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 21 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bynum Hosts Roundtable with Oregon Labor Leaders Oregon City, OR - Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) hosted a roundtable with local labor leaders at the SEIU Local 503 Portland Office, including the VA AFGE President Yvonne Angel, representatives from SEIU 503 and 49, Ironworkers Local 29, the NW Oregon Labor Council, and more. Full list of organizations below. "I was raised by union members and   more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on March 24, 2025: * * * Bynum, Fields, and Liccardo Introduce the Protecting Families From Inflation Act to Lower Costs Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) along with Congressman Cleo Fields (LA-04) and Congressman Sam Liccardo (CA-16) introduced the Protecting Families From Inflation Act. The bill would require the Federal Reserve to examine the impact that tariffs have on inflati  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy, Merkley Introduce Bill to Stop Overpayments in the Medicare Advantage Program WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced the No Unreasonable Payments, Coding, or Diagnoses for the Elderly (No UPCODE) Act to improve the way Medicare Advantage plans assess patients' health risks and reduce overpayments for care. The No UPCODE Act will save taxpayers  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 28 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Democratic Doctors Condemn Mass Layoffs at HHS, FDA, and CDC Firings affect divisions that respond to disease outbreaks, approve drugs, and provide health insurance coverage WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Congressional Doctors Caucus released the following statement condemning RFK Jr.'s proposed mass layoffs at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on March 24, 2025: * * * Dexter Leads Democrats Demanding End to Trump's Inhumanity at Guantanamo Bay WASHINGTON, D.C -- Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03) led nearly 30 lawmakers in calling for an end to the Trump administration's efforts to detain immigrants at Guantanamo Bay. In the letter, Dexter slams the administration for human rights abuses at the facility and demands immediate action  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 26 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley and Colleagues to EPA Administrator Zeldin: Agency Must Reverse Unlawful Termination of Grants for Clean Air and Water New documents reveal 400 grantees are being illegally targeted for termination and expose EPA's willful violation of congressional appropriations law, contractual agreements, and multiple court orders Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley--a senior member of  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley Calls on Vought to Immediately Restore Website Listing Funds Spent by the Trump Administration WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, called on Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russ Vought to immediately restore the website listing funds that Congress appropriated a  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on March 26, 2025: * * * Merkley Condemns Confirmation of Dan Bishop to OMB WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, on a party line vote, Senate Republicans confirmed Dan Bishop to be the Deputy Director at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the below statement following the con  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 27 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on March 26, 2025: * * * Merkley Statement on Republican Push to Use a Budget Gimmick that Adds $37 Trillion to the National Debt Republican Leadership's Obsession with Using "Current Policy Baseline" Will Explode the National Debt WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the below stat  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 28 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Pingree: EPA's Elimination of Scientific Research Arm Threatens Clean Air and Water for All Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (ME-01), the top Democrats on the subcommittees that oversee funding for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), sounded the alarm over the EPA's illegal plans to dismantle the Office of Research and Develo  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 24 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Risch, Wyden, Crapo Team Up for Bipartisan Bill to Boost Mass Timber Industry Nationwide International Mass Timber Conference Kicks off in Portland, Oregon Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Idaho's U.S. Senator James Risch today launched a renewed bipartisan effort to promote the use of mass timber in federal building projects and military construction. The bipartisa  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 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 Agricult  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on March 25, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to condemn in the strongest terms possible President Trump's executive order that threatens millions of students and local public schools through the dismantling of the Department of Education. This is an illegal and unconstitutional abuse of power straight out of the Project 2025 playbook. Congress created   more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Salinas, Balint, Smith Demand RFK Jr. Rescind Harmful Comments on Mental Illness, Anti-Depression Medications Washington, DC - On March 20, 2025, U.S. Representatives Andrea Salinas (OR-06) and Becca Balint (VT-AL), along with U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-MN), led 23 of their colleagues in a bicameral letter (link is external) demanding that U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretar  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 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 27 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on March 26, 2025, on the nomination of Michael Faulkender to serve as Deputy Treasury Secretary: * * * As Prepared for Delivery The Senate will soon take a vote on the nomination of Michael Faulkender to serve as Deputy Treasury Secretary. I urge my colleagues to oppose this nomination, and I want to explain why he got zero support from Democrats in the Finance Com  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Schmitt and Merkley Reintroduce the Worldwide Animal Testing Compliance and Harmonization (WATCH) Act WASHINGTON - Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) released the following statements after the reintroduction of S.1104 - the Worldwide Animal Testing Compliance and Harmonization (WATCH) Act. This bill would ensure the United States is not funding risky research on ani  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 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 28 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Calls on Crapo to Pause Committee Consideration of Social Security Nomination Until Further Investigation of Bisignano Lies Letter to Finance Chairman Outlines How Nominee to Lead Social Security Mislead Committee Staff and Members on Multiple Occasions About His Knowledge and Involvement With DOGE Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Ranking  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

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Statement on Debt Ceiling Projection Washington, D.C. -- Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement on the Bipartisan Policy Center's new projection that the U.S. could default on its debt as soon as July: "The economic agenda for Trump and Republicans is about running up the debt and inflicting p  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

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Grassley Sound the Alarm on Officials Bypassing Organ Donation List, "Skipping the Line" for Less Critical Patients Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, are demanding answers from Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) officials regarding   more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Warren Press Social Security Commissioner Nominee on Trump, Musk Efforts to Gut Agency Ahead of Finance Committee hearing, lawmakers push nominee to make commitments to stop further cuts to Americans' benefits Senators say "we are gravely concerned about the current trajectory of the SSA and more specifically, that those charged with leading it might profit off its destruction." Washington D.C.  more