WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following news release: * * * CDC continues to note illnesses despite product recalls and asks consumers to check for recalled foods in Listeria outbreak linked to prepared meals A CDC food safety alert regarding a multistate outbreak of Listeria infections has been posted: https://www.cdc.gov/listeria/outbreaks/chicken-fettuccine-alfredo-06-25/index.html Key Points:   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Dexter Denied Access to ICE Facilities, Presses for Accountability * PORTLAND, OR Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03) wrote to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons, calling for the reinstatement of congressional oversight and communication functions that ICE has suspended during Trump's government shutdown. The letter comes as Dexter  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden, Entire Senate Democratic Caucus: Trump Administration Must Stop Illegally Withholding Funding for Nutrition Assistance Programs That Feed American Families * President Trump: "We can do things during the shutdown that are irreversible and bad for them like cutting vast numbers of people out. Cutting things they like, cutting programs they like." The Trump administration is required   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden, Entire Senate Democratic Caucus: Trump Administration Must Stop Illegally Withholding Funding for Nutrition Assistance Programs That Feed American Families * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined the Senate Democratic Caucus to demand the Trump Administration stop illegally withholding available funds for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- The White House Office of Management and Budget issued the following statement of administration policy on a joint resolution (S.J.Res. 88) terminating the national emergency declared to impose global tariffs. The resolution was introduced by Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, and six cosponsors:  * * * The Administration strongly opposes S.J. Res. 88, which would terminate the national emergency that President Trump declared on April 2, 2025. The resolution would undermine the   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Larsen and Wilson, T&I Democrats Oppose Political Cuts in Letter to USACE Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Rick Larsen (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Frederica Wilson (D-FL) and every Democratic member of the T&I Committee w  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Andrea Salinas Hosts Conversation with Constituents Impacted by Republican Health Care Crisis * Click here (link is external) to watch a recording of the event. WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) hosted a virtual discussion with two of her constituents from Oregon's Sixth Congressional District, who shared how they will be impacted by Republicans' health care crisis  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Schumer Shutdown Threatens SNAP Benefits for 42 Million Americans * "Democrats have chosen leverage over lives, politics over paychecks, and fighting President Trump over feeding families." WASHINGTON D.C. - U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senate Majority Whip, today spoke on the Senate Floor about how the Schumer Shutdown is threatening federal food assistance programs for 42 million Americ  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Trahan, McGovern, Dingell Introduce Legislation to Protect Patients from Healthcare Provider Abuse * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) partnered with Representatives James P. McGovern (MA-02) and Debbie Dingell (MI-06) to introduce the Protect Patients from Healthcare Abuse Act, legislation that establishes clear, nationwide standards to protect patients during sensitive  more