WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * Bynum Rejects Partisan Funding Bill That Would Strip District of $30 Million Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) voted against H.R. 1968, the partisan Continuing Resolution. The bill would take nearly $30 million of funding away from Oregon's Fifth Congressional District, putting a halt to projects ranging from providing clean drinking water to reducing traf  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 11, 2025 AIR FORCE Saudi Naval Support Co., Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (FA4911-25-D-0005); AQ Global for General Trading and Contracting Co., Safat, Kuwait (FA4911-25-D-0006); Prime Veritas General Trading and Contracting Co., Doha, Qatar (FA4911-25-D-0007); Prime One Group General Trading and Contracting Co., Farwaniya, Kuwait (FA4911-25-D-0008); Astrea Technical Services LLC, D  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * Dexter Votes Against Blank Check to Elon Musk WASHINGTON, D.C -- Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03) released the following statement on House Republicans' funding bill, which slashes nearly $23 billion in veterans' benefits, jeopardizes Social Security, cuts nutrition assistance, and claws back infrastructure investments in Oregon's 3rd Congressional District. "Hous  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released the following testimony by Gary Johnson, vice president of Granite Construction Inc., on behalf of the Transportation Construction Coalition, from a Feb. 26, 2025, hearing entitled "Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Implementation and Case Studies": * * * Chairman Capito, Ranking Member Whitehouse and members of the committee, thank you for convening today's hearing to examine the Infrastructure Investment   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * Lori Chavez-DeRemer sworn in as 30th US Secretary of Labor WASHINGTON - Lori Chavez-DeRemer was sworn in as the 30th U.S. Secretary of Labor today after being confirmed by the U.S. Senate on a bipartisan vote of 67-32. "I'm deeply grateful for this opportunity to continue serving my country, and I'll work tirelessly to help President Trump put the American Worker First. This admini  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley Denounces Scheme to Cripple the EPA Democratic Committee members say EPA Administrator Zeldin's illegal plan to gut the federal agency is poised to torpedo environmental safeguards while undermining the Constitution Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley--a senior member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee--joined all his Democratic colleagues on  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden Push to Expand Smith River National Recreation Area to Include Oregon Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today introduced the Smith River National Recreation Area Expansion Act, legislation to expand the Smith River National Recreation Area by 58,000 acres. This legislation is critical to protect the diverse ecosystems of the rivers, streams, and adjac  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden Push to Expand Smith River National Recreation Area to Include Oregon Move would support local economies, boost conservation efforts, and improve access to Oregon's natural treasures Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced they will be introducing legislation to expand the Smith River National Recreation Area by 58,000 acres, which would prot  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden, 20+ Senators Swing Back at VA Secretary Collins' "Blatantly Dishonest" Claims that Cutting 83,000 VA Employees Will Have No Impact on Veterans' Care and Benefits Layoffs at the Roseburg VA are threatening the delivery of medical supplies Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, March 12 -- The Oregon State Public Interest Research Group issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * New report exposes lack of hospital price transparency in Oregon PORTLAND, Ore. - Many Oregon hospitals are falling short when it comes to providing consumers with useful, usable price estimates for medical services. That's the main finding of the new report Price Transparency at Oregon Hospitals: Examining the Usefulness of Consumer Price Information, which  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Hoyle Statement on No Vote for House Republicans' Partisan Continuing Resolution Bill hurts housing assistance for low income and working families, takes away Toxic Exposures Fund for Veterans, and cuts construction funds for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers For Immediate Release: March 11, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04) votedno on H.R. 1968, the Full-Year Cont  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Salinas Votes Against Republicans' Partisan Funding Bill Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) issued the following statement after voting against House Republicans' partisan funding bill: "Today, I voted against the Republicans' slush fund that enables DOGE and Elon Musk to keep ripping off Oregonians. This legislation gives Elon Musk unlimited power to continue stealing f  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, released the following statement from a Feb. 11, 2025, executive session on the nomination of Jamieson Greer to be U.S. Trade Representative: * * * Since this committee last met to consider this nomination, the Trump trade agenda has continued to be a swampy mess. Trump is incredible at getting headlines about trade, but his administration is weaker than Kansas City's offensive line in the Super B  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee issued the following information for a nomination hearing at 10:30 a.m. on March 13, 2025, at 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Nominees 1. The Honorable Peter Hoekstra, of Michigan, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Canada 2. The Honorable George Glass, of Oregon, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Japan 3. The Honorable Rona  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Sanders Blast Trump Administration for Abruptly Freezing All Student Loan Repayment Programs Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., led 23 Democrats in sending a letter to the Department of Education blasting the Trump administration for abruptly freezing all income-driven stu  more