WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bipartisan Members of Congress to UK Spy Court: UK Gag Orders for Surveillance Backdoors Threaten Americans' Security and Privacy, Impede Congressional Oversight Wyden, Biggs, Padilla, Davidson and Lofgren Urge UK's Investigatory Powers Tribunal to Lift Secrecy Around Reported UK Government Order to Weaken Encryption and Threaten the Security and Privacy of Americans' Information Washington, D.C. - U.  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on March 14, 2025: * * * Bynum Calls on Senate to Stand Up for the American People "I won't hang my constituents out to dry - and Senate Democrats shouldn't either." Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) released the following statement on the government funding bill under consideration in the Senate: "With each passing day in Washington, I get more and more furious that this countr  more

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 7 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Bynum Announces Town Halls in Linn and Clackamas Counties Senator Ron Wyden will co-host the upcoming open-to-all town halls Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) announced she will be holding two town halls on Sunday, March 16 in Linn and Clackamas counties with Senator Ron Wyden. "The more I hear from Oregonians, the better job I can do representing and fightin  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on March 14, 2025: * * * Democratic Physicians Announce Launch of Congressional Doctors Caucus WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, all six Democratic physicians serving in the U.S. House of Representatives formally announced the launch of the Congressional Doctors Caucus. The caucus is dedicated to promoting the health and well-being of Americans, advancing pragmatic health care policy and providing fellow Members  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 8 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Dexter Took to The Rachel Maddow Show to Discuss Packed Gresham Town Hall, Joint Address Walk Out WASHINGTON, D.C.--This week, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter took to MSNBC's The Rachel Maddow Show to share what she heard from the 1,200+ Oregonians who packed her first solo town hall in Gresham. "Our democracy is sick. I am a critical care physician, and my job for 20 years has been to look at a   more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries released the following testimony by Daniel J. Rohlf, a professor at Lewis and Clark Law School, from a Feb. 26, 2025, hearing entitled "Evaluating the Implementation of the Marine Mammal Protection Act and the Endangered Species Act": * * * Thank you, Chair Hageman, Ranking Member Hoyle, and members of the Subcommittee, for your invitation to speak to you today. My name is Daniel Rohlf. I am a Pr  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * McGovern, Merkley Ask Secretary Rubio to Restore Funding to China Human Rights NGOs Letter laments that Rubio is cutting support to groups that aided his legislative profile, including their Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act ***Text of Letter Here (PDF)*** WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Representative James P. McGovern (D-MA) and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) have written to Secretary of State Marco Rubio ask  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 13 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on March 12, 2025: * * * Merkley Statement at Committee Vote on OMB Deputy Director Nominee Bishop WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Budget Committee, issued the below statement at today's executive session on the nomination of Dan Bishop to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget. Merkley,   more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Reed, Grijalva, Huffman, Casten to Energy Secretary Wright: New LNG Exports Hurt American Households and Businesses Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Rhode Island's U.S. Senator Jack Reed, U.S. Representatives Raul Grijalva (D-AZ-07), Jared Huffman (D-CA-02), and Sean Casten (D-IL-06) led 40 Members of Congress to demand that recently confirmed U.S. Department of   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 12 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden Slam Trump's Layoffs of Vital Agricultural Researchers for Rural and Coastal Communities Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today continue to sound the alarm over staffing shortages at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and the impacts of these disruptions on the livelihoods of farmers, fishermen, and ranchers   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden Slam Trump's Layoffs of Vital Agricultural Researchers for Rural and Coastal Communities Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today continue to sound the alarm over staffing shortages at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and the impacts of these disruptions on the livelihoods of farmers, fishermen, and ranche  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

