WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker, Padilla, Reed, Huffman, Pallone, Castor Lead Charge to Block Trump's Dangerous Offshore Drilling Plan * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Alex Padilla (D-CA), and Jack Reed (D-RI) along with U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-CA), U.S. House Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone (D-NJ), and Representative Kathy Castor  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following letter on June 17, 2025: * * * Mr. Charles Ezell, Acting Director, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20415-0001 Re: Review of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Agency Actions June 2, 2025, through June 13, 2025 Dear Acting Director Ezell: The Office of Personnel Management sent a continuing request to the employees of the Federal Energy Regulatory  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Dexter Secures Commitment from Interior Secretary for Briefing on Crater Lake Staffing Crisis * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03), Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations,secured a commitment from Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum for a formal briefing on the staffing emergency at Crater Lake National Park. The exch  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on June 17, 2025: * * * Following New Epstein Revelations, Wyden Renews Demand for Trump Administration to Produce Epstein Files Treasury Department is Refusing to Produce Key FinCEN Epstein Files in its Possession, Hampering Further Investigation of Epstein's Financial Backers and Complicit Banks * Washington, D.C. - Following new revelations about Jeffrey Epst  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyle, Salinas, Bonamici, Dexter, Bynum Statement on the Resilient Columbia Basin Agreement * For Immediate Release: June 17, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Val Hoyle (OR-04), Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), and Janelle Bynum (OR-05) issued a joint statement on the Trump Administration's decision to withdraw from the Resilient Columbia Basi  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Young Honor Dalai Lama with Bipartisan Resolution * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Indiana's U.S. Senator Todd Young announced today that they introduced a bipartisan resolution in recognition of the Dalai Lama's upcoming 90 th birthday and to express support for the Tibetan people. "The people of Tibet have an inalienable right to self-determination, and our res  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Salinas, Bonamici, Dexter, Hoyle, Bynum Statement on the Resilient Columbia Basin Agreement * Washington, DC - Today, Reps. Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), Val Hoyle (OR-04), and Janelle Bynum (OR-05) issued a joint statement on the Trump Administration's decision to withdraw from the Resilient Columbia Basin Agreement (RCBA) reached between the Federal Gove  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on June 17, 2025: * * * Wyden Statement on Republican Reconciliation Bill Text Washington, D.C. -- Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement on the Republican reconciliation bill: "The House Republican version of this bill was already a class war, but Senate Republicans decided to inflict even more devastatio  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on June 17, 2025: * * * Wyden Unveils Bills Closing Loopholes Allowing Wealthy Investors and Mega-Corporations to Abuse Partnerships to Dodge Taxes Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today introduced a pair of proposals, the Preventing Abusive Routine Tax Nonsense Enabled by Rip-offs, Shelters, and Havens and Instead Prom  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on June 17, 2025: * * * Wyden, Ocasio-Cortez Demand Answers from Palantir About Plans to Build IRS "Mega-Database" of American Citizens Right-Wing Aligned Tech Company Is Assisting Trump In Likely Mass Violations of Privacy Act and Tax Privacy Laws * Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Representative Alexandria Ocasi  more