WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Agility Robotics Inc., Salem, Oregon, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce outlining the challenges posed by unfair trade practices from the Chinese robotics sector. The letter, submitted via regulations.gov, emphasizes the urgency of initiating tariffs on imported advanced robotics products to safeguard American manufacturers like Agility. Based in Salem, Oregon, Agility Robotics is renowned for its innovative humanoid robot, Digit, wh  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Alsobrooks, Wyden Continue to Build the Case Against RFK Jr. * After releasing a 54-page report chronicling every day of RFK Jr.'s costly, chaotic, and corrupt reign as Secretary, Senators Alsobrooks and Wyden continue to build their case for why RFK Jr. must resign or be fired. October 23, 2025 WASHINGTON, DC - Despite the Republican shutdown, RFK Jr. continues to harm the American people  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Barrasso Blasts Democrat Talk-A-Thon * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senate Majority Whip, today blasted Senate Democrats' 22-hour talk-a-thon: "One of our colleagues just spent over 22 hours on this Floor reading from a book, reciting poetry - one poem at least four times - and talking about renovations currently going on at the White House. "It was 22 hours of what I  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- BIOTRONIK SE and Co. KG, Berlin, Germany, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce urging the exclusion of its cardio-renal management (CRM) products from any Section 232 tariffs. The company emphasizes that these duties would severely impact its operations and jeopardize patient care in the United States. BIOTRONIK argues that its innovative devices, which include implantable pacemakers and defibrillators, are essential for treating seriou  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Democratic Senators Demand Transparency, Accountability for Massive Rise in National Security Tariffs Senators Wyden, Welch, Shaheen, Padilla, Kaine, Hassan, Warner, Warnock, Coons and Cortez Masto Question Secretary Lutnick Over Unprecedented Use of National Security Tariffs * Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Sen. Peter Welc  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Gillibrand, Wyden Push to Protect Beneficiaries From Fraud, Abuse Cuts at the Social Security Administration have significantly delayed representative payee reviews, putting beneficiaries at risk of fraud and abuse Senate Dems' Social Security War Room is a coordinated effort to fight back against Trump admin Social Security attacks * Senate Aging Committee Ranking Member Kirst  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Magaziner Joins Amicus Brief to Supreme Court Opposing Trump Tariffs * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Rep. Seth Magaziner (RI-02), along with other Democratic colleagues, filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court challenging President Donald Trump's sweeping and chaotic tariffs. The brief reaffirms Congress's constitutional authority over trade policy and challenges President Trump's  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley Holds Senate Floor for 22 hours 37 minutes to Ring the Alarm Bells of Trump's Authoritarianism * Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement after holding the Senate floor for 22 hours 37 minutes - the third longest in Senate history - to ring the alarm bells about the Trump Administration's authoritarian takeover of the country: "Trump's plan  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 22, 2025: * * * Sen. Murray Joins Sen. Merkley During Landmark 20+ Hour Speech, Calls Out Trump's Authoritarian Power Grab Today, on the 22nd day of the Republican shutdown, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, joined Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) on the Senate floor during his twenty hour-long and co  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Urge Donald Trump to Reinforce Opposition to West Bank Annexation * Senators press Trump to reinforce opposition to territorial annexation after Gaza ceasefire plan omits mention of West Bank Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined Senate colleagues to urge Donald Trump to reinforce his stated opposition to Israel's annexati  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Urge Donald Trump to Reinforce Opposition to West Bank Annexation * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined Senate colleagues to urge Donald Trump to reinforce his stated opposition to Israel's annexation of territory in the West Bank amid the ongoing focus on implementing and sustaining the much-needed ceasefire in Gaza. Trump  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Urge Trump USDA to Immediately Release November SNAP Benefits * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley (both D-OR) today urged the Trump administration to release the billions of dollars at its disposal to ensure Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits continue next month in Oregon and nationwide. "We were deeply disturbed to hear th  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Urge Trump USDA to Immediately Release November SNAP Benefits * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley (both D-OR) today urged the Trump administration to release the billions of dollars at its disposal to ensure Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits continue next month in Oregon and nationwide. "We were deeply disturbed to hear that   more