WASHINGTON, June 13 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service has issued a final rule (Doc. No. AMS-SC-24-0067) entitled "Order Regulating the Handling of Spearmint Oil Produced in the Far West; Revision of the Salable Quantity and Allotment Percentage for Class 3 (Native) Spearmint Oil for 2024-2025." This action revises the amount of Class 3 (native) spearmint oil that handlers may acquire from, or manage for, producers in Washington, Idaho, Oregon and parts  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 (TNSFR) -- Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The college has determined a cultural connection exists between these items and various Indian Tribes. This finding means the human remains and associated funerary objects are now available for repatriation, a step that honors ancestral ties, and may occur on or after July 11, 20  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Critical of Trade Chaos as Trump Administration Rejects Rules-Based Trade System * 06.12.25 Under questioning from Cantwell, Bessent downplays the need for predictability and transparency in trade policies; Cantwell: "We have to be for a rules-based regime" WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), senior member of the Senate Finance Committee and ranking member  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 13 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * CMS Expands Tribal Health Access with Approval of Medicaid State Plan Amendments in Minnesota, New Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, and Wyoming * The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is expanding access to vital care for American Indian and Alaska Native communities by approving Medicaid State Plan Amendme  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following letter on June 12, 2025, entitled "Distributional Effects of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act." Here are excerpts: * * * To: Honorable Brendan F. Boyle, Ranking Member, Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC 20515 Honorable Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Leader, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC 20515 Re: Distributional Effects of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley Blasts Senate Republicans Blocking Strong Anti-Corruption Measures in Cryptocurrency Legislation * Without any guardrails, GENIUS Act will accelerate Trump's crypto corruption Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today issued the following statement after Senate Republicans repeatedly blocked his efforts on the Senate floor to end crypto-related conflicts of interest by Pre  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Murphy, Gomez, Beyer: Let Every American Choose Medicare * 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 today by allowing Medi  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley: Trump Firefighting Reorganization Plan 'Literally Playing with Fire' * Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, the top Democrat on the subcommittee that oversees funding for the U.S. Interior Department and U.S. Forest Service, released the following statement after President Trump issued an executive order directing the agencies to reorganize and consolidate wildland f  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Hoyle Statement on the Trump Administration's Assault of Senator Alex Padilla * For Immediate Release: June 12, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04) released the following statement after Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif) was assaulted by unidentified federal agents for asking Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem a question during her press conference in Los Angele  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, on June 12, 2025, urged the Senate to reject the nomination of ex-Rep. Billy Long to lead the Internal Revenue Service, citing a "rap-sheet" of alleged tax scams, corruption and cover-ups. Wyden detailed accusations including implication in a bribery scheme, promotion of fake tax credits, and no-show jobs, stating, "It's one corruption bombshell after another." He emphasized the importance of fairness, independence, and ethics at the IRS. * * *  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray Statement on Trump Decision to Withdraw From Resilient Columbia Basin Agreement * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on the Trump administration's decision to withdraw from the historic Resilient Columbia Basin Agreement (RCBA) reached between the Federal Government and the Si  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Statement on Israel and Iran * For Immediate Release Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released the following statement in response to Israel's strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities and Iranian retaliation: "Iran's nuclear ambitions are a threat to peace and stability and I support Israel's right to defend itself from these threats. I call on the Trump administration to commit  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Statement on Trump Administration Decision to Pull out of the Resilient Columbia Basin Agreement * Oregon senator: "Donald Trump proves yet again his irrational preference for litigation and mindless destruction of actual achievements like this settlement agreement" Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today issued the following statement in response to the Trump administration's decision th  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Markey, Schumer Release Data Detailing Hundreds of Rural Hospitals Across U.S. at Risk Due to Republican Health Care Cuts * Data shows Oregon hospitals in Silverton, Seaside, Madras, and Hermiston among more than 300 rural hospitals nationwide at disproportionate risk of closure, conversion, or service reductions Washington (June 12, 2025) - U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley (both   more