WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Panetta Lead the Charge to Protect Monarch Butterflies * Lawmakers also introduce bipartisan resolution marking National Pollinator Week Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19) today teamed up to introduce the Monarch Action, Recovery, and Conservation of Habitat (MONARCH) Act. The bicameral bill would help prevent the extinctio  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, June 21 -- Michigan State University issued the following news: * * * MSU professor leads postcard research project to connect members of the transgender community Researchers from Michigan State University and the University of Oregon have given out over 10,000 postcards to the community over the past couple of years -- postcards that highlight what resilience means to the transgender and nonbinary community. To date, over 150 detailed interviews with participants hav  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: * * * SBA Relief Still Available to Missouri Private Nonprofits Affected by March Storms * SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in Missouri of the July 22 deadline to apply for low interest federal disaster loans to offset physical damage caused by severe storms, straight-line winds, tornado  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on June 19, 2025: * * * Senate Parliamentarian Advises Several Provisions in Republicans' "One Big, Beautiful Bill" Are Not Permissible, Subject to Byrd Rule WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Senate Parliamentarian advised that the following provisions in the Republican "One Big, Beautiful Bill" violate the Senate's Byrd Rule and would be subject to a 60-vote thresh  more

WILSONVILLE, Oregon, June 21 -- Teledyne FLIR issued the following news release: * * * Teledyne FLIR's Black Hornet 4 Nano-Drone Approved for Defense Innovation Unit's Blue UAS List Award-winning Black Hornet unmanned aerial system is deployed in more than 45 countries * BOSTON - Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY), announced that its Black Hornet 4 Personal Reconnaissance System has successfully completed the required NDAA and cyber security verific  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on June 18, 2025: * * * Wyden Opposes the Nomination of Rodney Scott to Lead CBP As Prepared for Delivery I rise to oppose the nomination of Rodney Scott to lead the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency. This is yet another appalling nomination from the Trump administration. As a senior federal official, agents in Mr. Scott's direct chain of command tried to  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on June 18, 2025: * * * Wyden Statement on the Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds Report Washington, D.C. -- Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement after the trustees of the Social Security and Medicare trust funds issued their annual report about the fiscal health of the trust funds. The report finds   more