WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bynum, Salinas Host Rural Economic Development Roundtable in Silverton * Oregon City, OR - Yesterday, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) and Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) teamed up in Silverton for a roundtable discussion on rural economic development with local government officials, nonprofit groups, and local business leaders. Rep. Bynum and Rep. Salinas are both members of the New Democ  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Announce Legislation to Protect New Mexico Workers from Extreme Heat * WASHINGTON As temperatures climbed to historic levels once again this summer, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), announced legislation that would implement workplace heat stress protections in New Mexico and nationwide. "Every day, thousands of New Mexicans work to maintain ou  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2025: * * * Merkley Blasts Trump Administration for Invoking Illegal Maneuver to Claw Back Bipartisan, Congressionally Appropriated Foreign Aid Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the below statement after President Donald Trump announced plans to use an illegal, unconstitutional tactic kno  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Salinas Hosts Roundtable with Health Care Providers to Highlight Harmful Cuts in Republican Budget * Tualatin, OR - Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) hosted a roundtable with Oregon health care providers to highlight how Republicans' Medicaid cuts in the Big, Ugly Bill will hurt patients and providers. Medicaid, known in Oregon as the Oregon Health Plan, covers more than 223,000 peop  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: * * * SBA Amends Disaster Declaration for Oregon * WASHINGTON -- In response to an amended Presidential public assistance declaration, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the availability of low interest federal disaster loans to private nonprofit organizations (PNP) in Josephine County affected by severe storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides occ  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: * * * SBA Relief Still Available to Missouri Private Nonprofits Affected by November Storms and Tornadoes * WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding eligible private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in Missouri of the Oct. 1, 2025, deadline to apply for low interest federal disaster loans to offset economic losses caused by severe storms, tor  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: * * * SBA Relief Still Available to Oregon Private Nonprofits Affected by Summer Wildfires * WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding eligible private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in Oregon of the Oct. 1, 2025, deadline to apply for low interest federal disaster loans to offset economic losses caused by wildfires occurring July 10-Aug. 23  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Slams Trump Administration on Greenlighting Plans to Deport Hundreds of Unaccompanied Children Held in Government Custody Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., slammed the Trump administration after receiving disturbing reports from whistleblowers that the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) has finalized plans to deport nearly 7  more