WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bynum Requests Her Pay Be Withheld During Shutdown * Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) sent a letter to the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives requesting that her Congressional salary be withheld for the duration of the shutdown. "I do not think it would be right for me to continue to be paid while many public servants in Oregon are not receiving t  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration is issuing an interim final rule to change the way it calculates the hourly Adverse Effect Wage Rates (AEWRs) for temporary foreign workers employed in agricultural labor under the H-2A nonimmigrant status. This action revises the methodology for determining these wages for non-range occupations. For the majority of H-2A job opportunities, the Employment and Training Administration will now use wag  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley Statement on Republican Shutdown * Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after Republicans refused bipartisan negotiations to prevent a massive increase in the cost of Americans' health care: "Republicans are shutting down the government to cut health care for all Americans. Republicans control every aspect of the federal government--th  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 (TNSFR) -- OpenGMSL Association, Beaverton, Oregon, submitted written notifications of changes in its membership to the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division on Sept. 22, 2025. The submission was made pursuant to section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. The purpose of this action is to extend the act's provisions that limit the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under certain conditions. OpenGMSL added several organ  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 2, 2025: * * * President Trump and Director Vought Terminate Blue State Energy Projects, Raising Prices for Consumers, Eliminating Jobs *NEW FACT SHEET* LIST OF PROJECTS CANCELED BY CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT Today, House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) and Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Me  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corp.) issued the following news: * * * Save on Amtrak Travel This Season with our "Falling Fares Sale" * For a limited time, enjoy up to 25% off select routes nationwide and Acela Business Class WASHINGTON - Travelers can save big and embrace the beauty of fall through the window of an Amtrak train during the limited-time "Falling Fares Sale." Customers can enjoy discounted fares for travel on routes across the country, giving that  more