WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Democratic Doctors Caucus Condemn Republican Cuts to Medicaid WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the Democratic Doctors Caucus released the following statement on Republican attempts to strip health care from nearly 14 million Americans. "The goal of the Republican budget is clear: sacrifice the health and well-being of millions of Americans by slashing Medicaid and gutting food assistance, all to hand $4.5 tr  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Welch, Klobuchar, Wyden, Merkley, Oregon Governor Kotek Fight Back Against Republicans' Attack on SNAP, Nutrition Programs Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee Subcommittee on Nutrition and Specialty Crops, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee Subcommittee on Rural Developm  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Welch, Klobuchar, Wyden, Merkley, Oregon Governor Kotek Fight Back Against Republicans' Attack on SNAP, Nutrition Programs Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee Subcommittee on Nutrition and Specialty Crops, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee Subcommittee on Rural Developm  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley Remarks at EPA Budget Hearing with Administrator Zeldin Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley - the Ranking Member of the Senate Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee - delivered the following remarks at the hearing reviewing the President's Fiscal Year 2026 budget request for the Environmental Protection Agency with Administrator Lee Zeldin: Senator Merkley'  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Daines, Salinas, Guthrie, Hoyle Champion Bipartisan Bill to Train Next Generation of Wildland Firefighters Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Montana's U.S. Senator Steve Daines, U.S. Representatives Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Brett Guthrie (KY-02), and Val Hoyle (OR-04) today reintroduced the bipartisan Civilian Conservation Center Enhancement Act of 2025. This legislation di  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Van Hollen, Colleagues: Trump's Military Actions in Yemen Must Follow the Law Washington, D.C. - As President Trump visits the Middle East this week, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Maryland's U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen--both members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee--today led their colleagues in demanding answers from the administration about its military operations against  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Welch, Sanders, Dingell Team Up to Introduce Bill to Lower Prescription Drug Prices for All Americans Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Vermont's U.S. Senator Peter Welch, and Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Bernie Sanders (I-VT), joined forces with U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06) to introduce the End Price   more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden, Bonamici Demand Reinstatement of Critical Disaster Mitigation Program for Oregon Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden--along with U.S. Representative Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01)--joined over 80 of their Senate and House colleagues in a bipartisan effort to demand that Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem reinstate the Building Resilien  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden, Bonamici Demand Reinstatement of Critical Disaster Mitigation Program for Oregon Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden--along with U.S. Representative Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01)--joined over 80 of their Senate and House colleagues in a bipartisan effort to demand that Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem reinstate the Building Resilient I  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Oregon Delegation: Seven Airports In State Earn More Than $22 Million in Federal Grants Airports in Portland, Hillsboro, Bend, Eugene, Corvallis, Burns and Joseph secure infrastructure investments Washington, D.C. - Oregon lawmakers today announced that seven airports in the Portland metro area, the Willamette Valley, Central Oregon and Eastern Oregon have secured about $22.7 million combined in fede  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Oregon Delegation: Seven Airports In State Earn More Than $22 Million in Federal Grants Airports in Portland, Hillsboro, Bend, Eugene, Corvallis, Burns and Joseph secure infrastructure investments Washington, D.C. - Oregon lawmakers today announced that seven airports in the Portland metro area, the Willamette Valley, Central Oregon and Eastern Oregon have secured about $22.7 million combined in federal  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Oregon Delegation: Seven Airports In State Earn More Than $22 Million in Federal Grants WASHINGTON, D.C. - Oregon lawmakers today announced that seven airports in the Portland metro area, the Willamette Valley, Central Oregon and Eastern Oregon have secured about $22.7 million combined in federal grants for infrastructure improvements to taxiways, drainage, snow removal equipment and more. "These fe  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Merkley, Schakowsky Introduce Bicameral Bill to Strengthen Nursing Staff Standards, Improve Patient Care WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, on International Nurses Day, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) introduced the Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act to improve hospital patient care and nurse retention by setting mandatory minimum   more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood and Secondary Education, issued the following news release on May 14, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Bonamici Opening Remarks at Subcommittee Hearing on Charter Schools WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) delivered the following opening statement at today's Early Childhood and Secondary Education Subcommittee hearing entitled, "Reimagining Edu  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Dexter Fights for Community Led Fire Resilience WASHINGTON, D.C-- Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03), the Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, fought to uplift community-led fire resilience efforts to combat increasingly deadly wildfires during a committee hearing (link is external) on forest management. Dexter, a crit  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following floor remarks on May 15, 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, Oregonians at home and colleagues in the House often hear me talk about NOAA, but I want to use this time to explain how this agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, contributes to the economy and to our well-being. NOAA is