WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bynum, along with Merkley, Defends Community Engagement on Detroit Lake Drawdown Proposal * Washington, DC - Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) led Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) in requesting additional time for community engagement on the proposed drawdown of Detroit Lake. Specifically, the members called for a 45-day extension on the  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (TNSFR) -- The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled proposed adding three product and service requirements to its procurement list and deleting 14 existing requirements. The additions and deletions will impact which products and services federal agencies must acquire from nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, creating both opportunities and losses for these organizations. The three proposed addi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, Merkley Lead Colleagues in Urging Secretary Bessent to Reject Proposed Dollar Coin Designs Featuring Donald Trump * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) led seven Senate Democrats in a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent calling on him to reject the proposed designs for the Semiquincentennial dollar coin featuring the likeness   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2025: * * * Epstein Survivors Announce Support for Wyden Bill That Would Force Treasury to Turn Over Epstein Bank Records Treasury Department's Epstein File Is Unaffected by the Legislation Congress Passed Last Month; Secretary Bessent Has Repeatedly Refused to Produce Epstein Bank Records for Investigation * Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Klobuchar, Heinrich, Colleagues: Trump Staffing Cuts at Forest Service Threatening Wildfire Prevention Efforts Across the U.S. * Washington, D.C. - Today, Senate Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Ranking  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Newhouse Calls for FAA Review of Inslee's Horse Heaven Hills Wind Farm * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04) sent a letter to Federal Aviation Administrator (FAA) Bryan Bedford requesting a re-examination of a previous determination on the Horse Heaven Hill Wind Project's potential hazardous impact on airspace in the region. "I share the concerns of the residents in the Tri-Citie  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2025: * * * Wyden Statement on Repeal of Nursing Home Staffing Rule Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement after the Trump administration formally repealed the nursing home staffing rule finalized by the previous administration. "Thanks to Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress, seniors are goin  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Colleagues Press DHS on Obstruction of Congressional Visits to Detention Facilities * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said today he has joined Senate colleagues to question the Department of Homeland Security about obstruction of congressional access to detention facilities. "Obstructing Congressional access to immigration detention facilities violates Federal law and undermines Congre  more