WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today joined forces with a bipartisan group of his colleagues to sound the alarm on the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) facial recognition regime in airports across the United States. Merkley co-led the effort with Senators John Kennedy (R-LA), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Ted Cruz (R-TX)--Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee, and Roger Marshall (R-KS)  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Sept. 9, 2024, from the Multnomah County Community Health Center, Portland, Oregon: * * * To: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: (CMS-1807-P) P.O. Box 8016 Baltimore, MD 21244-8016 RE: Comments on CMS-1807-P - CY2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Related Polici  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Nov. 4, 2024, from Western Sugar Cooperative, Denver, Colorado: * * * To: Mr. Charles Smith Director Registration Division Office of Pesticide Programs Environmental Protection Agency Docket No: EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0463 * * * Mr. Smith, I am writing today on behalf of our 700 small, family farmer owners of Western Sugar Cooperative in support of EPA's approval of a Section   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Oregon, chairman of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2024: Today, the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries held a legislative hearing on four bills focused on western water infrastructure and the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design program. Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Bentz (R-Ore.) issued the following statement in response: "Today, the Water, Wildl  more

SALEM, Oregon, Nov. 21 (TNSres) -- The Oregon School Boards Association issued the following news on Nov. 20, 2024: The future is looking significantly better for school funding. The December Oregon Economic and Revenue Forecast released Wednesday raised the revenue expectations for 2025-27 by $1.3 billion. All told, the Office of Economic Analysis economists estimate legislative budget writers will have $2.3 billion more in available resources than predicted in the last forecast three months   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on Nov. 20, 2024: * * * Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement on a new report indicating that Trump and Republicans are planning to make deep cuts to Medicaid and food assistance to pay for tax breaks for the wealthy: "You couldn't come up with a better distillation of the real Trump agenda than paying for tax breaks for th  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on Nov. 20, 2024: * * * Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued a statement after Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Dr. Mehmet Oz to be the administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). "This is one of the most consequential positions in American government, touching millions of seniors and families who count on Me  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- The Violence Policy Center issued an 8-page fact sheet in November 2024 entitled "Gun Deaths Outpace Motor Vehicle Deaths in 35 States and the District of Columbia in 2022." Here are excerpts: GUN DEATHS OUTPACED MOTOR VEHICLE DEATHS IN 35 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA IN 2022 Firearm fatalities exceeded motor vehicle fatalities in 35 states and the District of Columbia in 2022 according to the most recent state-level data available for both products from the fe  more