WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bynum, Wyden, Merkley, Hoyle Announce $9.7 Million for Rural Airports Across Oregon * Washington D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05), alongside U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Congresswoman Val Hoyle (OR-04), announced $9.7 million in federal grants for infrastructure improvements to taxiways, fencing, aircraft storage and more at airports throughout Oregon, including $8.3  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on June 29, 2025: * * * Byrd Bath Violations Continue to Roll in on 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 under the Finance Committee  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on June 29, 2025: * * * CBO Tells Merkley that Republicans' "One Big, Beautiful Bill" is Out of Compliance with the Rules of Reconciliation Republicans Are Attempting to Use a Budget Gimmick to Make these Tax Cuts for Billionaires Appear to Add Far Less to the Debt Than the Reality * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Happy Products, Inc., a consumer products innovation company based in Portland, Oregon, has submitted a public comment letter to the OECD's Working Party on Countering Illicit Trade, urging federal authorities to strengthen guidelines for addressing patent infringement, particularly in online marketplaces. The letter, authored by CEO Juliette Fassett, highlights the persistent challenges faced by small businesses in protecting their intellectual property from infringement.   more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on June 30, 2025: * * * Merkley, Wyden Blast Republicans for Defunding Planned Parenthood in Trump's Big Bad Bill Senate Parliamentarian Ruling Advised Republican Provision to Defund Planned Parenthood Can Stay in Budget Bill * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden,   more

NORFOLK, Virginia, June 30 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * Oregon Legislators Tie Primate Center Closure Plan to State, Federal Funding: PETA Statement * Portland, Ore. - Please see the following statement from PETA Senior Vice President Kathy Guillermo regarding the budget note passed Saturday by the Oregon Legislature requiring that the Oregon National Primate Research Center provide a plan to close its facility if  more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, July 1 (TNSjou) -- Oregon State University issued the following news release: * * * THC undetectable after withdrawal period in cows fed hemp byproduct CORVALLIS, Ore. - A new study examined feeding a hemp byproduct to cows and found that the trace amounts of psychoactive THC in hemp were undetectable in the milk and edible tissue of cows if they were weaned off the byproduct before milking or processing. The findings are significant because the hemp byproducts, known as s  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, July 1 -- Oregon Wild issued the following statement on June 30, 2025: * * * Public Lands Sell-Off Proposal Pulled from Reconciliation Bill Public Lands in Oregon and Across the Nation Still Threatened by Bill's Policies * PORTLAND, OR -- A budget reconciliation proposal introduced by Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), Chair of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, to sell off millions of acres of public lands across the West, including in Oregon, was removed. Oregon Wi  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood and Secondary Education, issued the following news release on June 24, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Bonamici Opening Remarks at ECESE Subcommittee Hearing on Child Care Ranking Member Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) delivered the following opening statement at today's Early Childhood and Secondary Education Subcommittee hearing entitled, "Child Care and the Americ  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, June 28 -- VoteVets issued the following statement: * * * VoteVets Statement: GOP Screwing Veterans Washington, D.C. - Today, in response to Senate Republicans voting to advance their "Big Beautiful Bill," VoteVets released the following statement: "The GOP is getting ready to prove - once again - they have no problem screwing Veterans in order to give tax breaks to their billionaire friends. After watching Elon Musk literally take a chainsaw to federal agencies and fire t  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on June 29, 2025: * * * Wyden Blasts Budget Fakery as Republicans Go Nuclear Washington, D.C. -- Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement after Senate Republicans faked their budget math, sidestepped the Parliamentarian and violated the Congressional Budget Act to set up their reconciliation bill to pass with a  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Blasts Republican "Death Sentence" for American Clean Energy, Warns of Imminent Utility Bill Hike Washington, D.C. -- Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement on the energy tax policy changes Republicans proposed in the latest version of their reconciliation bill: "In the middle of the night, ju  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on June 30, 2025: * * * Wyden Statement on Latest Parliamentarian Guidance Washington, D.C. -- Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement after the Senate Parliamentarian advised that additional Finance provisions of the Republican reconciliation bill violate the Senate's Byrd Rule and would be subject to a 60-vo  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Statement on New CBO Numbers Showing More than $930 Billion in Medicaid Cuts In New Senate Draft Washington, D.C. -- Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) delivered a preliminary analysis of the new Senate text of the Republican reconciliation bill sh  more

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Colleagues Demand Explanation from Big Oil Corporations Lobbying for Tax Breaks at the Expense of American Families * Senate Republicans included a $1 trillion loophole for Big Oil in the big, bad reconciliation bill that would allow massive corporations to avoid paying federal taxes Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said today he is demanding an explanation from Big Oil compan  more

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Hoyle, Bynum Announce $9.7 Million for Rural Airports Across Oregon * Airports in Redmond, Creswell, Mulino, Roseburg, Ashland and Condon to benefit Washington D.C.-- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Representatives Val Hoyle and Janelle Bynum, today announced $9.7 million combined in federal grants for infrastructure improvements to taxiways, fencing, aircr  more

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Hoyle, Bynum Announce $9.7 Million for Rural Airports Across Oregon * Airports in Redmond, Creswell, Mulino, Roseburg, Ashland and Condon to benefit. Washington D.C.-- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Representatives Val Hoyle and Janelle Bynum, today announced $9.7 million combined in federal grants for infrastructure improvements to taxiways, fencing, aircraf  more