WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ahead of RFK Jr. Appearance Before Finance Committee, Wyden Demands End to Secrecy and Stonewalling at HHS As Chaos Continues, Finance Democrats Await Responses to Hundreds of Questions to Federal Health Agencies * Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today called on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert   more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 29 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * NIH awards OHSU scientists, collaborators $8.4 million to develop a cure for HIV Only a handful of people in history have been cured of the virus; three have agreed to kick off landmark research project led by OHSU By Erik Robinson Adam Castillejo, Paul Edmonds and Marc Franke live a world apart, yet they share one infinitesimally rare trait: Each of them literally embodies the cure for HIV.   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Hoyle, Huffman & Senator Merkley Introduce Bill to Expand Smith River National Recreation Area into Southwest Oregon * EUGENE, OR - Today, U.S. Rep. Val Hoyle (OR-04) and Rep. Jared Huffman (CA-02) introduced the Smith River National Recreation Area (NRA) Expansion Act to protect Southwest Oregon's scenic North Fork Smith River watershed and its world-class rivers, salmon strongholds, rare plan  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Hoyle, Huffman Introduce Bill to Expand Smith River National Recreation Area into Southwest Oregon * : August 28, 2025 EUGENE, OR-Today, U.S. Rep. Val Hoyle (OR-04) and Rep. Jared Huffman (CA-02) introduced the Smith River National Recreation Area (NRA) Expansion Act to protect Southwest Oregon's scenic North Fork Smith River watershed and its world-class rivers, salmon strongholds, rare plants,  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Salinas, Ansari Respond to the Trump Administration's Continued Attacks on Roadless Area Rule * Salem, OR - Today, Congresswomen Andrea Salinas (OR-06) and Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) released the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) moving forward with its plans to rescind the 2001 Roadless Rule: "I am outraged by the Trump Administration's continued att  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 28 -- The University of Tennessee issued the following news: * * * UT Named Finalist for National Community Engagement Award In recognition of extraordinary community engagement initiatives, the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities named the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, a regional winner of the 2025 W.K. Kellogg Foundation Community Engagement Scholarship Award. UT will compete for the national C. Peter Magrath Community Engagement Scholarship Aw  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden and Warren Press UnitedHealth for Answers on Abusive Tactics to Recoup Loans to Doctors After Mass Cyberattack Following Pledges to Make Doctors Whole After Change Healthcare Cyberattack, UnitedHealth has Deployed Aggressive Tactics * Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Elizabeth War  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Announces Town Halls in Tillamook and Lincoln Counties * Portland - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today announced he will hold open-to-all town halls next week in Tillamook and Lincoln counties. Heading into these two town halls on Sept. 5-6, Wyden has held 1,134 open-to-all town halls in keeping his promise to hold at least one town hall each year in each of Oregon's 36 counties. "I'm very much look  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Announce More Than $17 Million to be Invested in Oregon Rural Airports under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law * La Grande, Klamath Falls, Hood River, Hermiston, John Day, and McMinnville airports to receive federal funds for upkeep, expanded services Washington D.C.-- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced more than $17 million will be invested in airports througho  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Announce More Than $17 Million to be Invested in Oregon Rural Airports under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law * La Grande, Klamath Falls, Hood River, Hermiston, John Day, and McMinnville airports to receive federal funds for upkeep, expanded services Washington D.C.-- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced more than $17 million will be invested in airports throughout   more