WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Dexter, Wyden, Merkley, and Bonamici Secure Release of Portland Mother After Months of Unlawful ICE Detention * " I can't wait to hug my babies. And then I will get to work for others like me," said Jackie Merlos PORTLAND, OR Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03), Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) announced that Jackie Merlos has been release  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Dexter, Wyden, Merkley, and Bonamici Secure Release of Portland Mother After Months of Unlawful ICE Detention * "I can't wait to hug my babies. And then I will get to work for others like me," said Jackie Merlos PORTLAND, OR Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03), Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) announced that Jackie Merlos has been released fr  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Dexter, Wyden, Merkley, and Bonamici Secure Release of Portland Mother After Months of Unlawful ICE Detention * PORTLAND, OR Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03), Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) announced that Jackie Merlos has been released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody following her prolonged and illegal detention  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Neal, House Democrats' Litigation Task Force Submits Bicameral Amicus Brief to Supreme Court, Challenging Trump's Unlawful IEEPA Tariffs * Washington, D.C. 171 House Democrats and 36 Senators took their fight against President Donald Trump's sweeping and chaotic on-again-off-again tariffs to the highest court in the land, filing an amicus brief before the United States Supreme Court. The la  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Salinas Signs Bipartisan Amicus Brief Challenging Trump's Unlawful and Inflationary Tariffs * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said today he is leading Senate and House colleagues in filing a bipartisan amicus brief before the U.S. Supreme Court in the consolidated case challenging Donald Trump's unlawful use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose tariffs  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson on Day 28 of the Democrat Shutdown: Motivated by Fear of their Far-Left Base, Democrats Continue to Keep Government Closed * WASHINGTON On Day 28 of the Democrat Shutdown, Speaker Johnson held a press conference alongside Republican Study Committee (RSC) Chairman August Pfluger, RSC members, and House GOP Leadership to discuss how Democrats are keeping the governmen  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson on Day 28 of the Democrat Shutdown: Motivated by Fear of their Far-Left Base, Democrats Continue to Keep Government Closed * WASHINGTON On Day 28 of the Democrat Shutdown, Speaker Johnson held a press conference alongside Republican Study Committee (RSC) Chairman August Pfluger, RSC members, and House GOP Leadership to discuss how Democrats are keeping the government closed out of   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Padilla Lead Colleagues in Slamming RFK Jr. for Purging Staff on Frontlines of Opioid Crisis * Letter follows mass layoffs from Trump administration during ongoing Republican government shutdown Washington, D.C. U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Alex Padilla, D-Calif., today led their Democratic Senate colleagues in slamming the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary, Robert  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 28, 2025: * * * Wyden, Schumer, Warren Press Trump Administration on Fake IRS "CEO" Role, Warn That Bisignano Appointment Will Hurt Both IRS and Social Security Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) demanded answers today from the Trump administrati  more