WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Democratic Women's Caucus Urges Chavez-DeRemer to Stand with Women Workers and Protect Women's Bureau at DOL WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Democratic Women's Caucus (DWC) members Ilhan Omar (MN-05) & Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) and Servicewomen, Women Veterans, and Military Families Task Force Chair Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06) led 48 DWC members in a letter to U.S Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Lori Chavez-  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on April 18, 2025: * * * Dexter To Travel to El Salvador to Confront Trump's Constitutional Crisis, Demand Due Process and Release Kilmar Garcia Abrego PORTLAND, OR - Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03) announced that she will travel to El Salvador to demand the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Mr. Abrego Garcia, a legal U.S. resident, was wrongfully deported to El Salvador--a fact the Trump A  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Lofgren, Matsui, Merkley Reintroduce Legislation to Give Individuals an Opportunity to Invest in Building America's Clean-Energy Future Modeled after WWII victory bonds, Clean Energy Victory Bonds would spur investment in clean-energy projects, create jobs, & help U.S. fight the climate crisis WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Representatives Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) and Doris Matsui (CA-07) and U.S. Senator Jeff  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on April 16, 2025: * * * Merkley Calls on GAO to Conduct Audit of DOGE's Destruction of U.S. Foreign Aid Merkley Pushing GAO to Detail National Security, Foreign Policy Implications of Trump Administration's Department of Government Efficiency's Actions Gutting Foreign Assistance WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Colleagues: Trump Administration Must Reverse Decision to Limit Americans' Access to Life-Saving Obesity Medications Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today led a group of Senators to urge the Trump Administration's U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make it easier for millions of Americans to access prescription anti-obesity medications known as GLP-1s  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden Join Senate Democrats to Warn About Republicans Raising Food Costs to Give Tax Breaks to Billionaires Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, Ranking Members of the Senate Budget and Finance Committees, respectively, joined their colleagues in sending an open letter to the American public warning that Congressional Republicans are trying to take food away   more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden, Hoyle Push VA to Build Roseburg Veterans' Home Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, alongside U.S. Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04), are calling on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to prioritize funding for the Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs (ODVA) proposed Roseburg Veterans' Home project. Currently, ODVA operates two high-quality  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden, Hoyle Push VA to Build Roseburg Veterans' Home Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, alongside U.S. Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04), are calling on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to prioritize funding for the Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs (ODVA) proposed Roseburg Veterans' Home project. Currently, ODVA operates two high-quality, a  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Oregon Delegation Condemns Trump Administration's Decision to Eliminate Key Manufacturing Program Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06) led the Oregon delegation - including U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Reps. Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), and Janelle Bynum (OR-05) - in a letter to U.S. Department of Comm  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on April 14, 2025: * * * Oregon Delegation Condemns Trump Administration's Decision to Eliminate Key Manufacturing Program Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06) led the Oregon delegation - including U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Reps. Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), and Janelle Bynum (OR-05) - in a letter to U.S. De  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Oregon Delegation Condemns Trump Administration's Decision to Eliminate Key Manufacturing Program Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06) led the Oregon delegation - including U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Reps. Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), and Janelle Bynum (OR-05) - in a letter to U.S. Department of Co  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on April 14, 2025: * * * Oregon Delegation Condemns Trump Administration's Decision to Eliminate Key Manufacturing Program Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06) led the Oregon delegation - including U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Reps. Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), and Janelle Bynum (OR-05) - in a letter to U.S. Depar  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on April 14, 2025: * * * Oregon Delegation Urges Fishery Disaster Declaration Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley led his Democratic colleagues in the Oregon delegation--Senator Ron Wyden and U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), and Janelle Bynum (OR-05)--in urging the U.S. Department of Commerce to declare a federal  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Oregon Delegation Urges Fishery Disaster Declaration Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley led his Democratic colleagues in the Oregon delegation--Senator Ron Wyden and U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), and Janelle Bynum (OR-05)--in urging the U.S. Department of Commerce to declare a federal fishery resou  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Oregon Delegation Urges Fishery Disaster Declaration Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley led his Democratic colleagues in the Oregon delegation--Senator Ron Wyden and U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), and Janelle Bynum (OR-05)--in urging the U.S. Department of Commerce to declare a federal fishery resource dis  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Hoyle to Host Senior-Focused Town Hall on Social Security and Medicare at Lane County Community College For Immediate Release: April 16, 2025 EUGENE, O.R. - Today, U.S. Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04) announced she will host a Senior-focused town hall focused on issues impacting Social Security and Medicare at Lane County Community College on Wednesday, April 23 at 3:30pm. Representative Hoyle  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Pettersen, Bonamici Lead 58 Members in Calling on FEMA to Address Harmful Impact of Halting Critical Disaster Preparedness Program Program provides billions in federal funding to bolster natural disaster prevention efforts WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Representatives Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) and Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), led 58 of their colleagues in a letter to Department of Homeland Secur  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Blunt Rochester, Tillis, Merkley, and Cramer Introduce the Bipartisan National Nursing Workforce Center Act Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) introduced the National Nursing Workforce Center Act. This bipartisan and bicameral legislation would help address nursing workforce shortages across o  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Announces Town Halls in Wasco, Umatilla, Grant, Harney, Lake, Klamath and Douglas Counties Upcoming seven open-to-all town halls in the Columbia Gorge, Eastern and Southern Oregon will be April 23-26 Portland - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today announced he will hold town halls later this month in Wasco, Umatilla, Grant, Harney, Lake, Klamath and Douglas counties. Heading into these seven open-to-a  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Blasts Trump Killing Free Direct Tax Filing Washington, D.C. -- Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., blasted Donald Trump's Treasury Department for reportedly bowing to lobbyists and killing the Direct File tax service, which allowed taxpayers in 25 states to file their taxes with the IRS for free, without using a third-party t  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on April 16, 2025: * * * Wyden Statement on Trump Drug Pricing Executive Order Washington, D.C. -- Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement after the Trump Administration issued an executive order related to prescription drug pricing. "Just like his first term, Trump is all bark and no bite when it comes to   more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * Wyden, Cortez Masto Call for Criminal Investigation into Evidence of Fraud by Promoters Affiliated with IRS Nominee Billy Long Former Congressman Billy Long, Trump Nominee for IRS Commissioner, Partnered with Promoters of Fraudulent "Tribal Tax Credits," Other Tax Scams Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Sanders Demand Answers from Trump Administration Over Mass Layoffs that Threaten the Wellbeing of Children and Families In Letter to HHS Secretary Kennedy, Senate Finance Ranking Member and HELP Ranking Member Express Concern that Mass Firings Hurt Kids and are Setting Stage for Congressional Republicans to Cut Essential Human Service Programs Wash  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden: Trump Is Illegally Weaponizing the Tax Code And Every American Is At Risk Washington, D.C. -- Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., blasted Donald Trump's reported order to revoke Harvard's nonprofit status based on the content of its courses. "If Trump gets away with weaponizing the tax system to target a political enemy, eve  more