WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bonamici Invites Fired Federal Maternal Health Policy Analyst to Congressional Address WASHINGTON, DC [03/03/25] - Today Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) announced that Arielle Kane, a maternal health policy analyst who was fired from her job at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, will be her guest for President Donald Trump's address to a joint session of Congress. Kane grew up  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of the Census has released the following public communication on Feb. 18, 2025, from Beta Analytic, Miami, Florida: * * * Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Statistical Policy Directive No. 8 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)--Request for Comments on Possible Revisions for 2027 │ Stakeholder Engagement This comment is intended to recommend the use of the carbon-14 testing method to determine the share of b  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE investigation leads to more than 13 years in federal prison for Washington State man convicted of coercing and sexually exploiting a minor online EUGENE, Ore. -- Brandon Kuper, 22, of Tacoma, Washington was sentenced to 165 months in federal prison and 10 years' supervised release, Feb. 25, for using social media to coerce a minor into sending him   more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Oregon Delegation Demands Reversal of Trump Attacks on Programs Serving Tribal Communities Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden--along with U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), and Janelle Bynum (OR-05)--joined over 100 Members of Congress to demand that the Trump Administration stop and reverse  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Oregon Delegation Demands Reversal of Trump Attacks on Programs Serving Tribal Communities Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden--along with U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), and Janelle Bynum (OR-05)--joined over 100 Members of Congress to demand that the Trump Administration stop and reverse it  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Oregon Delegation Demands Reversal of Trump Attacks on Programs Serving Tribal Communities WASHINGTON, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04) along with U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, and U.S. Reps. Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), and Janelle Bynum (OR-05)--joined over 100 Members of Congress to demand that the Trump Administration stop a  more

EUGENE, Oregon, March 4 -- Oregon Wild issued the following news release on March 1, 2025: * * * Oregon Wild Condemns Trump's Forest Decrees Today, the Trump administration issued a sweeping anti-environment directive that targets America's National Forests for an increase in industrial logging at the expense of fish and wildlife habitat, clean drinking water, recreation, and the health of our forests. Oregon Wild strongly condemns this order, which promises to ramp up logging of mature and o  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- A report released in December 2024, titled "The Dark Figure of Prison Violence: A Multi-Strategy Approach to Uncovering the Prevalence of Prison Violence," by the Prison Violence Consortium, exposes a hidden crisis behind bars. Authored by H. Daniel Butler, Natasha Frost, Nancy Rodriguez, Melinda Tasca, and Jillian Turanovic, and supported by Arnold Ventures, the study draws on data from seven state correctional systems--Arizona, Colorado, Massachusetts, Ohio, Oregon, Penn  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on March 3, 2025: * * * Dexter Announces Local Firefighter Alan Ferschweiler as Guest to Trump's Joint Address WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Congresswoman Maxine Dexter (OR-03) announced today that her guest for President Trump's joint address to Congress will be Alan Ferschweiler, a local firefighter and Legislative Director for the Oregon State Firefighters Council. Ferschweiler has been a steadfast advocate for fir  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Hoyle Statement on Attending State of the Union with Guest Marie Bowers WASHINGTON, D.C.-Today, Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04) announced that she would be attending the President's State of the Union address with the following statement: "I believe it's important to attend the State of the Union to hear what President Trump has to say about the chaos of the last six weeks and what his agenda is m  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Salinas Statement on Trump's Decision to Reimpose Harmful Tariffs Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) issued the following statement after President Trump announced his decision to reimpose steep tariffs on Canada and Mexico after a month-long pause: "Empty shelves at the grocery store. Long lines and steep prices at the gas station. Shuttered farms and businesses. This is  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The U.S. Senate conducted five committee hearings on Feb. 20, 2025: * * * USS GRAVELY AND RED SEA OPERATIONS Committee on Armed Services: Committee received a closed briefing on the USS Gravely and operations in the Red Sea from Rear Admiral D. Wilson Marks, USN, Commander, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center, and Rear Admiral Thomas J. Dickinson, USN, Program Executive Office for Integrated Warfare Systems, both of the Department of Defense. * * * N  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The U.S. Senate conducted nine committee hearings on Feb. 27, 2025: * * * NOMINATION Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of John Phelan, of Florida, to be Secretary of the Navy, after the nominee, who was introduced by Senator Scott (FL), testified and answered questions in his own behalf. * * * GLOBAL NUCLEAR AND MISSILE THREATS Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces received a closed briefing o  more