WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bonamici Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Educate Students About Danger of Accidental Fentanyl Poisoning WASHINGTON, DC [5/1/25] - Today Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) introduced bipartisan legislation based on a successful Oregon program to protect students from accidental fentanyl poisoning. The Fentanyl Awareness for Children and Teens in Schools (FACTS) Act is modeled on the Beaverton Scho  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on May 2, 2025: * * * Bynum Leads 32 Freshman Dems in Demanding Speaker Johnson Bring Legislation to the Floor to Lower Costs Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) led 32 of 33 Freshman House Democrats in sending a letter to Speaker Mike Johnson, calling on him to prioritize bringing forward legislation to the House floor that lowers costs for working families, creates good-paying jobs,   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, May 2 -- Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cliff Bentz Joins Oversight Hearing on the Importance of Protecting and Advancing Hydropower WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Cliff Bentz (OR-R) joined the Natural Resources Subcommittee on the Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries which held a hearing yesterday. During the hearing, it was noted that while actual dam removal may not proceed directly, there remains fear that dams will be functionally  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Bynum Introduces Amendments to Protect Families From Harmful Reconciliation Bill Washington, DC - Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05), a member of the House Financial Services Committee, introduced five amendments during the committee's markup on Republicans' reconciliation bill. Republicans are threatening to include massive cuts to key programs, including Medicaid in reconciliation. Al  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Wyden Introduce Legislation to Modernize Short Line and Regional Railroad Tax Credit Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) today reintroduced bipartisan legislation to expand the Short Line Railroad Tax Credit that would help equip operators with essential resources to provide regional communities with safe, reliable  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley Announces Central Oregon Town Halls Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced today he will hold three town halls for Oregonians in Jefferson, Crook, and Deschutes counties on Saturday, May 10. Merkley will be joined by U.S. Representative Janelle Bynum for the Deschutes County town hall in Sisters. The three rescheduled events in Central Oregon continue Merkley's 2025   more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on April 30, 2025: * * * Merkley Statement on GDP Report Showing Economy Slowing Trump Imposed Trade War a Contributing Factor WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the below statement following the Commerce Department's report showing the economy began to shrink in the first three months of t  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley Statement on Trump Administration's "Skinny" Budget WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the below statement following the release of President Trump's 'skinny' budget for Fiscal Year 2026. "This budget is exactly what we expected: a betrayal of hardworking, middle-class famili  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Lee Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Save Taxpayers' Money by Eliminating Penny Production Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Utah's Senator Mike Lee introduced bipartisan legislation today that would advance responsible spending by ending production of the penny. Striking the penny has become increasingly costly, and the Make Sense Not Cents Act would permanently el  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

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Waters Launch New Effort to Boost Congress' Oversight of Trump's Mass Firings Washington, D.C. - As the Trump Administration continues mass firings of federal employees, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today introduced first-of-its-kind legislation to strengthen Congress' authority to protect workers and override federal staffing cuts implemented without consultation. The Reduction in Forc  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden Blast Trump Administration's Attacks on Head Start, Demand RFK Jr. Immediately Release Funding and Reverse Firings 42 lawmakers write to RFK Jr. demanding answers on Trump admin's actions undermining Head Start as Trump reportedly plans to eliminate the program Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined colleagues in a letter to Secretary Robert F. Ke  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Slam Illegal DOGE Cuts to AmeriCorps Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined their Congressional colleagues in an effort led by Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) to defend AmeriCorps and AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) members. The lawmakers are calling on President Trump to immediately reverse cuts to the critical national  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Slam Illegal DOGE Cuts to AmeriCorps Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined their Congressional colleagues in an effort led by Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) to defend AmeriCorps and AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) members. The lawmakers are calling on President Trump to immediately reverse cuts to the critical national se  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, May 1 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following floor remarks on April 30, 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 condemn the decision of my colleagues to block the House from considering resolutions of inquiry, a procedure that is designed to get Members of Congress factual information from the executive branch. Education Committee Ranking Membe  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, May 2 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following floor remarks on May 1, 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, the emergency isn't coming. It is here. Donald Trump is abducting American children. He is detaining judges. He is disappearing people into foreign prisons. This is authoritarianism in full view. I didn't come to Congress to sit back while democracy is di  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on May 1, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Brannon