not ju  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following floor remarks on May 14, 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 in the strongest terms the attack by DOGE on the Women's Bureau at the Department of Labor, the only Federal agency representing women in the workforce. Last week, Elon Musk's unelected, unqualified, inept team at DOGE canceled  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following floor remarks on May 13, 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 because the President is out here in these streets cutting funding for programs that support a lot of things Americans care about: Survivors of sexual assault, programs that offer mental health care for police officers and keep hotlines to vi  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following floor remarks on May 15, 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 am again coming to the House floor, the people's Chamber, to say: The emergency isn't coming. It is now. Donald Trump's advisers are threatening to suspend habeas corpus. Habeas corpus is the constitutional right that protects Americans from being det  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Hoyle Statement on Release of Edan Alexander For Immediate Release: May 12, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04) released the following statement after the release of Edan Alexander, the last remaining living American hostagethat was in Hamas captivity: "Edan Alexander has been freed from Hamas captivity and has finally come home to his family. His freedom is long overdue. "  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Hoyle to Co-Host Town Halls with Sen. Wyden in Coos & Curry Counties For Immediate Release: May 15, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04) announced she will join U.S. Senator Ron Wyden on May 24th to co-host town halls in Coos and Curry Counties. This will be Representative Hoyle's second time in Coos and Curry counties, she previously joined Senator Merkley's town   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following floor remarks on May 13, 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 in strong support of H.R. 1829, the Apache County and Navajo County Conveyance Act of 2025, a commonsense bill that will help rural Arizona communities meet an essential public service need. This legislation would direct the Secretary of Agricul  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following floor remarks on May 13, 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 in strong support of H.R. 618, the Apex Area Technical Corrections Act, a forward-looking bill by my colleague Representative Horsford that will strengthen economic opportunity and improve land management in southern Nevada. This bill would upda  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following floor remarks on May 13, 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 in support of my colleague, Representative LaHood's bill, the Community Reclamation Partnerships Act. This legislation would amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act to allow States to partner with third-party groups like environmental and  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following floor remarks on May 13, 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, H.R. 331 would amend the Aquifer Recharge Flexibility Act to allow third parties to utilize an existing right-of-way, easement, permit, or other authorization for aquifer recharge without further authorization from the Secretary of the Interior. Underground   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following floor remarks on May 13, 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 IBLA resolves disputes related to public lands and natural resources under the Department of the Interior. However, the IBLA can take too long to decide these cases, leaving people waiting for years for a decision. For example, at the end of fiscal year   more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following floor remarks on May 13, 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 in support of H.R. 2492, the Fire Safe Electrical Corridors Act of 2025, introduced by the gentleman from California (Mr. Carbajal). This bill would authorize the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior to permit electrical utilities to remove tre  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following floor remarks on May 13, 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 in support of H.R. 1612, the Flatside Wilderness Additions Act, introduced by my colleague from Arkansas (Mr. Hill). This bill would expand the boundaries of the Flatside Wilderness Area in the Ouachita National Forest by approximately 2,212 acres and  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following floor remarks on May 13, 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, H.R. 1001 would direct the Department of Energy and the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies to evaluate the potential impacts of the 2024 supplement to the 2016 Glen Canyon Dam Long-Term Experimental and Management Plan Record of Dec  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following floor remarks on May 13, 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 in support of H.R. 249, a bill that would ensure that the name of Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr., will forever be etched into the landscape of the city that he so passionately served. This legislation would rename two beloved landmarks within Pa  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following floor remarks on May 13, 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 in support of the Reversionary Interest Conveyance Act, introduced by my colleague from California, Representative Matsui. This legislation would authorize the conveyance of certain reversionary interests in approximately 8.43 acres administered by th  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following floor remarks on May 13, 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 in support of the Salem Maritime National Historical Park Redesignation and Boundary Study Act introduced by the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Moulton). This bill would redesignate the Salem Maritime National Historic Site in Salem, Massachusetts,  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following floor remarks on May 13, 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, H.R. 531, the South Pacific Tuna Treaty Act of 2025, will help sustain American tuna fisheries and the conservation of marine resources in the South Pacific. This legislation would implement the South Pacific Tuna Treaty, a multilateral treaty between the Un  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following floor remarks on May 13, 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, H.R. 1550 redesignates Saratoga National Historical Park as the Saratoga National