WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * As Wildfire Season Approaches, Wyden, Budd, Schrier and Valadao Unveil Bipartisan Legislation to Reduce Impacts of Wildfires * In 2024 alone, 8.9 million acres of land were affected by wildfires Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Ted Budd, R-N.C., and U.S. Representatives Kim Schrier, D-Wash., and David Valadao, R-Calif., today introduced bipartisan legislation that would support  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bonamici Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Improve Access to Support Services for College Students with Disabilities * WASHINGTON, DC [6/11/25] - Today Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Joe Courtney (D-CT), and Kim Schrier, M.D. (D-WA) introduced bipartisan legislation to streamline the transition from high school to college for students with disabilities and improve access to support services  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Joins Amicus Brief Challenging Trump Administration Abuse of Emergency Powers to Impose Arbitrary and Reckless Tariffs * 06.11.25 ntwell's bipartisan Trade Review Act would permanently restore Congress' constitutional role in U.S. trade policy WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transport  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Dexter Fights to Ensure No Veteran is Left Without Housing with Novel Legislative Proposal * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03) introduced the Every Veteran Housed Act, new legislation to expand access to life-saving resources for veterans experiencing homelessness. Congresswoman Dexter serves on the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs and served as a U.S. Department of V  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey issued the following abstract of an article entitled "Autumn as an overlooked opportunity for limnology." Here are excerpts: * * * Autumn as an overlooked opportunity for limnology Ecological disciplines, from forestry to soil sciences and ornithology, recognize the critical role of autumn in an array of physical and biological processes. Terrestrial studies categorize autumn as the end of the growing season  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley Remarks at Forest Service Budget Hearing with Chief Schultz * 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 as prepared for delivery at the hearing reviewing the President's Fiscal Year 2026 budget request for the U.S. Forest Service with Chief Tom Schultz: Sena  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood and Secondary Education, issued the following opening remarks on June 10, 2025, at a hearing entitled "Screentime in Schools." * * * Here is the text of the remarks: "Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you to the witnesses for being here today. We appreciate your time and your expertise. We all want students to grow up and learn in a safe and healthy envi  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Salinas & Ansari, & Sens. Cantwell & Gallego Lead Bicameral Legislation to Permanently Preserve Last Remaining Wild Forest Lands * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), along with Representatives Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) and Andrea Salinas (OR-06) and many other members of Congress from both chambers, announced a renewed push to enshrine the U.S. Fo  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray Presses US Forest Service Chief on Wildfire Preparedness Amid Mass Layoffs & Funding Freezes at Hearing on Forest Service Budget * ICYMI : Murray, Schrier, Larsen, WA Colleagues Urge U.S. Forest Service to Reinstate Fired Employees Critical to Wildfire Response, Timber Harvest WATCH : Senator Murray's exchange with Schultz Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on June 11, 2025: * * * Senator Murray Presses US Forest Service Chief on Wildfire Preparedness Amid Mass Layoffs & Funding Freezes at Hearing on Forest Service Budget ICYMI: Murray, Schrier, Larsen, WA Colleagues Urge U.S. Forest Service to Reinstate Fired Employees Critical to Wildfire Response, Timber Harvest * Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senato  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Announces Town Halls in Eastern Oregon, Columbia Gorge * Senator's upcoming open-to-all town halls June 19-21 will be in Malheur, Baker, Union and Hood River counties Portland - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today announced he will hold open-to-all town halls next week in Malheur, Baker, Union and Hood River counties. Heading into these four open-to-all town halls from June 19-21, Wyden has held 1,12  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Asks Dr. Oz to Come to Eastern Oregon on June 20 Before Any Senate Vote on Republican Budget Bill * Senator says in second request of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator to visit Malheur County that budget bill's devastating impact on Medicaid in one of Oregon's poorest counties demands Trump official hear directly from rural Oregonians Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyde  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on June 11, 2025: * * * Wyden Asks Dr. Oz to Come to Eastern Oregon on June 20 Before Any Senate Vote on Republican Budget Bill Senator says in second request of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator to visit Malheur County that budget bill's devastating impact on Medicaid in one of Oregon's poorest counties demands Trump official hear directly fr  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on June 11, 2025: * * * Wyden Blasts Lax FBI Background Check of IRS Nominee Billy Long, Sounds Alarm over Court Documents Implicating Long in Major Bribery Conspiracy Washington, D.C. - In a letter sent Tuesday to White House Chief of Staff Susan Wiles, Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) blasted the FBI's background check of IRS nominee Bi  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Urges Trump to Stop Plan to Eliminate Funds that Target Fentanyl Trafficking * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today urged Donald Trump to stop his administration's plans to eliminate funds used by law enforcement to crack down on fentanyl trafficking and dismantle major criminal organizations in Oregon and across America. For more than three decades, the Department of Justic  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Colleagues Introduce Class Act to give Students Cheated by For-Profit Colleges Their Day in Court * Washington D.C.-- U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said today he has joined colleagues to reintroduce legislation designed to strengthen students' ability to hold for-profit colleges accountable in court for their misconduct. The Court Legal Access and Student Support (CLASS) Act would enhance acc  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Bonamici, Salinas, Dexter, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Repeal Gun Industry's Legal Liability Shield * Legislation would give victims of gun violence legal avenues to hold manufacturers accountable for negligence in court Washington D.C.-- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici, Andrea Salinas and Maxine Dexter, said today t  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Bonamici, Salinas, Dexter, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Repeal Gun Industry's Legal Liability Shield * Legislation would give victims of gun violence legal avenues to hold manufacturers accountable for negligence in court Washington D.C.-- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici, Andrea Salinas and Maxine Dexter, said tod  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Bonamici, Salinas, Dexter, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Repeal Gun Industry's Legal Liability Shield * Legislation would give victims of gun violence legal avenues to hold manufacturers accountable for negligence in court Washington D.C.-- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici, Andrea Salinas and Maxine Dexter, said today they  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on June 11, 2025: * * * Wyden, Warner, Warnock, Welch Introduce Crackdown on "Round-Tripping" International Tax Loophole Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and committee members Mark Warner (D-Va.), Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today introduced the Close the Round-Tripping Loophole Act to clos  more