WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Bentz's Statement on the Release of the Epstein Files * Washington, D.C. - Congressman Cliff Bentz (R-OR) voted YES on H.R. 4405, the Epstein Files Transparency Act. This bill will require that the Attorney General release, to the public, all documents and records in the possession of the Department of Justice relating to Jeffery Epstein. Said Congressman Bentz: "The horrific crimes perp  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. David Valadao, R-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Valadao Supports Further Investment in Rural Communities * WASHINGTON - Congressman David Valadao (CA-22) joined Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) to introduce H.R. 6041, the Rural Partnership and Prosperity Act. This bill would direct more resources to rural communities through the creation of new federal grant programs to support economic prosperity and community development pro  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has proposed an amendment to airspace regulations at Newport Municipal Airport, Oregon, to improve the containment of instrument flight procedures. This action would modify the Class E airspace in two main ways and adjust the airport's legal description text. The Class E airspace extending upward from the surface would be adjusted to expand its radius from 4 to 4.6 miles, incorporate a 0.8-mile   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Jackson County (Oregon) Sr. Deputy County Administrator Joel Benton has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management urging for the rescission of the Conservation and Landscape Health Rule. The county's officials argue that the proposed rule is unnecessary and conflicts with existing federal laws, specifically the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 and the Oregon and California Revested Lands Sustained Yield  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news: * * * Jayapal, Warren Introduce Legislation to Curb Corporate Influence on Federal Regulation, Restore Deference to Experts * WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (MA) are introducing the Experts Protect Effective Rules, Transparency, and Stability (EXPERTS) Act to re-establish public trust in the federal regulatory process by prioritizing transparenc  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Lujan Praise Senate Passage of Epstein Files Transparency Act to Restore Public's Trust and Deliver Justice for Epstein's Victims * Senators Led Bipartisan Landmark Transparency Legislation in the Senate Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and New Mexico's U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan issued the following statement after an agreement was reached guaranteeing Senate p  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service has announced that a collection of historical properties from Maryland, Oregon, Virginia and Wisconsin is under consideration for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. These nominations are being evaluated for their historical or cultural importance. The National Park Service is reviewing the properties for potential inclusion in the nation's official list of historic places. The nominations  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news release: * * * NEW DATA: Under Trump, Families Have Already Spent An Average of $700 More Due to Inflation The Joint Economic Committee - Minority released a new report finding that the average U.S. household has already spent $700 more in the first eight months under President Trump. On the campaign trail, the President claimed that he would "bring the cost o  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (TNSLrpt) -- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has issued report PNNL-38196 titled 'Summary of Pilot Project State Technical Assistance on Multi-Sector Analysis for Electric and Petroleum Fuels', authored by Bhaskar Mitra, Li He, and Vanessa Hamilton for the U.S. Department of Energy under contract DE-AC05-76RL01830. The document was delivered in August 2025, detailing urgent energy security challenges and vulnerabilities facing Oregon's transportation fuel supply chain a  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * REP. HOYLE APPOINTED TO SERVE ON AVIATION SUBCOMMITTEE * : November 19, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04) was appointed to serve on the Subcommittee on Aviation on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Rep. Hoyle has served on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee since 2023. "I'm excited to be able to serve in this new role to advocate   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Salinas, Valadao Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Invest in Rural Communities * Washington, D.C. Today, U.S. Representatives Andrea Salinas (OR-06) and David Valadao (CA-22) reintroduced the bipartisan Rural Partnership and Prosperity Act. The legislation would help rural communities get ahead and address chronic underinvestment by improving technical support for federal grants for needs l  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following remarks on Nov. 19, 2025, at a hearing entitled "The Rising Cost of Health Care: Considering Meaningful Solutions for all Americans": * * * As Prepared for Delivery The Finance Committee is gathered this morning to discuss the health care crisis facing American families across the country. At this very moment, millions are logging on to Healthcare.gov and seeing premiums doubl  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * US Department of Labor awards more than $10.5M in grants to support mine safety, health training across the nation * WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that its Mine Safety and Health Administration has awarded more than $10.5 million in grants to organizations in 45 states, the Navajo Nation, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to reduce mining accidents, inju  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Calls Out Republicans' Health Care Affordability Crisis in Finance Committee Hearing: "This hearing is a year too late. You had the gavel." * Welch stressed the urgent need to extend ACA tax credits before January 2026 WASHINGTON, D.C. At a Senate Finance Committee hearing this afternoon, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) exposed how Republicans' inaction on extending Affordable Care Act (ACA)  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Asks Coast Guard to Meet This Sunday in Newport About Its Unexplained Relocation of Search-and-Rescue Helicopter * Senator: "That ongoing silence about a decision that carries life-and-death consequences for Oregonians and visitors to this community is unacceptable to the people I'm proud to represent." Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today asked U.S. Coast Guard officials to join him   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (TNSrpt) -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2025: * * * Wyden Report Shows How GOP Health Tax Scheme Funnels Money to Big Banks and Insurance Companies While Sticking Families with High Costs New Brief From Committee Minority Staff Reveals UnitedHealth Group Subsidiary As Largest Operator of Health Savings Accounts in the Nation Tax-Preferred Savings Accounts Are Not a Replacement for   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2025: * * * Wyden Statement on Public Charge Rule Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement after the Trump administration released new rules on "public charge" restrictions. "Donald Trump is continuing his profoundly destructive campaign against hardworking Americans and the economy," Wyden said.   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2025: * * * Wyden Statement on the Epstein Bill's Passage and Treasury's Epstein File Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement on the passage of the Epstein bill and the bank records that remain hidden at the Treasury Department: "If Trump and Bondi are cooking up some harebrained scheme to slow-w  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Welch, Balint Introduce End Rent Fixing Act to Crack Down on Companies Using Algorithms to Illegally Raise Rents * Klobuchar, Booker, Blumenthal, Van Hollen, Smith, Kim, Shaheen, Fetterman, Sanders, and Whitehouse Cosponsor Bill to Strengthen Enforcement and Lawsuits Against Companies That Allow Landlords to Collude on Rent Prices Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden and Sen. Peter Welch,   more