WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * Bynum Blasts Trump Increasing Prices on Families Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) released the following statement after President Trump announced additional tariffs today, which represent the largest increase in taxes in US history: "Our families can't afford to pay more for groceries, gas, repairs to their cars, or any other everyday item. Today's announ  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Salinas on Trump Tariffs: "Working Americans Will Be Footing the Bill" Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) released the following statement in response to President Trump's newly announced tariffs: "President Trump's on-again, off-again approach to tariffs has created chaos and uncertainty across the country, and today's announcement only adds more fuel to th  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news: * * * Jayapal Statement on the Closure of Seattle's Department of Health and Human Services Office SEATTLE, WA - U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) released the following statement regarding information that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will be closing its Seattle field office, resulting in the termination of hundreds of employees. "The HHS Region 10 Seattle Field Office   more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * Merkley Statement on Republicans' Latest Budget Proposal Republicans' Plan Means Families Lose, Billionaires Win WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the below statement after Senate and House Republicans released their budget proposal. Republicans want to use  more

SALEM, Oregon, April 3 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Champions Bill to Cut Red Tape for Housing, Reduce Prices Program will streamline development for the homes Oregonians need Salem, OR - This week, the members of the House Committee on Housing and Homelessness heard testimony for House Bill 2258. The legislation aligns with the Governor's efforts to cut the bureaucratic red tape that stands in the way of an affordable home for every Oregoni  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, April 2 -- Oregon Wild issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Court Strikes Down Illegal BLM Logging in Protected Old-Growth Reserves MEDFORD, OR -- Medford, Ore., - Yesterday, Federal District Court Judge Ann Aiken ruled that the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) "Integrated Vegetation Management" (IVM) logging program illegally authorized the destruction of old-growth forest stands located within Late Successional Reserves. With this ruling, the court ag  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Risch, Merkley Introduce Bill to Remove Roadblocks for Youth Corps Public Lands Projects WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) introduced legislation to reduce federal cost-sharing requirements for public lands projects performed by qualified youth or conservation corps from 25% to 10%. "Current cost-sharing requirements prevent youth conservation corps from carryi  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, ranking member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * Science Committee Members Blast Trump Administration for its Attack on American Manufacturing (Washington, DC) - Yesterday, funds for ten of the 51 centers that make up the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) were withheld by the Trump administration. T  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray Statement on Evisceration of Seattle HHS Office and Spokane NIOSH Office Amidst Mass Layoffs at HHS ICYMI : Murray, Former Health Department Leaders Sound Alarm on Trump and RFK Jr. Gutting HHS Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and a senior member and former chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * Wyden Blasts Senate Republican Budget Resolution Washington, D.C. -- Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement on the release of the Senate Republican budget resolution: "No amount of gaslighting from Republicans about the true cost of their tax plan, now upward of $5 trillion, can hide  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Reintroduces Legislation to Improve Watershed Resilience and Health Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., this week reintroduced his bill to improve the resilience and health of the nation's watersheds - the land leading into streams, rivers or lakes - as Oregon and the entire American West continue to suffer from severe drought. "Watersheds play an essential role in the health and e  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * Wyden Statement Following Finance Committee Vote on Bisignano Nomination to Lead Social Security Washington, D.C. -- Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement after the committee voted off the Senate floor on the nomination of Frank Bisignano to be the commissioner of Social Security. Th  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Warren, Gillibrand Urge Expanded Investigation into State Oversight of Care Provided to Seniors in Assisted Living Facilities Ranking Members of Senate Finance, Banking, and Aging committees say a new report is needed for "a stronger understanding of why assisted living facilities were so rarely held accountable for neglecting the safety of their residents" Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron W  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following remarks on April 2, 2025: * * * Wyden: Oppose Price Hikes on Goods from Canada, Vote Down Trump Canada Tariffs As Prepared for Delivery I rise to support my colleague Senator Kaine's joint resolution to terminate Donald Trump's order placing blanket tariffs on products Americans buy from Canada. There has been a lot of double-talk about trade, so I want to make one thing cle  more