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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Oregon Newsletter for Wednesday September 24, 2025 ( 4 items )  

Rep. Salinas Visits Adventist Health Columbia Gorge to Highlight Impact of Cuts to Health Care on Rural Communities
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Salinas Visits Adventist Health Columbia Gorge to Highlight Impact of Cuts to Health Care on Rural Communities * The Dalles, OR -- Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) visited Adventist Health Columbia Gorge Hospital in The Dalles to highlight how the devastating cuts to Medicaid in H.R. 1 will hurt Oregonians. Rep. Salinas toured Adventist Health Columbia Gorge and held a roundtable c  more

UNGA 80: Yemen's Humanitarian Crisis Must Not Be Forgotten
PORTLAND, Oregon, Sept. 23 [Category: Sociological] -- The Mercy Corps posted the following news release: * * * UNGA 80: Yemen's Humanitarian Crisis Must Not Be Forgotten * As world leaders gather in New York for the 80th UN General Assembly, we, the undersigned humanitarian organizations working in Yemen, urge urgent and decisive action to address the worsening crisis in Yemen threatening to push millions of families past the brink of catastrophe. Yemen's crisis has stripped people down to   more

Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Announce Bill to Restore NOAA's Extreme Weather Database, Keep Americans Informed of Natural Disasters
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Announce Bill to Restore NOAA's Extreme Weather Database, Keep Americans Informed of Natural Disasters * Bill would reverse the Trump Administration's reckless decision to terminate database which has recorded cost of natural disasters since 1980 Washington D.C.-- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined Senate colleagues to introduce legislat  more

Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Announce Bill to Restore NOAA's Extreme Weather Database, Keep Americans Informed of Natural Disasters
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Announce Bill to Restore NOAA's Extreme Weather Database, Keep Americans Informed of Natural Disasters * Bill would reverse the Trump Administration's reckless decision to terminate database which has recorded cost of natural disasters since 1980 Washington D.C.-- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined senate colleagues to introduce legislation  more