WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM timber sales to offer nearly 40 million board feet in western Oregon * PORTLAND, Ore - The Bureau of Land Management will offer six timber sales in September, totaling 39.7 million board feet to be harvested from 3,470 public acres across western Oregon. Timber produced by these sales will provide critical supplies for construction and other industries, and suppo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bynum, Merkley, Wyden Demand Funding for Kids with Disabilities in Central Oregon Be Restored * Washington, DC - Today, after the Trump Administration announced the termination of a grant for the Central Oregon Disability Support Network, Inc. (CODSN), Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) led a letter to the U.S. Department of Education demanding the reinstatement of the federal funding. CODSN is an   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bynum, Merkley, Wyden Demand Funding for Kids with Disabilities in Central Oregon Be Restored * Washington, DC - Today, after the Trump Administration announced the termination of a grant for the Central Oregon Disability Support Network, Inc. (CODSN), Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) led a letter to the U.S. Department of Education demanding the reinstatement of the federal funding. CODSN is an org  more

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions - June 2025 * Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $39.94 per hour in the South to $56.67 in the Northeast in June 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. In the other two regions, h  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley: Partisan Senate Rules Change Degrades Constitution's 'Advise and Consent' Responsibility * Senator Reacts to Senate Republicans Ceding Even More Power to Trump's Executive Branch WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after Senate Republicans rammed through a partisan rules change to the Senate nominations process: "The nominations   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Hoyle Votes 'No' on More Unchecked Military Spending * Since coming to Congress, Hoyle has consistently voted against additional military spending, citing a lack of oversight and accountability at the Pentagon : September 12, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, U.S. Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04) voted against unchecked military spending by voting 'No' on House Republicans' partisan National   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray, WA Health Secretary, Doctors Speak Out Against RFK Jr. Blocking Vaccine Access and Wreaking Havoc at CDC, Lay Out State of Vaccine Access in WA * Murray announces she will be calling for an Inspector General investigation into the ousting of top officials at CDC and new restrictions on vaccine access ICYMI : Senator Murray Calls for HELP Committee Hearing with RFK Jr. on Campai  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Merkley Release Report Detailing Findings on Humanitarian Situation in Gaza, Following Recent CODEL to Gaza Border, Israel, West Bank, Jordan, Egypt * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) released a report they have compiled detailing their findings on the humanitarian situation in Gaza, following their recent CODEL to the Gaza border, Isra  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Colleagues Demand Reinstatement of Critical Wildfire Preparedness Program * Washington D.C. -- U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said today he has joined colleagues from the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee to question the Trump administration's sudden elimination of the Women in Wildfire (WIWF) Bootcamps program and demand its reinstatement. This year alone, the U.S. has experienced 48,458   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2025: * * * Wyden, Sanders Introduce Bill to Save Social Security from Trump, Musk Cuts Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senator Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., have today introduced the Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act. This legislation -- unveiled for the 90th anniversary of President Franklin D. Roosevelt signing t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Senators Condemn Social Security Watchdog for Declining to Investigate Agency Abuse of Death Master File Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., led seven senators criticizing the Social Security Administration's watchdog office for declining to launch an investigation into the Trump administration's efforts to use the Death Maste  more