WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden: Trump Devastates Oregon's Rural Communities with Federal Funding Cuts and Mass Firings Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley, the former top Democrat on the Appropriations subcommittee overseeing the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and Ron Wyden demanded recently confirmed U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins immediately reverse disastrous actions at  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden: Trump Devastates Oregon's Rural Communities with Federal Funding Cuts and Mass Firings Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley, the former top Democrat on the Appropriations subcommittee overseeing the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and Ron Wyden demanded recently confirmed U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins immediately reverse disastrous actions at th  more

SALEM, Oregon, Feb. 25 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2025: * * * Governor Kotek Testifies in Support of Statewide Shelter Program for Unhoused Oregonians Bill establishes statewide shelter program, invests $218 million Salem, OR - Today, Governor Tina Kotek testified in support of House Bill 3644 during a public hearing in the House Committee on Housing and Homelessness. The bill creates an ongoing statewide shelter program administered by Oregon  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Salinas, Balint Introduce Youth Mental Health Legislation Washington, D.C. -- On Friday, February 21, 2025, Rep. Andrea Salinas (OR-06) and Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL) introduced the Peer Education and Emergency Response (PEER) Mental Health Act. This legislation would support peer mental health training for teachers, school personnel, parents, caregivers, and students. The United States is in the m  more