WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48518) entitled "The Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Outbreak in Poultry, 2022-Present:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Issues for Congress Prior to the announcement of USDA's Five-Pronged Approach to Address Avian Flu, several Members of Congress wrote to Secretary Rollins regarding USDA's response to the HPAI outbreak. For example, a letter signed by 16 Senators stated "a new urgency is requ  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Bentz's Bill to Expand the City of The Dalles Water Supply Heard in Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week the Natural Resources Committee's subcommittee on Federal Lands heard Congressman Cliff Bentz's (R-OR) bill, "The Dalles Watershed Development Act". This legislation, if enacted, would transfer ownership of 150 acres of U.S. Forest Service land within The Dalles' municipal watershed an  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Connecticut Congressional Delegation Applauds Attorney General Tong for Suing Trump Administration to Stop Dismantling of AmeriCorps Hartford, CT - Today, members of the Connecticut Congressional Delegation joined Attorney General William Tong to announce a multistate lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's termination of AmeriCorps grants and the dismantling of the agency though an 85   more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Takano Lead Reintroduction of Historic Equality Act to Ban Discrimination Against LGBTQ+ Americans Lawmakers uplift stories of Americans lacking protections in federal law Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Rep. Mark Takano (CA-39) teamed up with Wisconsin's U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin and New Jersey's U.S. Senator Cory Booke  more

SALEM, Oregon, April 30 -- The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release on April 29, 2025: * * * DEQ issues seven penalties in March for environmental violations The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued seven penalties totaling $122,131 in March for various environmental violations. A detailed list of violations and resulting penalties is at https://ordeq.org/enforcement. Fines ranged from $1,700 to $47,400. Alleged violations included an oil   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 30 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois posted the following news release on April 29, 2025: * * * Parent Advocacy Groups and a Coalition of Head Start Providers File Lawsuit to Stop Trump Administration's Dismantling of Head Start SEATTLE, Wash.- Today, a coalition of parents and Head Start providers filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's coordinated and unlawful efforts to dismantle the Head Start program, which would be catastrophic for  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Dexter Slams Deep Sea Mining Push: "The economic argument is a mirage" WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03), the Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, pushed House Republicans to defend the fallacy of deep-sea mining in an Oversight and Investigations Committee hearing on the topic. Dexter criticized  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following floor remarks on April 28, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to stand up for my constituents who rely on Social Security and Medicare. Nearly 1 million Oregonians collect Social Security, and almost 20 percent of the State's population receives Medicare. These critical programs are under attack, a  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Hoyle Statement on the First 100 Days of President Trump's Administration For Immediate Release: April 29, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04) released the following statement regarding the first 100 days of President Trump's administration: "As we look back on the first 100 days of President Trump's administration, it's clear that working people are still being left  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Salinas' Bipartisan Bill to Promote Scientific Research Standards Passes Committee Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (D-OR) announced that her bipartisan bill with Representative Rich McCormick (R-GA) passed out of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee. Introduced earlier this week, the Nucleic Acid Screening for Biosecurity Act would develop technical standard  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Schakowsky, Matsui, Bonamici, 52 House Democrats Demand Answers on the Disbandment of the Administration for Community Living WASHINGTON \- U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Doris Matsui (CA-07), and Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) led 52 House Democrats in a letter to Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. expressing their strong opposition to the elimination of the Administration for Community Liv  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on April 29, 2025: * * * Wyden Opposes Tax and Trade Nominees, Blasts Trump's Disastrous Economic Agenda As Prepared for Delivery This morning the Committee will vote on the nominations of William Kimmitt to serve as the Commerce under secretary for international trade, and Kenneth Kies to serve as assistant Treasury secretary for tax policy. Should they be con  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Urges Commerce Department to Establish Clear Guidelines to Prevent the Illegal Diversion of Firearms Sold Abroad Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today called on the Commerce Department to establish clear guidelines to prevent the illegal diversion of American-made firearms sold abroad. Wyden's letter to Commerce Department Secretary Howard Lutnick follows recent reports indic  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on April 29, 2025: * * * Wyden, Colleagues, Slam Trump Administration's Plan to Dismantle Federal Agency that Helps Seniors Live Independently, Stay in their Homes as they Age Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Bernard Sanders, D-Vt., and Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., today led a group of 22 senators in slamming Trump adminis  more