $21.6 million of FY24 construction funding for the South Jetty at the mouth of the Columbia River. Prioritizing completion of the jetty would help protect Southwest Washington and Northwest Oregon ports and businesse  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: Today, Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), founder and co-chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, accepted the inaugural Earl Blumenauer Trailblazer award from NORML at the 2024 National Cannabis Festival Policy Summit. The award celebrates lawmakers who blaze a path toward cannabis legalization. "This is a great honor. As somebody who has been fighting this battle for over half a   more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today announced the introduction of the Green Climate Fund Authorization Act of 2024 to authorize $4 billion annually to the Green Climate Fund (GCF) for each of the next two fiscal years (FY25 and FY26). The GCF was established in 2010 as the financial mechanism of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to support developing countries in achieving their   more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Will create good-paying jobs through federal building construction and renovation Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Idaho's U.S. Senator James Risch today announced the introduction of the bipartisan Mass Timber Federal Buildings Act to promote the utilization of mass timber in federal building projects and military construction. The mass timber industry has become important to Oregon, Idaho, and the e  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announce today the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is sending a total of $11,434,048 to the state through the Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) grant program. The investments will support two projects led by the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) and the Lane Council of Gov  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined a bipartisan group of their colleagues in Congress in a letter led by U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) to United States Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, opposing the United States Postal Service's (USPS) recent nationwide consolidation and review announcements that could severely diminish mail service reliability for postal netw  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined a bipartisan group of their colleagues in Congress in a letter led by U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) to United States Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, opposing the United States Postal Service's (USPS) recent nationwide consolidation and review announcements that could severely diminish mail service reliability for postal network  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden released the following statement today following the Bureau of Reclamation's recently announced water allocation for the Klamath Project, as well as $8.5 million in immediate drought relief aid for Klamath Basin communities and $5 million in technical assistance for Klamath Basin Tribes impacted by prolonged drought: "We remain committed as ever to working t  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden released the following statement today following the Bureau of Reclamation's recently announced water allocation for the Klamath Project, as well as $8.5 million in immediate drought relief aid for Klamath Basin communities and $5 million in technical assistance for Klamath Basin Tribes impacted by prolonged drought: "We remain committed as ever to working toge  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is sending a total of $4,459,297 in Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) grants to support 20 renewable energy projects in rural communities across the state. The investments will be used to help farmers, ranchers, and rural small businesses adopt renewable energy technologies, conduct critical ene  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is sending a total of $4,459,297 in Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) grants to support 20 renewable energy projects in rural communities across the state. The investments will be used to help farmers, ranchers, and rural small businesses adopt renewable energy technologies, conduct critical energy  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley--co-chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China--and Indiana's U.S. Senator Todd Young announced their Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute Act today passed the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. The bicameral, bipartisan bill strengthens the United States' policy to promote dialogue between the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Dalai La  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: Today, members of the Oregon congressional delegation - including Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05), Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, and Reps. Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici, Val Hoyle, Andrea Salinas, and Cliff Bentz -- applauded the approval of Governor Tina Kotek's request for a Major Disaster Declaration from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in response to the deadly ice storms t  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's Congressional delegation--U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, alongside U.S. House of Representatives Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici, Val Hoyle, Andrea Salinas, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, and Cliff Bentz--applauds the approval of Oregon Governor Tina Kotek's request for a Major Disaster Declaration from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in response to the deadly ice storms that prompted  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Oregon, issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: Today, Congressman Cliff Bentz (OR-02) introduced legislation aimed at protecting agricultural producers in the Klamath Basin because of the dam removal. "This bill builds upon the promises made by parties to the agreement entered into regarding dam removal and species restoration, all intended to shield farmers from the adverse effects of dam removal. The legislation also ensures that the   more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Washington, issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: Today, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) and Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) led a bipartisan, bicameral letter to the U.S. Army and Office of Management and Budget urging the allocation of $21.6 million of FY24 construction funding for the South Jetty at the mouth of the Columbia River. Prioritizing completion of the jetty would help protect Southwest Washington and Northwe  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Creates jobs through federal building construction and renovation Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) today announced the introduction of the bipartisan Mass Timber Federal Buildings Act to promote the use of mass timber in federal building projects and military construction. The mass timber industry is important to Idaho, Oregon, and the entire Pacific Northwest's economy and environment.   