WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05), Jim Costa (CA-21), and Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) have introduced the Rural Homeownership Continuity Act (H.R. 9814), a bipartisan proposal that would help families attain federal loans at lower interest rates. The goal is to make homeownership more affordable in rural America. "Oregon is ranked the fifth-most unaffordable(link is external) state for local homebuyers, and a  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Val Hoyle and U.S. Senator Ron Wyden and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, announced $25,018,750 in federal funding for the Pacific Coast Intermodal Port (PCIP) Terminal Planning Project. The investment comes from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Nationally Significant Multimodal Freight and Highways Projects (INFRA) grant program. "I am thrilled today that the U.S. Department of   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today $7.75 million in federal funding was awarded to the City of Portland to keep young children safe from lead-based paint hazards in older homes. "No Oregonian--regardless of where they live--should have to worry about whether their home is poisoning them or their children," said Merkley. "This federal funding will help Portland address the threa  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., sought more details from UnitedHealth Group (UHG) CEO Andrew Witty on a major cyberattack that imperiled the American health care system earlier this year and caused severe disruption to patients, doctors and hospitals across the country in a letter sent to the company. "I write to seek answers to questions for the recor  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to use forthcoming guidance from the agency as an opportunity to expand the addiction medicine workforce that services Americans covered by Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). "I have heard from many providers and patients in Oregon about   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Oct. 14, 2024: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced a federal investment of $37 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to replace lead and copper water pipes across Oregon that have been known to cause serious health issues. "The science is clear - there is no safe level of lead in drinking water," Wyden said. "I am very grateful to see more than $37 million from the Bipartisan Inf  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Val Hoyle and U.S. Senator Ron Wyden and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, announced $25,018,750 in federal funding for the Pacific Coast Intermodal Port (PCIP) Terminal Planning Project. The investment comes from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Nationally Significant Multimodal Freight and Highways Projects (INFRA) grant program. "I am thrilled today that the U.S. Department of Tra  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced a federal investment of $37 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to replace lead and copper water pipes across Oregon that have been known to cause serious health issues. "The science is clear there is no safe level of lead in drinking water," Wyden said. "I am very grateful to see more than $37 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law ensur  more