Battlefield Park. The site in Stillwater, New York, marks the location of a critical pair of battles known as the turning point of the American Revolutionary War. American for  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Salinas Votes Against "Cruel and Inhumane" Republican Budget in Agriculture Committee Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) issued the following statement after voting against advancing Republicans' budget bill out of the House Agriculture Committee: "This Republican budget bill is both cruel and inhumane. It punishes working families, taking away their health care and t  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Salinas, Guthrie, Hoyle, Merkley, Daines Champion Bipartisan Bill to Train Next Generation of Wildland Firefighters Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Representatives Andrea Salinas (D-OR), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Val Hoyle (D-OR) - along with U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Steve Daines (R-MT) - reintroduced the bipartisan, bicameral Civilian Conservation Center Enhancement Act. This legislation d  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Welch, Oregon Governor Kotek, Sens. Klobuchar, Lujan, Wyden, and Merkley Host Press Call on Republicans' Attack on SNAP, Nutrition Programs WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, Senator Ben   more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Kim and Merkley Lead Effort to Revive Invaluable Federal Pipeline Program of Top Talent into Public Service As program alumni, Senators Kim and Merkley introduce the TALENTS Act to defend the Presidential Management Fellows program after President Trump canceled this crucial tool for good governance. WASHINGTON D.C. - Senator Andy Kim (D-NJ) led his first bill in the U.S. Senate, with Senato  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Sullivan, Merkley, Curtis Condemn CCP's Transnational Repression, Press for Sanctions on Hong Kong Judiciary Officials WASHINGTON --This week, U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), incoming chairman of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), co-chair of the CECC, and John Curtis (R-Utah) introduced the Hong Kong Judicial Sanctions Act, which would hold officials   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Announces Town Halls in Coos, Curry and Jackson Counties U.S. Rep. Val Hoyle will co-host senator's upcoming open-to-all town halls in Coos and Curry counties Portland - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today announced he will hold town halls on Saturday, May 24 in Coos and Curry counties with U.S. Rep. Val Hoyle, and one more on Sunday, May 25 in Jackson County. Heading into these three open-to-all town   more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following remarks on May 14, 2025, at a hearing entitled "Trade in Critical Supply Chains": * * * Wyden Blasts Trump's Tariff War Threatening Global Supply Chains at Finance Committee Hearing As Prepared for Delivery The Committee is back again to assess Donald Trump's trade policy, and let's say it's not exactly a command performance. Our country is stuck in an endless cycle that Trump  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Demands Senate Vote on Trump's Compliance with Anti-Corruption Foreign Emoluments Clause Washington D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) said today he is demanding Senate Republican leadership hold a vote to stop Donald Trump from accepting payments and gifts from foreign governments after Senate Republicans blocked a resolution led by Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT). The resolution followed Tru  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * Wyden Opposes HHS Nominees O'Neill and Andres to be Deputy Secretary and Congressional Liaison As Prepared for Delivery Let's start with the elephant in the room: Trump's so-called 'big, beautiful bill.' This week, Republicans in the House unveiled the largest proposed cut to Medicaid in history. The bill takes a wrecking ball to Medicaid,  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on May 12, 2025: * * * Wyden Statement on Energy and Commerce Committee Reconciliation Bill Washington, D.C. -- Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement after Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee released legislative text for their reconciliation bill. "Republicans have defied the will of the  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on May 12, 2025: * * * Wyden Statement on Trump Drug Pricing Announcement Washington, D.C. -- Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement after Donald Trump signed an executive order related to prescription drug prices. "Donald Trump is all hat and no cattle when it comes to lowering the price of prescription dru  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on May 13, 2025: * * * Wyden, Cortez Masto Demand Answers From Promoters who paid IRS Nominee Billy Long to Sell Investors Fraudulent "Tribal Tax Credits" New Recording of Investor Call Suggests Tax Scheme Was Far Larger Than Previously Known and Trump Contacts Are Key to Promoters' Scheme Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senator Catherine C  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Co-Sponsor Legislation to Ban Conversion Therapy Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley (both D-Ore) today announced they are co-sponsoring legislation that would ban so-called "conversion therapy," a practice fraudulently claiming to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity. "Forcing Americans into sham therapy for a non-existent illness is medieva  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Co-Sponsor Legislation to Ban Conversion Therapy Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley (both D-Ore) today announced they are co-sponsoring legislation that would ban so-called "conversion therapy," a practice fraudulently claiming to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity. "Forcing Americans into sham therapy for a non-existent illness is medieval q  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Slam Trump Administration's Attacks on Senior Nutrition Programs "The cuts will exacerbate hunger, poor health, and social isolation" Washington D.C.-- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both D-Ore, said today they have joined fellow Senate leaders to call on Republicans to reconsider disastrous cuts and attacks on programs and agencies that support seniors with food  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Slam Trump Administration's Attacks on Senior Nutrition Programs "The cuts will exacerbate hunger, poor health, and social isolation" Washington D.C.-- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both D-Ore, said today they have joined fellow Senate leaders to call on Republicans to reconsider disastrous cuts and attacks on programs and agencies that support seniors with food as  more