WASHINGTON, June 12 -- 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 13 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on June 12 2025: * * * At Finance Committee Hearing, Wyden Blasts Bessent Over Republican Billionaire Bailout, Health Care Cuts As Prepared for Delivery This morning's hearing could be the only opportunity Democratic Senators have to question a top Trump official about the disastrous bill Republicans are writing behind closed doors. Robert Kennedy Jr. has been in  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on June 12, 2025: * * * Banks, Houchin to Introduce Legislation Blocking Taxpayer Funded College Prep for Illegal Aliens WASHINGTON, D.C, - Today, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) and Representative Erin Houchin (IN-09) introduced the Putting American Students First Act. This bill prohibits the Department of Education from allowing illegal allies to access to a collection of taxpayer-funded college preparatory progr  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 11, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, West Region - May 2025": * * * Area prices were up 0.3 percent over the past month, up 2.4 percent from a year ago * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the West Region advanced 0.3 percent in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported to  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bonamici Announces Town Hall Meetings in June * WASHINGTON, DC [6/11/25] - Today Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) announced the dates for two town hall meetings in the First Congressional District, which includes large portions of Washington and Multnomah counties and all of Clatsop, Tillamook, and Columbia counties. Bonamici will answer questions from constituents and provide an update a  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bonamici, Takano Introduce Bill to Help College Students Access SNAP * WASHINGTON, DC [6/12/25] - Today Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) and Mark Takano (D-CA) introduced legislation to reduce hunger among college students. The Opportunity to Address College Hunger Act will require institutions of higher education to inform students who receive federal work-study or who are eligible to r  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bynum Holds Roundtables with Key Community and Labor Leaders * Oregon City, OR - Rep. Janelle Bynum (OR-05) hosted two roundtable discussions with key community and labor leaders from Oregon's Fifth District to hear about the challenges these groups face as a result of federal funding cuts and the Trump Administration's latest attacks on our communities. These were the ninth and tenth roundtables   more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell, Experts Agree: Trump's Trade War Is Short-Term Pain With No Long-Term Gain * 06.12.25 "We're really going to hurt our long-term competitiveness as a nation from doing this," says Cantwell WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, pa  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release: * * * CBO Tells Merkley: "One Big, Beautiful Bill" Adds $4.5 Trillion to Debt if Temporary Tax Provisions Made Permanent As Senate Republicans continue to haggle over how to give billionaires the biggest tax break, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) told U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, that if the   more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey, Leader Schumer, Wyden, Merkley Release Data Detailing Hundreds of Rural Hospitals Across U.S. at Risk Due to Republican Health Care Cuts * Over 300 Rural Hospitals at Disproportionate Risk of Closure, Conversion, or Service Reductions Lawmakers Also Provided Data to President Trump, Leader Thune, and Speaker Johnson in Letter Letter and Data | Sheps Response Washington (June   more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Markey, Leader Schumer, Wyden, Merkley Release Data Detailing Hundreds of Rural Hospitals Across U.S. at Risk Due to Republican Health Care Cuts * Over 300 Rural Hospitals at Disproportionate Risk of Closure, Conversion, or Service Reductions Lawmakers Also Provided Data to President Trump, Leader Thune, and Speaker Johnson in Letter Letter and Data | Sheps Response Washington (June 12, 2025) -  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Murphy, Gomez, Beyer: Let Every American Choose Medicare * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Connecticut's U.S. Senator Christopher Murphy, and U.S. Representatives Jimmy Gomez (D-CA-34) and Donald Beyer (D-VA-08) today reintroduced the Choose Medicare Act. This revolutionary proposal opens Medicare to all Americans with a new 'Part E' and builds on the system we have to  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley: Forest Service Dangerously Unprepared for Wildfire Season * Washington, D.C. - Senate Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Jeff Merkley (D-OR) issued the following statement after a hearing with U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz on the President's Fiscal Year 2026 budget request for the agency: "Forest Service Chief Schultz's testimony only underscored the im  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Neguse and Bennet: "We must oppose any provisions that would stake a for sale sign on our nation's public lands." * Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Joe Neguse and Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources issued newly released budget reconciliation text. The bill now seeks to sell off between 2 and 3 million acres of land   more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, June 13 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Study finds ocean acidification is more pervasive than previously thought New research by an international team of oceanographers has found that ocean acidification has significantly compromised 40% of the global surface ocean, and 60% of the subsurface ocean to a depth of 656 feet (200 meters). The degree of acidification indicates there has been considerable declines in  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is facing considerable pushback regarding a proposed rule change that opponents argue would significantly reduce protections for threatened and endangered species by narrowing the definition of "harm" under the Endangered Species Act. Pacific Whale Foundation, a nonprofit based in Wailuku, Hawaii, dedicated to safeguarding marine life, voiced strong opposition to the proposed alteration. The organization contends that the change would un  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 (TNSbrep) -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on June 12, 2025: * * * Merkley: CBO Confirms "Big, Beautiful Bill" Benefits the Wealthy, Working Families Pay the Price Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the below statement following analysis published by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) showing that the House-passed "One Big, Beauti  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Waterkeeper Alliance has voiced strong opposition to a joint proposal by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Department of Commerce National Marine Fisheries Service to eliminate the regulatory definition of "harm" under the Endangered Species Act. The global environmental movement argues that the change would jeopardize protections for at-risk species and contradict established legal precedent. Waterkeeper Alliance operates through   more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on June 12 2025: * * * Wyden, Senate Democrats Announce Legislation to Improve Medicaid for Kids, Seniors, and Families While Cracking Down on Fraud As Republican Bill Takes Away Health Care from Millions of Americans, Senate Democrats Offer Common Sense Improvements to Medicaid and Empower Federal Watchdogs to Fight Real Fraud * Washington, D.C. - Senate Financ  more