WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce issued the following news release: CHIPS Investment of up to $7.865 Billion Reinforces U.S. Supply Chain Security and Supports Multiple Projects in Arizona, New Mexico, Ohio, and Oregon Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce awarded Intel Corporation up to $7.865 billion in direct funding under the CHIPS Incentives Program's Funding Opportunity for Commercial Fabrication Facilities. The award   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security issued the following news release: On Nov. 20 in the District of Oregon, Sanjay Kaushik, 57, of India, was indicted for conspiring to export controlled aviation components with dual civilian and military applications to end users in Russia, in violation of the Export Control Reform Act. Kaushik is also charged with attempting to illegally export a navigation and flight control system from Oregon to Russia t  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today a total of $758,810 in funding from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)'s Monarch Butterfly and Pollinators Conservation Fund (Pollinator Fund) for two projects that will increase and improve western monarch butterfly and pollinator habitats in Oregon. "We've all experienced the moment of excitement when we spot a monarch butterfl  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Washington, issued the following news release on Nov. 26, 2024: Today, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) helped secure a $454,436 grant through the Department of Transportation's United States Marine Highway Program (USMHP) to support Columbia River barge service on Marine Highway 84 (M-84). With the funding, Tidewater Barge Lines will acquire a low emissions container handler to help divert an estimated 3,800 containers of municipal so  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Ohio set to receive billions for New Albany plants, creating thousands of good-paying, union jobs Today, U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) celebrated the news that the U.S. Department of Commerce is set to award $7,865,000,000 in funding from the CHIPS and Science Act to Intel to strengthen the U.S. supply chain and reestablish American leadership in semiconductor manufacturing. This includes bil  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on Nov. 26, 2024: * * * Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued a statement after the Biden-Harris administration announced a proposed rule for Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D: "Today's announcement marks an important step to update and strengthen the Medicare guarantee for Americans," Wyden said. "In Medicare Advantage, there are a number of   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on Nov. 26, 2024: * * * Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released the following statement today on the announcement that Jamieson Greer will be nominated to serve as U.S. Trade Representative: "Donald Trump has promised to fund tax cuts for the rich with massive tariff price hikes on the products that regular families buy every day. I'm looking forward to   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Nov. 26, 2024: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today a total of $758,810 in funding from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)'s Monarch Butterfly and Pollinators Conservation Fund (Pollinator Fund) for two projects that will increase and improve western monarch butterfly and pollinator habitats in Oregon. "We've all experienced the moment of excitement when we spot a mo  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Nov. 26, 2024: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced a federal investment of $1.18 million for the Tillamook Estuaries Partnership to help fix the Burton-Fraser Road along the Tillamook River that is limiting fish passage. "Letting our infrastructure crumble over time to a point where it hurts the environment is unacceptable, especially when battling the increasing consequences of the clim  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Nov. 26, 2024: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Jerry Moran, R-Kan., today urged President Joe Biden to complete necessary revisions of the executive order governing America's classification and declassification system. "The failures of the current obsolete system have been extensively documented in reports from the Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) of the National Archives and the Public Inte  more