WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Bynum Blasts Trump's Threat of National Guard Deployment in Portland * Oregon City, OR - Today, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (D-OR) spoke out after President Donald Trump's comments about National Guard deployment and the City of Portland. Earlier this evening, the President stated he decided where he'd be deploying the National Guard next. In the same press conference, he said "we'll b  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Dexter's Amendment to Protect Water from Data Center Strain Passes Republican-Controlled House * Amendment would require Department of Energy to interrogate water usage at data centers. WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03), the top Democrat on the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, successfully attached an amendment to the Republican Energy and Water fund  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * Judge orders California roofing contractor, owner to pay nearly $2M in unpaid wages, damages after US Labor Department investigation * LIVERMORE, CA - A federal court has ordered a Northern California-based roofing contractor to pay $1,943,685 in back wages and damages to 158 workers after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation found the employer failed to pay required overtime rates to workers.   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Oregon Association of Clean Water Agencies, Eugene, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to criticize its Draft Sewage Sludge Risk Assessment for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS). ORACWA urged the agency to revise the assessment, arguing it presents an unrealistic and overly conservative estimate of risk that could lead to inappropriate federal and state regulations. According to ORAC  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Trout Unlimited Tualatin Valley Chapter, Portland, Oregon, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Forest Service expressing strong opposition to the potential rescission of the Roadless Rule. The organization, representing 500 members, emphasizes the importance of maintaining protections for Roadless Areas, which support vital fish and wildlife habitats across the country. The Roadless Rule, established in 2001, prohibits new road construction across 58.5 milli  more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, Sept. 8 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * VX-31 delivers historic Harriers to Castle, Tillamook museums * In a powerful tribute to Marine Corps aviation history, Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 31 delivered two AV-8B Harrier II+ aircraft to aviation museums on the West Coast, in July and August, marking the end of their operational service and the beginning of their legacy as public exhibits. Castle Air Museum O  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Leads Bill to Bolster SNAP Benefits for Student Loan Borrowers * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, led Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) in reintroducing the  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Announces More Than $6 Million for Infrastructure Upgrades in Southern Oregon * Washington D.C.-- U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today announced more than $6 million in federal investments he worked with Gold Hill to secure so city residents can be connected to the regional waste water system and support upgrades to that local infrastructure. "Having reliable water infrastructure like functioning sewer   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Democratic Colleagues Press Trump Administration Decision to Raise Student Loan Payments for Low-Income Americans * Letter to Department of Education follows reporting the administration plans to gut Biden-era Income-Driven Repayment plans Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today led 11 of his Democratic Senate colleagues in demanding answers from the Trump administration about   more