Rains on his career with the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. A Dundee, Oregon native and 2018 graduate of Oregon State University, Brannon began his career in the U.S. House of Representatives as an intern for his home state Congressman, Representative Greg Walden (OR02) bef  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, May 2 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following floor statement on May 1, 2025, on the on the nomination of Frank Bisignano to lead Social Security: * * * Wyden Opposes Bisignano Nomination to Lead Social Security Ahead of Floor Vote As Prepared for Delivery I ask unanimous consent that the Milande Watson of my team be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the Congress. I rise to urge my colleagues to reject Frank B  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Wicker, Merkley Introduce Bipartisan Nurse Corps Tax Parity Act WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Co-Chairs of the Senate Nursing Caucus, introduced the Nurse Corps Tax Parity Act. This legislation would ensure that nurses in the federal Nurse Corps do not need to pay income tax on their student loan repayments and scholarships. "Nurses are essential to   more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Merkley, Blunt Rochester Lead 19 Senators Pressing Trump on How His Chaotic Tariffs are Raising Americans' Housing Prices "America is in the midst of a nationwide housing shortage... your reckless trade policies will only make the crisis worse." Read letter here Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs   more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on May 2, 2025: * * * Wyden Blasts Trump Budget as Blueprint to Hurt Working Families Washington, D.C. -- Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement on Donald Trump's budget blueprint: "This budget is Donald Trump's latest blueprint to rip away the services that millions of Americans rely on, leaving families les  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Demands Investigation into Trump Administration's Potential Criminal Activity Against Harvard University Senator joins Schumer, Warren and Markey to sound the alarm about abuses that could also lead to targeting other schools, hospitals, churches and more Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today demanded an investigation into the Trump Administration for potential criminal activity   more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on April 30, 2025: * * * Wyden Opposes Nomination of Scott as CBP Commissioner at Finance Committee Hearing As Prepared for Delivery The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection is like the point guard for everything the U.S. government does at our borders. They're responsible for more than 60,000 employees, who carry out the screening and processing of m  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, May 2 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on May 1, 2025: * * * Wyden Reiterates Opposition to Customs Nominee Following New Report On Death of Migrant in CBP Custody Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today renewed his opposition to Rodney Scott to serve as commissioner of Customs and Border Protection (CBP), following a new decision by an independent tribunal fin  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, May 1 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on April 30, 2025: * * * Wyden Urges Congress to Reassert Trade Authority Amid Trump's Global Tariffs Crashing the Economy As Prepared for Delivery As is becoming routine under this president, Americans were greeted with grim economic news this morning. After three years of strong growth and rising jobs numbers, the U.S. economy actually shrank in the first three m  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Tackle Housing Affordability Crisis Washington D.C.-- U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore today joined Senate colleagues in reintroducing a bipartisan bill that would expand the existing, successful Low-Income Housing Tax Credit and increase the supply of affordable housing units in Oregon and nationwide. "It's time for Congress to meet the housing crisis with   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

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on May 1, 2025: * * * Wyden, Markey, King Introduce Resolution to Demand Public Input on Radical Upheaval at Federal Health Agencies Senate Resolution Calls on Trump Administration to Reverse Course on Richardson Waiver, Mirroring 1980s Effort to Boost Transparency Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Senator Edward J. Marke  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Demand Trump Administration Reverse Public Safety Cuts in Oregon and Nationwide Citing loss of a federal grant for the Union County DA's Office, Oregon senators write that "poorly thought out and rash cuts like this will only serve to embolden fentanyl traffickers and decrease public safety." Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today demanded the Trump administra  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Demand Trump Walk Back Dangerous Claims He Will Transfer U.S. Citizens to a Foreign Prison Senators also call for immediate return of Maryland father wrongfully deported to El Salvador, Kilmar Abrego Garcia Washington D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) today demanded Donald Trump immediately rescind the dangerous and offensive claim that he may transfer  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Demand Trump Walk Back Dangerous Claims He Will Transfer U.S. Citizens to a Foreign Prison Senators also call for immediate return of Maryland father wrongfully deported to El Salvador, Kilmar Abrego Garcia Washington D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) today demanded Donald Trump immediately rescind the dangerous and offensive claim that he may transfer in  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Demand Trump Administration Halt Illegal Student Visa Revocations Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both D-Ore., said today they have joined Senate colleagues to demand the Trump Administration stop its illegal slashing of student visas. After learning federal agencies have been revoking student visas and terminating Student and Exchange Visitor Info  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on April 30, 2025: * * * Wyden: Republicans Vote for Trump's Tariffs and Higher Prices, Instead of Supporting American Jobs and Families Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., excoriated the 49 Republican senators who today voted to keep in place Donald Trump's astronomical tariffs on goods from nearly every country on earth. W  more