WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: * * * EPW Democrats Blast Administration's Partisan Retaliation in Army Corps Funding, Warn of WRDA Fallout Following the Trump Administration's weaponized pause of $11 billion in Army Corps water projects in blue states, Committee Democrats warn the move could derail Water Resources Development Act negotiations * Senator Whit  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 5, 2025: * * * Merkley, Wyden Probe CMS for Answers Surrounding the Disastrous Roll Out of the Medicare Advantage Provider-Directory Portal, Potentially Putting Seniors at Risk Today, U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, and Ron Wyden (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, demand that Dr. Mehme  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Markey, Merkley Press Trump on Failure to Address American Families' Rising Electricity Costs * Investigation reveals Trump Administration " has no explanations for its failures and no answers for American families that are hit hard by high energy costs." Lawmakers publish new data showing electricity costs have increased 11% since Trump took office, costing families more than $70 billion i  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Blasts Trump for Killing Direct File Tax Program Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement on a report that the Trump administration notified states that it is killing the Direct File program he authored as part of the Inflation Reduction Act to give Americans a free option to file their taxes direc  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2025: * * * Wyden Demands End to Trump's Unlawful and Cruel Moves Against Unaccompanied Immigrant Children Despite Concerns Over Trafficking and Coercion, Trump Has Empowered Customs and Border Protection to Expedite Deportation of Minors * Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today called on the Trump administration to end an unl  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Blast Trump Administration for Illegally Ending Program to Help Students with Disabilities * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today said they are joining their colleagues in pressing the Trump administration on its illegal efforts to shut down the Department of Education's administration and enforcement of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Blast Trump for Rising Health Care Costs and Affordability Crisis for American Families * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said today he is leading a letter with his Senate colleagues, including Oregon U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, slamming Trump for his failure to address rising health care costs for American families. Wyden, Merkley, and the lawmakers highlighted t  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Blast Trump for Rising Health Care Costs and Affordability Crisis for American Families * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said today he is leading a letter with his Senate colleagues, including Oregon U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, slamming Trump for his failure to address rising health care costs for American families. Wyden, Merkley, and the lawmakers highlighted the   more