WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * 187 Members of Congress File Brief to Support Conversion Therapy Bans at SCOTUS * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Rep. Mark Takano (CA-39), Congressional Equality Caucus Vice Chair & House Democratic Caucus Vice Chair Rep. Ted Lieu (CA-36), and Senator Jeff Merkley (OR) filed an amicus brief to urge the United States Supreme Court to uphold the constitutionality of Colo  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bynum Hosts Roundtable with Local Labor Groups * Oregon City, OR - Today, Rep. Janelle Bynum (OR-05) held a roundtable with local labor leaders to discuss her priorities on the federal level and hear about the issues they are facing. The conversation included the leaders' concerns about layoffs, reductions in force (RIFs), and interactions with Federal Agencies like the VA, SSA, and IRS. They also d  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Warns University Presidents, Regents That SCORE Act Will Widen Inequities in College Sports, Roll Back Athletes' Rights, Fuel a Football Spending Arms Race & Shortchange Women's & Olympic Sports Senator calls for greater input from schools outside the Power conferences before Congress passes legislation that wi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2025: * * * Wyden Blasts DOGE Reckless Handling of Social Security Sensitive Data Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement on the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) endangering millions of Americans' personal information by uploading a Social Security database to an unsecured cloud server.   more