WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Kevin Mullin, D-California, issued the following news release on March 25, 2025: * * * Mullin, Merkley, Collins, McClain Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Wipe Out Non-Flushable Products from Our Wastewater Infrastructure Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representatives Kevin Mullin (D-CA) and Lisa McClain (R-MI), U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today reintroduced the bipartisan Wastewater Infrastructure Pollution Prevention and Environmental  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release on March 25, 2025: * * * Office for Civil Rights Launches Title IX Investigations into Portland Public Schools and the Oregon School Activities Association Today, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) sent a letter to Superintendent of Portland Public Schools (the District) Dr. Kimberlee Armstrong notifying her that OCR has opened an investigation into the District amid allega  more

SALEM, Oregon, March 26 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on March 25, 2025: * * * Treatment Capacity Funding Bill Gets Hearing Legislation sets forth criteria for funding approximately 336 new mental health and addiction treatment beds Salem, OR - Today, a key component of Governor Tina Kotek's 2025 Behavioral Health Initiative to increase access to mental health and addiction care in Oregon was heard by members of the House Committee on Behavioral Health and H  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on March 25, 2025, at the markup of Mehmet Oz's nomination to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: * * * Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Markup of Dr. Oz to be CMS Administrator Later today, this Committee will vote on Dr. Oz's nomination. I'm going to spend a few minutes explaining why I cannot support his nomination. During his confirmation h  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on March 25, 2025: * * * Wyden Blasts Trump Social Security Nominee for Lying Over DOGE Connections, Following Whistleblower Statement At Senate Finance Committee Confirmation Hearing, Wyden Presses Social Security Nominee on DOGE Connections, Demands Commitment to Protect Americans' Benefits Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden,   more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on March 25, 2025: * * * Wyden Investigation Finds Rapid Growth in Spending on Marketing Middlemen Among Medicare Advantage Plans Third-Party Marketing Organizations Resort to Increasingly Predatory Tactics to Enroll Seniors in Preferred Private Medicare Plans that Don't Meet Their Needs Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on March 25, 2025, to consider the nomination of Frank Bisignano to lead the Social Security Administration: * * * Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing to Consider Nomination of Frank Bisignano to Lead Social Security As Prepared for Delivery This morning the Finance Committee gathers to discuss the future of the Social Security Administration and its poten  more