WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release: * * * "One Big, Beautiful Bill" Has More Provisions That Violate the Byrd Rule, According to Senate Parliamentarian WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Republicans' "One Big, Beautiful Bill" continues to include provisions that violate the Senate's Byrd Rule, according to the Senate Parliamentarian, and would be subject to a 60-vote threshold if they remain in the bill. The  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bynum Calls for 'Clear and Concrete Plan' for End of War in Iran * Washington, DC - Today, after Iran launched attacks against an American air base in Qatar, Rep. Janelle Bynum (OR-05) released the following statement: "I'm thankful that no American lives were lost today as a result of these attacks. While we must ensure that Iran does not obtain a nuclear weapon, I strongly oppose another forever  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Oregon, issued the following news release on June 23, 2025: * * * Congressman Cliff Bentz Statement on Recent Bombing of Iran WASHINGTON, D.C.- On June 22nd, using B2 bombers, 30 tomahawk missiles, and six 30,000 pound "Bunker Busting" bombs, the United States attacked three nuclear sites in Iran. The reason for the attack was to prevent Iran, a country hostile to the United States, Israel, and peace in the Middle East, from using the enriched uraniu  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Bynum Demands Answers from ICE Amid Alarming Reports of Targeted Raids in Central Oregon * Oregon City, OR - Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) is calling on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to clarify whether it is targeting immigrant communities during moments of crisis or other essential trips, including while individuals seek fire evacuation resources or simply groce  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Dexter: "Political violence is an attack on our democracy" * Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03) released the following statement in response to the political assassination of Minnesota State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, as well as the shooting of State Senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette: "I am horrified by the assassination of State Representative Melissa Hor  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Food and Drug Administration issued the following recall notice: * * * Face Rock Creamery Voluntarily Recalls Vampire Slayer Garlic Cheddar Curds Because of Possible Health Risk Summary Company Announcement Date: June 20, 2025 FDA Publish Date: June 21, 2025 Product Type: Food & Beverages Foodborne Illness Reason for Announcement: Potential Foodborne Illness - Listeria monocytogenes Company Name: Face Rock Creamer   more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Bipartisan Group of Senate Appropriators Direct Labor Department to Reverse Closure of Job Corps Centers * Letter was signed by nine members of the influential Senate Appropriations Committee Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley joined a bipartisan group of Senators on the Appropriations Committee--which oversees all government funding--to urge Department of Labor (DOL) Se  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on June 23, 2025: * * * Merkley, Booker, Schumer, Wyden Call on Congressional Leadership to Backtrack on Devastating Health Care Cuts That Will Saddle More Working Families with Medical Debt 5.4 Million More Americans Will be Strapped with Medical Debt Due to the Republicans' Cuts to Medicaid, Affordable Care Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Jeff M  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on June 22, 2025: * * * Merkley: Republicans Confirm the Use of Magic Math Republican Leadership's Obsession with Using "Current Policy Baseline" Will Explode the National Debt; Republicans Directed JCT to Score the Finance Title Using the Budget Gimmick * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Following direction from Senate Republicans, the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) rel  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release: * * * More Provisions in Republicans' "One Big, Beautiful Bill" Are Subject to Byrd Rule, Parliamentarian Advises WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, further advice was provided by the Senate Parliamentarian that provisions in the Republican "One Big, Beautiful Bill" violate the Senate's Byrd Rule and would be subject to a 60-vote threshold if included in the bill. The b  more

SALEM, Oregon, June 24 -- The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release on June 23, 2025: * * * DEQ issues nine penalties in May for environmental violations Statewide, Ore.-- The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued nine penalties totaling $808,344 in May for various environmental violations. A detailed list of violations and resulting penalties is at https://ordeq.org/enforcement. Fines ranged from $2,700 to $648,500. Alleged violations inclu  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on June 23, 2025: * * * Provisions Continue to Violate the Byrd Rule in the Republicans' "One Big, Beautiful Bill" WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Senate Parliamentarian again advised that several provisions in the Republicans' "One Big, Beautiful Bill," would be subject to a 60-vote threshold if they remain in the bill. The below provisions are in the Energy and   more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Several Additional Provisions in Republicans' "One Big, Beautiful Bill" Are Subject to 60-Vote Threshold, According to Senate Parliamentarian WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Senate Parliamentarian advises additional provisions in the Republican "One Big, Beautiful Bill" violate the Senate's Byrd Rule and would be subject to a 60-vote threshold if included i  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden and Merkley Introduce Legislation to Check Presidential Power Under the Insurrection Act * The senators are introducing legislation in the wake of Donald Trump deploying 2,000 more troops to Los Angeles Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley (both D-Ore.) said today they have joined 20 senators to introduce legislation that would limit the president's unrestrained authority  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden and Merkley Introduce Legislation to Check Presidential Power Under the Insurrection Act * The senators are introducing legislation in the wake of Donald Trump deploying 2,000 more troops to Los Angeles Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley (both D-Ore.) said today they have joined 20 senators to introduce legislation that would limit the president's unrestrained authori  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Reintroduces Legislation to Protect TPS and DED Recipients * The legislation has been reintroduced following Trump's attack on immigrant communities, including 563,000 TPS recipients Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., joined 30 senators today in reintroducing legislation to provide qualified Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure recipients a path to legal pe  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Markey Demand Answers from Trump Administration Using AI and Other Technology to Label People as National Security Risks * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, (D-Ore.) said today that he and Edward J. Markey, (D-Mass.) are demanding answers from the Trump administration about its use of artificial intelligence and other technologies to label people as a risk to U.S. national security. W  more