WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2025: * * * Bynum Fights to Protect Firefighters from Cuts Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) led the entire Oregon House Democratic delegation in sending a letter to the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior, urging both department heads to reconsider the ongoing hiring freeze and termination of employees at the United States Forest Service (USFS),   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, King, Smith, Wyden Introduce Legislation To Help Make College Textbooks More Affordable WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME), Tina Smith (D-MN), and Ron Wyden (D-OR) today introduced legislation designed to help students manage costs by making high quality textbooks easily accessible to students, professors, and the public for f  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways and Transit released the following testimony by Cathy Chase, president of Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, from a Feb. 12, 2025, hearing entitled "America Builds: A Review of Programs to Address Roadway Safety": * * * Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates) is a coalition of public health, safety, law enforcement and consumer organizations, insurers and insurance agents that promotes hig  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyle, Sanders, Warren, Schakowsky Introduce Social Security Expansion Act As Republicans Attempt to Undermine Social Security, Hoyle, Sanders, Warren, Schakowsky Introduce Legislation to Expand Social Security For Immediate Release: February 27, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. - As Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress attempt to advance legislation to give massive tax breaks to billionaires and undermine   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news: * * * Jayapal, Merkley, Bonamici Re-Introduce Legislation to Protect Consumers from Predatory Payday Lending Practices Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-07), U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, and U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-01) introduced the Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic (SAFE) Lending Act. The SAFE Lending Act safeguards consumers from deceptive and predatory pr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Bonamici, Jayapal Re-Introduce Legislation to Protect Consumers from Predatory Payday Lending Practices Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley teamed up with U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-01) and Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-07) to introduce the Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic (SAFE) Lending Act. The SAFE Lending Act safeguards consumers from deceptive and predato  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Adam Smith, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Representative Smith, Senator Merkley Launch Renewed Effort to Kick Hedge Funds Out of America's Housing Market WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Adam Smith (D-WA-09) and Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today teamed up to introduce strengthened legislation to put an end to the harmful practice of hedge funds buying up single-family homes. The Humans Over Private Equity (HOPE) for Homeowners  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Salinas, Wyden, Hoyle Join Bipartisan Legislation to Lower VA Medical Care Costs for Traveling Veterans Washington, DC -- On Wednesday, February 26, U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06) along with U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) and U.S. Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04) announced they are joining bipartisan legislation that would make it easier for 8 million veterans in Oregon and nationwide to   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee released the following testimony by Steven Gill Bradbury, President Trump's nominee to be deputy secretary of Transportation, from a Feb. 20, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Cruz, Ranking Member Cantwell, and distinguished Members of this Committee: It is the highest honor of my life to come before you today as the President's nominee to be the Deputy Secretary of Transportation. I am profoundly gratef  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following testimony by Lori M. Chavez-DeRemer, President Trump's nominee to be secretary of Labor, from a Feb. 19, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Cassidy, Ranking Member Sanders, and Members of the Committee, it is a honor to appear before you as President Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Labor. My discussions with many of you have been insightful and inspiring, reinforcing my co  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Merkley, Representative Smith Launch Renewed Effort to Kick Hedge Funds Out of America's Housing Market Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Adam Smith (D-WA-09) today teamed up to introduce strengthened legislation to put an end to the harmful practice of hedge funds buying up single-family homes. The Humans Over Private Equity (HOPE) for Homeownership  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden and Sanders Warn Trump Layoffs Threaten Organ Transplant Reform Effort Mass Layoffs Across the Federal Workforce Primarily Impact New Hires, Including Experts Hired to Modernize the Outdated Organ Transplant System Letter from Senate Health Leaders Comes as a Report from the New York Times Shows Alarming Disregard for Organ Transplant Waiting List 1  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * Wyden Opposes the Nomination of Greer to be USTR Ahead of Floor Vote As Prepared for Delivery I rise in opposition to the nomination of Jamieson Greer to serve as United States Trade Representative. If confirmed, Mr. Greer would be the top official on one of Donald Trump's signature issues - trade and tariffs. Trump was elected president  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2025: * * * Wyden Statement on Trump Plan to Fire Half of Social Security Workforce Washington, D.C. -- Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued a statement following reports that the Acting Commissioner has asked managers at the Social Security Administration to produce a plan that would result in the termination of 50 p  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2025: * * * Wyden Statement on Trump's Latest Threat to Raise Prices on American Families Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement in response to Donald Trump's announcement that 25 percent tariffs on everything Americans buy from Canada and Mexico will go into effect next week, and tariffs on products from  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Help Make College Textbooks More Affordable Washington D.C.-- U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said today he has joined Senate colleagues to introduce legislation designed to help students manage costs by making high quality textbooks easily accessible to students, professors, and the public for free. "With the cost of college attendance skyrocketing, students shouldn't  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Finance Committee Democrats Object to Treasury Nomination Hearing While Trump Administration Stonewalls Finance Oversight, Committee Republicans Scheduled Hearing for Deputy Treasury Secretary Nominee Without Consent from Democrats Washington, D.C. - Led by Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., the Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee released the   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Join Bill to Codify DOJ's Office of Environmental Justice Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they are joining legislation that would permanently codify the Office of Environmental Justice within the Department of Justice's Environment and Natural Resources Division, in the wake of Attorney General Pam Bondi's recent order eliminating all environmental j  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Press Feds on Threat of Rising Housing Costs from Plan to Reprivatize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Oregon senators: Privatization a giveaway for hedge funds, wealthy investors; could hurt homebuyers Washington D.C.-- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined Senate colleagues to press the Department of Housing and Urban Development on whether its p  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Press Feds on Threat of Rising Housing Costs from Plan to Reprivatize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Oregon senators: Privatization a giveaway for hedge funds, wealthy investors; could hurt homebuyers Washington D.C.-- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined Senate colleagues to press the Department of Housing and Urban Development on whether its plan  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Yamhill County Commissioner Bubba King to Join Congresswoman Salinas for State of the Union Address Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) announced that she will be joined by Yamhill County Commissioner Bubba King for President Trump's State of the Union address to Congress on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. "I am honored to have Yamhill County Commissioner Bubba King as my guest fo  more