WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * ALSOBROOKS, CRAMER, MERKLEY, CURTIS INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO REAUTHORIZE WILDLIFE CROSSINGS PROGRAM * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Senator John Curtis (R-UT) announced legislation reauthorizing the Wildlife Crossings Program. This program at the Federal Highway Administration is a competitive grant program with  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bonamici, Schrier Introduce Bill to Improve Food Bank Storage * WASHINGTON, DC [12/18/25] - Today Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) and Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (D-WA) introduced legislation to help food banks and other emergency food organizations make needed infrastructure updates to better serve their communities. The Supporting Transportation Organization and Refrigeration Expans  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Approves New WIFIA Loans to Strengthen Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure in Oregon and Washington * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing its approval of three Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loans totaling $240 million. These loans will improve vital water infrastructure in Northwest Oregon; the City of Medford, Ore  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyle Secures Passage of Columbia River Clean-Up Act in Transportation and Infrastructure Committee * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04) today announced the successful passage of the Columbia River Clean-Up Act in the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, marking an important step forward in the effort to protect the health, economy and communities of the Pacific North  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyle, Lawler, Dingell and Fitzpatrick Introduce SAW Act to Ban Snowmobile-based Wolf Hunting on Federal Lands * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Val Hoyle (OR-04), Mike Lawler (NY-17), Debbie Dingell (MI-06), and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-08) introduced the Snowmobiles Aren't Weapons (SAW) Act, bipartisan legislation that would make it plainly illegal to use a motor vehicle to intentionally h  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Reintroduces Legislation to Increase Multilingual Content Moderation Enforcement and Transparency * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, led U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), and Ron Wyden (D-Oreg.) in introducing the Language-Inclusive Supp  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley Leads Senate Resolution Denouncing 'Horrors of Authoritarianism' * Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley introduced a new resolution condemning authoritarianism in all its forms and opposing the implementation of authoritarian policies in the United States of America. The resolution continues Merkley's work to sound the alarm bells over what he has called the "authori  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Baldwin, Booker, 41 Senators: No New Anti-LGBTQ+, Anti-Abortion Provisions in Must-Pass Government Funding Bills * "Partisan, discriminatory, and harmful policy riders have no place in must-pass legislation such as appropriations bills" Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Wisconsin's U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, and New Jersey's U.S. Senator Cory Booker led a group of ove  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Andrea Salinas Delivers Remarks Condemning Legislation that will Jeopardize LGBTQ+ Youth Access to Health Care * WASHINGTON, D.C. Yesterday, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) delivered remarks on the House Floor in opposition of the Protect Children's Innocence Act. During her remarks, Rep. Salinas highlighted the detrimental effects that this will have on the youth mental health crisis. Re  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news: * * * USDA Announces January 15 National Batching Deadline for Major NRCS Conservation Programs * The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) today announced the establishment of a national January 15, 2026 batching deadline for the first funding round of key conservation programs. This national batching date ensures producers have  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2025: * * * Wyden Announces Major Reforms to Youth Residential Treatment Facilities Following Landmark Investigation Into Abuse and Neglect at Inpatient Behavioral Health Providers for Youth, Top Democrat Reveals Comprehensive Reforms * Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released a proposal to reform youth residential tr  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Demands HHS Uphold Mandated Legal Services for Unaccompanied Migrant Children in Government Custody The Trump Administration Published a Contract With Provisions that Undermine Mandated Legal Representation for Unaccompanied Migrant Children * Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., demanded the Department of Health and Human Serv  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Statement on Cannabis Rescheduling * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement on Donald Trump's executive order to reschedule cannabis from a schedule I drug to a schedule III: " This is just a half step that doesn't include legalization, doesn't put the nascent industry on stronger footing, and doesn't do anything for the many Black and Latino Amer  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2025: * * * Wyden Statement on Trump Proposal to Interfere with Family Medical Choices Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement after the Trump administration released two proposed regulations that would make a ban virtually on any form of gender affirming care for young Americans a pre-condition f  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Colleagues Blast Trump FCC for Weakening Consumer Broadband Protections, Raising Costs * A new FCC rule gives internet providers the green light to charge hidden fees Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reverse its decision to weaken broadband pricing labeling rules that inform consumers about the types of internet services they a  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Increase Transparency of Supreme Court Shadow Docket Decisions * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said today he has joined Senate colleagues to introduce legislation to increase transparency of decisions on the Supreme Court's emergency docket, also known as the "shadow docket,"a backdoor way for the Supreme Court to hand down consequential rulings wit  more