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Call for Investigation into Trump's Purge of Workers Protecting Americans' Health and Safety Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden urged the non-partisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) to launch an investigation into how the recent mass firings of probationary federal workers have impacted Americans' health and s  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Call for Investigation into Trump's Purge of Workers Protecting Americans' Health and Safety Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden urged the non-partisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) to launch an investigation into how the recent mass firings of probationary federal workers have impacted Americans' health and safety. In recent weeks,   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Oregon Delegation Recognizes the Essential Work of the League of Oregon Cities 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)--introduced a concurrent resolution celebrating the League of Oregon Cities' (LOC) 100 th anniversary an  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Merkley, Thompson, LaMalfa Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Protect Winegrape Growers Against Wildfire Smoke Damage Legislation would support growers in California, Oregon, and Washington -- three of the biggest wine-producing states in the country WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), along with Representatives Mike Thompson  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Merkley, Thompson, LaMalfa Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Protect Winegrape Growers Against Wildfire Smoke Damage Legislation would support growers in California, Oregon, and Washington -- three of the biggest wine-producing states in the country WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), along with Representatives Mike Thompson (D-  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood and Secondary Education, issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Bonamici Opening Remarks at Subcommittee Hearing on School Choice in K-12 Education WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) delivered the following opening statement at today's Early Childhood and Secondary Education Subcommittee hearing entitl  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Hoyle Now Accepting Summer Internship Applications # For Immediate Release: March 10, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04) announced that her office is now accepting applications for summer internships at both her D.C. and Eugene offices. Details about the internship are listed below: Background * Internships will begin mid-May and last until the end of August 2025  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Hoyle Statement Against Postmaster General DeJoy Selling Out USPS to DOGE For Immediate Release: March 13, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04) released the following statement after Postmaster General Louis DeJoy revealed in a letter to Congress that he has signed an agreement with Elon Musk's DOGE: "The grift could not be clearer. Outgoing Postmaster General DeJoy a  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 15 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government released the following testimony by Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, from a March 5, 2025, member day hearing on fiscal 2026 appropriations: * * * Thank you, Chairman Joyce, Ranking Member Hoyer and Members of the Appropriations Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee for the opportunity to provide Member testimony about Fiscal Year 2026 Appropriations. Crews ready to break grou  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 10 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Salinas, Bynum Request Answers from IRS on Closure of Taxpayer Assistance Centers in Oregon Salem, OR - Today, U.S. Representatives Andrea Salinas (OR-06) and Janelle Bynum (OR-05) sent a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Acting Commissioner Melanie Krause expressing concern about the IRS' decision to close two Taxpayer Assistance Centers (TACs) in Salem and Bend. "The Salem office is in t  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Salinas, Oregon Delegation Recognize the Essential Work of the League of Oregon Cities Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06), along with Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden and U.S. Reps. Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), and Janelle Bynum (OR-05), together introduced a concurrent resolution (link is external) celebrating   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 14 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Finance Democrats Demand Hearing to Investigate Trump-Musk Attacks on Social Security Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and every Democratic member of the committee urged Chair Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, to immediately convene a hearing to investigate the alarming developments at the Social Security Administrati  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 15 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following remarks on March 14, 2025: * * * Wyden Delivers Remarks and Asks Unanimous Consent to Pass the Bipartisan Health Care Act As Prepared for Delivery I come to the Senate floor today to pass a set of critical improvements to America's health care system. This legislation is overwhelmingly bipartisan, fully paid for, and targeted at two objectives every Senator should support: i  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following remarks on March 14, 2025: * * * Wyden Opposes Faulkender Nomination, Slams Trump Weaponization of IRS As Prepared for Delivery Before we get to the business at hand, I need to address what is happening down the street. Donald Trump and Elon Musk are intent on violating taxpayer privacy laws and weaponizing the IRS against American taxpayers. It's as simple as that. They've  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on March 12, 2025: * * * Wyden Releases New Information on Financing of Jeffrey Epstein's operations by Billionaire Leon Black, Seeks Documents from Trump Administration Continuing His Investigation of Billionaire Financier Leon Black's Ties with Epstein, Calls on DOJ, Treasury and FBI to "Lift the Veil" on Epstein's Sources of Financial Support Washington, D.C.  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on March 14, 2025, at a nomination hearing for Mehmet Oz to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: * * * As Prepared for Delivery Dr. Mehmet Oz is nominated to oversee the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, which is responsible for the health and well-being of over 160 million Americans. Once again, our dedicated investigators on the Finance Co  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on March 13, 2025: * * * Wyden Statement on Massive Deficit Impact of Trump IRS Layoffs Washington, D.C. -- Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement on the Yale Budget Lab's new report showing that the Trump-Musk administration's rumored IRS layoffs could lead to a 10-year deficit increase of $2.4 trillion an  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Demand HHS Secretary Kennedy Launch National Vaccination Campaign to Stop Spread of Measles and Save Lives Senators: "Increasing vaccine misinformation and hesitancy has lowered vaccination rates, leading to outbreaks like we are seeing today" Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today called for immediate action from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Ke  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Demand Trump Halt and Reverse Contract Cancellations that Harm Veterans Nearly 600 Canceled Contracts Included Those Helping Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits Access Health Care and Benefits WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined 16 Senate colleagues to demand the Trump administration reverse its cancellation of 585 contracts with the Depa  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Demand Trump Halt and Reverse Contract Cancellations that Harm Veterans Nearly 600 Canceled Contracts Included Those Helping Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits Access Health Care and Benefits WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined 16 Senate colleagues to demand the Trump administration reverse its cancellation of 585 contracts with the Departm  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on March 12, 2025: * * * Wyden, Ross, Castor and Colleagues Propose Criminal Penalties to Fight Fraud, Stop Rogue Insurance Brokers Bicameral Legislation Fights Fraud by Going After Fraudsters, Not Cutting Tax Credits for Health Insurance Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Representatives Deborah Ross, D-N.C., and Kathy  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

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Sanders, Warren Demand Answers About Big Pharma Influence on RFK Jr. Following "Million-Dollar" Dinners at Mar-a-Lago Senators: "You owe the American public an explanation for why you took part in PhRMA's influence-peddling events with President Trump." Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), today demanded answers from Health  more