WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Amid Trump Tariff Uncertainty, Oregon's Entire Democratic Delegation Rallies Behind West Coast Seafood Industry After devastating order cancellations due to tariffs, Wyden, Merkley, Bonamici, Bynum, Dexter, Hoyle and Salinas ask USDA to buy West Coast pink shrimp Washington D.C.-- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici, Janelle Bynum, Maxine Dext  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Amid Trump Tariff Uncertainty, Oregon's Entire Democratic Delegation Rallies Behind West Coast Seafood Industry After devastating order cancellations due to tariffs, Wyden, Merkley, Bonamici, Bynum, Dexter, Hoyle and Salinas ask USDA to buy West Coast pink shrimp Washington D.C.-- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici, Janelle Bynum, Maxine Dexter, Val  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Amid Trump Tariff Uncertainty, Oregon's Entire Democratic Delegation Rallies Behind West Coast Seafood Industry After devastating order cancellations due to tariffs, Wyden, Merkley, Bonamici, Bynum, Dexter, Hoyle and Salinas ask USDA to buy West Coast pink shrimp For Immediate Release: May 7, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S Representative Val Hoyle, along with U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and U  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin, Warren, Markey, Merkley Blast Trump Plan to Cut 988 Suicide and Crisis Line For LGBTQ+ Youth Trump cuts come as roughly 40 percent of LGBTQ+ young people reported seriously considering attempting suicide WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Edward Markey (D-MA), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) led their colleagues in slamming the Trump Administration'  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bonamici, Joyce Reintroduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Resolution to Commemorate National Nurses Week WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-01), Dave Joyce (R-OH-14), Jen Kiggans (R-VA-02), and Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14) introduced a bipartisan resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Nurses Week, recognized annually from May 6 th to May 12 th, to honor the extrao  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * CBO: Republican Medicaid Proposals Cut Benefits and Kick People off Health Coverage Analysis Shows All Savings from Republican Cuts Come from Benefit Cuts, Terminating Health Coverage, and Payment Cuts for Doctors, Hospitals, Nursing Homes, and Home Care Providers--Not "Waste, Fraud, and Abuse" Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron W  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Salinas, Colleagues Launch Bipartisan Mental Health Caucus for the 119th Congress Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (D-OR) joined her fellow Co-Chairs of the Bipartisan Mental Health Caucus - including Reps. Don Bacon (R-NE) and Donald Beyer (D-VA) - at a press conference to officially launch the Caucus for the 119 th Congress. The Members, standing side-by-side   more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for May 7, 2025 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY Freedom Fresh LLC,* Medley, Florida, has been awarded a maximum $348,000,000 fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for fresh fruits and vegetables. This was a competitive acquisition with five responses received. This is a five-year contract with no option periods. The ordering period end date is May 4,  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Christianson PLLP, a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) firm specializing in renewable fuel producers, has submitted comments to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regarding Notice 2025-10, which concerns the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit. The firm, with over 35 years of experience in the industry, is advocating for clearer definitions and protections within the IRS guidance. In a letter to the IRS, Christianson PLLP, a trusted third-party validation and verification body  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Wyden Introduce Bill to Improve Wetland Habitats in the Pacific Northwest Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) introduced bipartisan legislation that would improve wetland habitats in the Pacific Northwest. "Preserving critical wetland habitat is vital to protecting open landscapes for the diverse species--including numerous varieties of birds and fish--th  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The General Accountability Office (GAO) has denied a protest filed by Davenergy-VCI JV LLC, a small business located in Apex, North Carolina. The protest challenged the Department of the Army, Army Corps of Engineers' cancellation of solicitation No. W9127N24R0029. This solicitation sought architectural engineering construction management services for medical facility construction projects for the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) in Oregon and Washington. Davenergy-VCI JV   more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Homes Direct to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination and Retaliation Charge Federal Agency Investigation Revealed Home Dealer Fired Employee After She Requested Reasonable Accommodation for Disability SEATTLE - Homes Direct of Oregon, LLC, a manufactured and modular homes dealer with thirteen locations in Washington, Oregon, California, Arizona and New Mexico, has signed a conciliation  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The U.S. House of Representatives conducted two committee hearings on May 5, 2025: * * * GULF OF AMERICA ACT OF 2025; DHS RESTRICTIONS ON CONFUCIUS INSTITUTES AND CHINESE ENTITIES OF CONCERN ACT Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 276, the "Gulf of America Act of 2025"; and H.R. 881, the "DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act". The Committee granted, by a record vote of 9-2, a rule providing for consideration of  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Joyce, Colleagues Reintroduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Resolution to Commemorate National Nurses Week WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representatives Dave Joyce (R-OH-14), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-01), Jen Kiggans (R-VA-02), and Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14) introduced a bipartisan resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Nurses Week, recognized annually from May 6 th to May 12 th, to honor the extraordina  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wicker, Joyce, Bonamici, Underwood, Kiggans Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Resolution Celebrating National Nurses Week Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Roger Wicker (R-MS) teamed up with U.S. Representatives Dave Joyce (R-OH-14), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-01), Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14), and Jen Kiggans (R-VA-02) to introduce a bipartisan, bicameral resolution recognizing Natio  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley: CFTC Allowing Election Gambling is a Bad Bet for Democracy Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today issued the following statement after the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) moved to dismiss its appeal against Kalshi Inc., effectively allowing betting on U.S. elections to continue: "Election gambling reduces our democratic process to a horse race for the wealthy   more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48424) on May 6, 2025, entitled "Methane Emissions: U.S. and International Mitigation Efforts" by environmental policy analyst Kathryn G. Kynett. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Methane is a greenhouse gas (GHG) emitted in part as a result of human activities. According to climate scientists, approximately 0.5 C of the net 1.1 C increase in global surface temperatures that has occurred since 1850 may b  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * Office for Civil Rights Initiates Title VI Investigations into Institutions of Higher Education WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) opened investigations into 45 universities under Title VI following OCR's February 14 Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) that reiterated schools' civil rights obligations to end the use of racial preferences and stereotypes in e  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Southport Lumber Company, an Oregon-based U.S. lumber producer, has formally submitted comments to the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) at the Department of Commerce, urging the agency to differentiate between timber and lumber in its ongoing national security investigation into imports. In a strongly worded letter, Southport argues against any measures that would restrict the importation of Canadian timber (raw logs), asserting that such actions would harm domestic lum  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- A report commissioned by environmental groups cautions against government intervention to curtail timber imports, arguing that such actions could harm the U.S. economy and potentially undermine national security. The report, submitted to Stephen Astle, director of the Defense Industrial Base Division in the Office of Strategic Industries and Economic Security within the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce, was drafted by Ernie Niemi of Natural Reso  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Salinas, Lofgren, Padilla, Bennet Reintroduce Legislation to Provide Disaster Relief for Farmworkers Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06), the daughter of a former farmworker and a leader in the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, and Rep. Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), along with U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Michael Bennet (D-CO), reintroduced the Disaster Relief for Farm Work  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Wicker, Merkley Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Resolution Celebrating National Nurses Week WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., introduced a bipartisan, bicameral resolution recognizing National Nurses Week from May 6 through May 12, 2025. U.S. Representatives Dave Joyce, R-Ohio-14, Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore.-01, Lauren Underwood, D-Ill.-14, and Jen Kiggans, R-Va.-0  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Senate Colleagues Slam Social Security for Improperly Declaring Thousands Dead, Call for Watchdog Investigation Trump administration abused Death Master File to purge at least 6,300 Social Security numbers-including children and seniors Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and 11 Senate colleagues slammed the S  more