WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * Announcing New Findings on Pfizer Tax Dodging, Wyden Blasts Republican Plan for More Corporate Tax Breaks As Prepared for Delivery Four years ago, I kicked off an investigation of Big Pharma's tax practices -- the dodges and tricks these hugely profitable, multinational firms use to winnow down their tax bills. This was not all that lon  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bonamici Introduces Bill to Protect Survivors, Prevent Sexual Assault at NOAA WASHINGTON DC [3/27/25] - Today Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici and Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman introduced bipartisan legislation to continue work designed to prevent sexual harassment and assault at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Many NOAA employees work in rem  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released the following public communication dated March 14, 2025, from James L. Madara, CEO of the American Medical Association, Chicago, Illinois: * * * To: John J. Howard, MD Director National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Robert A. Taft Laboratories MS C-34, 1090, Tusculum Avenue Cincinnati, OH 45226-1998 Re: Docket No. CDC-2024-0103; NIOSH 355: Expans  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Hoyle Calls for Secretary Hegseth's Resignation # For Immediate Release: March 27, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04) joined 69 other House Democrats in calling for the immediate resignation of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, after new reporting from The Atlantic made clear he shared classified information on Signal, an unapproved and unsecured communicati  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * House Republicans Refuse to Consider Rep. Salinas' Amendment to DETERRENT Act Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) condemned House Republicans for refusing to consider her amendment to the DETERRENT Act. Rep. Salinas' amendment would require that all U.S. Department of Education (ED) workers who were illegally fired by the Trump Administration be reinstated before considerin  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * Merkley Statement on CBO's 30-Year Budget Projection Republicans' Budget Bill Will Add a Mountain of Debt to This Projection WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released new projections showing what the economy and federal budget would look like over the next 30 years, with the debt growing to 156 percent of GDP if  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * Merkley to Republican Colleagues: This is Fraud Republican Leadership's Obsession with Using "Current Policy Baseline" Will Add $37 Trillion to the National Debt WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, took to the Senate Floor to call out the hypocrisy in the Republican  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Daines Champion Bipartisan Effort to Designate National Asbestos Awareness Week Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Montana's U.S. Senator Steve Daines teamed up for a bipartisan effort to designate April 1-7 as National Asbestos Awareness Week and urge the U.S. Surgeon General to teach Americans about the dangers of asbestos exposure. "All Americans deserve a   more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Pingree: EPA's Reckless Gutting of Environmental Justice Programs Harms Communities Washington, D.C. - Senate Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and House Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Chellie Pingree (ME-01) denounced plans by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin to eliminate all of   more

WASHINGTON, March 28 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has opened a public comment period regarding a request to renew a permit allowing the lethal removal of California and Steller sea lions in the Columbia River basin. This permit, originally issued in 2020 under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), enables several state and tribal agencies to take action against sea lions that pose a significant threat to endangered and thr  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Oregon Delegation Calls on Trump Administration to Reinstate Fired Agricultural Researchers in Oregon Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) led her Oregon colleagues - including U.S. Reps. Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), and Janelle Bynum (OR-05), along with U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley - in a letter to U.S. Department of Agricu  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following floor remarks on March 26, 2025: * * * Mr. President, today I commend the Friends of Mt. Tabor Park (FMTP) for its 25 years of unwavering dedication to preserving and enhancing one of Portland's most treasured urban green spaces. Mt. Tabor Park is not just a place of natural beauty; it is a community asset, a sanctuary for recreation, and a reflection of Oregon's deep commitment to environmental stewardship. Since its f  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Democrats Block Blackburn Resolution Condemning Violence Against Tesla WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) delivered remarks on the Senate floor before and after Senate Democrats blocked her resolution condemning the recent acts of violence, arson, and domestic terrorism committed against Tesla properties throughout the United States. Click here to read the  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 (TNSFR) -- The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has received a verified notice of exemption from St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad Company (SLR), which seeks to abandon its perpetual freight easement over a 24.23-mile rail line in Cumberland County, Maine. The affected line extends from milepost 1.74 near Deering to milepost 25.97 at the town line between New Gloucester and Auburn. The line, which passes through several communities in the county, has remained out of servi  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * U.S. Department of Education Revokes Waivers to California and Oregon Universities Using Federal Funding to Provide Services to Illegal Immigrants Today, the U.S. Department of Education revoked waivers to California and Oregon colleges and universities that are using federal funds to provide services to illegal aliens under the Performance Partnership Pilots for Disconnected Yo  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Blasts Republicans for Giving Big Banks the Green Light to Gouge American Families Republicans Support for Raising Overdraft Fees Will Cost Americans $5 Billion a Year Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released the following statement today on Republicans voting to abolish a Biden-era rule that was set to reduce the cost of overdraft fees and improve transparency for consumers:  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * Wyden Statement on Mass Layoffs and Restructuring at Department of Health and Human Services Washington, D.C. -- Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement after Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced mass layoffs and restructurin  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Unveils Findings of Pfizer Tax Dodging Investigation New Details of Pfizer Tax Avoidance Continue Wyden's Ongoing Tax Investigation of Big Pharma Washington, D.C. - Continuing his ongoing investigation of drug company tax avoidance, Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., unveiled new findings specific to tax dodging by the compan  more