more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on Bipartisan Tax bill, on April 15, 2024: * * * It's Tax Day in America. Millions of parents and thousands of innovative small business owners are wondering why Senate Republicans are sitting on bipartisan legislation that would help them get ahead. Here's what Americans at home and small business owners trying to make payroll need to know. The bill on offer here in the  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement at a trade agenda hearing, on April 17, 2024: * * * Today I'm going to discuss the ways in which Congress and the administration can work together to build a trade agenda that will supercharge America's diverse industries and create good-paying and innovative jobs across Oregon and nationwide. Let's start with trade enforcement: without enforcement, our trade laws aren't   more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement at a finance committee hearing on IRS direct file, on April 16, 2024: * * * The Committee meets this morning to discuss the IRS budget and tax filing season, which closed just yesterday. I want to thank Commissioner Werfel for being here at a very busy time for everybody at the IRS. There are a lot of issues to discuss, and I'll begin with Direct File. Anybody who denies  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released new data from the Treasury Department on the potential harm facing small businesses, particularly those that invest heavily in research and development, if the Senate fails to act on the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act: Overall, nearly 4 million small businesses could be  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Rule would reclassify broadband as a telecommunications service and reinstate net neutrality protections Washington (April 18, 2024) - Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), along with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), and Representative Anna Eshoo (CA-16), today at a press conference praised the upcoming FCC rule recl  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released a staff report today finding that state attorneys general misused their Medicaid investigative and consumer protection authorities to persecute teens and adults seeking transgender health care, harming patients and causing a spike in LGBTQIA+ teens and adults seeking crisis mental health servic  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's Congressional delegation--U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, alongside U.S. House of Representatives Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici, Val Hoyle, Andrea Salinas, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, and Cliff Bentz--applauds the approval of Oregon Governor Tina Kotek's request for a Major Disaster Declaration from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in response to the deadly ice storms that p  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's Congressional delegation--U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, alongside U.S. House of Representatives Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici, Val Hoyle, Andrea Salinas, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, and Cliff Bentz--applauds the approval of Oregon Governor Tina Kotek's request for a Major Disaster Declaration from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in response to the deadly ice storms that promp  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's Congressional delegation--U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, alongside U.S. House of Representatives Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici, Val Hoyle, Andrea Salinas, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, and Cliff Bentz--applauds the approval of Oregon Governor Tina Kotek's request for a Major Disaster Declaration from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in response to the deadly ice storms that prompted  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Portland - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today announced he will hold in-person town halls in Josephine, Curry, Coos and Douglas counties on April 23-24. Heading into these four town halls, Wyden will have held 1,081 town halls throughout Oregon - including 16 so far this year -- in fulfillment of his pledge to hold at least one town hall each year in each of our state's 36 counties. "I'll always keep my pledge to   more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued the following statement in response to Iran's attack on Israel: "I strongly condemn Iran's attacks against Israel. Tehran's brazen actions not only threaten innocent Israeli lives, but also U.S. personnel and our partners in the region. I support President Biden's steadfast commitment to Israel's security, and his administration's efforts to minimize casualties and prevent fur  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Watch a video of Wyden deliver his remarks here As prepared for delivery I rise in strong opposition to this FISA bill. There is a key question here: who should be forced to help their government spy? The legislation coming from the House gives the government unchecked authority to order millions of Americans to spy on behalf of the government. Under current law - section 702 of the Foreign Intelligenc  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Watch a video of Wyden deliver his remarks here As prepared for delivery I rise today to describe what happened at the end of the House debate on Section 702 and the sweeping new surveillance authorities that were slipped into the bill by the chair of the House Intelligence Committee. Then I'm going to respond to all of the arguments that were given to justify these expanded authorities in this provision and   more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week announced that 30 Oregon counties will receive more than $47.7 million in federal payments under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (SRS) for schools and road maintenance, youth job training, wildfire prevention, watershed restoration and habitat conservation. These funds are allocated from the U.S. Forest Service, with more expected from   more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week urged federal health officials to award a planning grant up to $2.5 million to Oregon that would strengthen school-based health services financed by Medicaid in the state. The senators' letter to the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services comes in support of the Oregon Health Authority's (OHA) grant application. "This planning grant would help OHA and  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week urged federal health officials to award a planning grant up to $2.5 million to Oregon that would strengthen school-based health services financed by Medicaid in the state. The senators' letter to the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services comes in support of the Oregon Health Authority's (OHA) grant application. "This planning grant would help OHA and th  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-Calif., with 42 members, urged hospitals and health care providers to take action to protect sensitive medical records from partisan fishing expeditions carried out by extremist state attorneys generals by using the tools already available to them under federal law, in letters sent today. "These thinly veiled political assaults come at the expense of vulnerable pa  more