WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill Reintroduced to Protect Older Workers from Age Discrimination WASHINGTON - Today, a bipartisan and bicameral group of Members reintroduced the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act (link is external) (POWADA), a proposal to strengthen anti-discrimination protections for older workers. In the House, the bill is led by Education and Workforce Committee Ranki  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for May 20, 2025 NAVY General Dynamics NASSCO, San Diego, California, is awarded a $198,955,270 firm-fixed-price contract action for maintenance, modernization, and repair of USS America (LHA 6) Fiscal 2026 Docking Selected Restricted Availability. This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $209,233,949. Work will be performed in San D  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Dexter in Lockstep with AG Rayfield, Joins Amicus Brief in Support of Fight Against Trump's Illegal Tariffs WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03) announced she is joining an amicus brief in support of a lawsuit (link is external) led by Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield challenging the legality of President Donald Trump's tariffs as an overreach of the executive branc  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: This Week, Senator Lujan In The News Standing Up For New Mexicans and Fighting Back Against Republicans' Attacks On Nutrition Programs Washington, D.C. - In case you missed it, this week, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) has been fighting back against Congressional Republicans' attacks on essential services and programs that New Mexicans rely on, exposing the Trump administration's block  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release: * * * New CBO Analysis Confirms GOP Budget Bill Would Rob Working Americans to Reward the Ultra-Rich WASHINGTON, DC -- As House Republicans move to jam their budget bill through the Rules Committee in the dead of night, a new analysis from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office confirms what we've been saying all along: working Americans will foot the  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: * * * New matchmaking algorithm helps assign Cadets to their first job Billet Night at the Coast Guard Academy this past March was full of the usual excitement. Senior cadets nervously clambered onstage as their names were called. Some jumped in the air upon learning their first assignments. Others squealed and. hugged new crewmates before posing for pictures. You'd never guess that behind   more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * Philadelphia CBP officers seize nearly 300 pounds of dried opium poppy pods from Spain PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized nearly 300 pounds of dried opium poppy pods from Spain that arrived in Philadelphia between May 1 and today. The poppy pods had a street value of about $30,000. The poppy plant, including poppy pods, poppy st  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Hoyle Statement on Charges Being Filed Against Rep. McIver For Immediate Release: May 20, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04) released the following statement after the acting-U.S. Attorney in New Jersey Alina Habba announced charges against U.S. Representative LaMonica McIver (NJ-10): "Targeting a Member of Congress for doing their job is an attack on the foundat  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on May 20, 2025: * * * Wyden Warns Republicans that Overruling Parliamentarian to Nix California Clean Air Waiver Will Backfire Washington, D.C. -- Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today warned Republicans against overruling the Senate Parliamentarian and abusing the Congressional Review Act to meddle with California's clean air policies.   more