WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living issued the following news: * * * ACL Announces 2025 Chronic Disease Self-Management Education Grant Awards * ACL is pleased to announce four recipients of Chronic Disease Self-Management Education (CDSME) grants totaling approximately $4.9 million in combined funding to implement evidence-based CDSME programs across four states. ACL's CDSME program provides education and tools to hel  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard seeking comments for proposed I-5 bridge project in Portland, Oregon * SEATTLE - The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a Public Notice (PN-04-25) for the proposed replacement of the I-5 Portland to Vancouver Bridge, across the Columbia River, at river mile 106.5, between Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington. This Public Notice is soliciting comments exclusively   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard seeking public comments for proposed Interstate 5 bridge across Columbia River * SEATTLE - The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a Public Notice (PN-04-25) for the proposed replacement of the I-5 Portland to Vancouver Bridge, across the Columbia River, at river mile 106.5, between Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington. This Public Notice is soliciting comments ex  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Bentz Applauds the Advancement to Delist the Gray Wolf * WASHINGTON, D.C.- Following Congressman Bentz (R-OR) House floor speech last week outlining the dangers posed by the unchecked growth of gray wolf populations, the U.S. House of Representatives voted in favor of delisting the gray wolf. The passage of H.R. 845, The Pet and Livestock Protection Act is an important step toward restorin  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Kim Schrier, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Schrier Introduces Legislation to Expand Access to Healthy, Nutritious Food for Washington Families * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representatives Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08), Jeff Van Drew (NJ-02), and Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) introduced the Expanding Access to (EAT) Healthy Foods from Local Farmers Act, bipartisan legislation that aims to improve Americans' access to nutritious food by making   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Idaho, Oregon Senators Celebrate SRS Reauthorization for Rural Idaho and Oregon Counties * Washington, D.C. President Donald Trump today signed S. 356, the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) Reauthorization Act, which will reauthorize the SRS program through Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 and provide lapsed payments for any missed payments for FYs 2024 and 2025. U.S. Senators from Idaho and Oregon celebrated the Preside  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden Announce $2.2 Million in Federal Support for Coastal Erosion Work in Lincoln County * Funds will support MidCoast Watersheds Council's work in Siletz and Yaquina Estuaries Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) is awarding $2,210,835 to the MidCoast Watersheds Council to restore 125 acres   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden Announce $2.2 Million in Federal Support for Coastal Erosion Work in Lincoln County * Funds will support MidCoast Watersheds Council's work in Siletz and Yaquina Estuaries Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) is awarding $2,210,835 to the MidCoast Watersheds Council to restore 125 acres of   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley: Trump Administration Breaking the Law by Failing to Comply with Epstein Files Transparency Act * Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkleythe lead Senate sponsor of the Epstein Files Transparency Act issued the following statement after the Trump Administration indicated it would only release part of the Epstein Files, a violation of the law he championed: "The Trump Adm  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service issued the following recall alert: * * * Olympia Provisions Recalls Ready-to-Eat Holiday Kielbasa Sausage Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination * WASHINGTON, Dec. 19, 2025 - Olympia Provisions, a Portland, Ore., establishment, is recalling approximately 1,930 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) holiday kielbasa sausages that may be contaminated with foreign material, specifically metal, th  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Salinas Leads 15 Colleagues in Urging USDA to Fairly Include Specialty Crops in Farm Aid Package * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) led 15 of her colleagues in sending a letter to the United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins expressing concern that their farm aid package fails to provide adequate support for specialty crops and other a  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * Under President Trump and Secretary Noem, the Department of Homeland Security Has Historic Year * WASHINGTON - Today, the United States Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem announced the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) year-end accomplishments, celebrating one of the most consequential periods of action and reform in American history. Under the leadership of President Dona  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2025: * * * Wyden Renews Demand for Trump Administration to Terminate Coercive Policy Targeting Unaccompanied Children Follow-Up Letter Cites Newly Obtained CBP Document Which Misrepresents Children's Legal Rights And Pressures Them to Leave U.S. * Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., sent a follow-up letter today to Customs and  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2025: * * * Wyden Requests Information From 7 Shipping Companies to Launch New Inquiry Into Fuel Smuggling By Drug Cartels Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today launched a new inquiry into fuel smuggling and money laundering reportedly orchestrated by Mexican drug cartels, by requesting information from 7 shipping companies a  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2025: * * * Wyden Statement on Deputy AG Blanche Saying Trump Administration Will Violate Epstein Transparency Act by Refusing to Release the Complete Epstein Files Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued the following statement today after Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Trump administration will release only a   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Celebrate SRS Reauthorization for Rural Oregon Counties * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today celebrated the signing of their bipartisan Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act into law, reauthorizing funding for the U.S. Forest Service's Secure Rural Schools and Self-Determination Program (SRS) through FY 2026 and providing lapsed payments to  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Celebrate SRS Reauthorization for Rural Oregon Counties * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today celebrated the signing of their bipartisan Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act into law, reauthorizing funding for the U.S. Forest Service's Secure Rural Schools and Self-Determination Program (SRS) through FY 2026 and providing lapsed payments to co  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Warren Press Trump Administration Over Compass-Anywhere Real Estate Merger, Sound Alarm on Impact to Housing Costs * As Americans face a housing affordability crisis, key Democratic Senators warn that merger could increase housing costs Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., today sent a series of letters to the Trump administration, pressing the Department of  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2025: * * * Wyden: USTR Cannot Unilaterally Reverse US Trade Laws and Policy Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released a letter today expressing serious concerns to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer about his agency's recent submission to the World Trade Organization, which attempted to reverse decades of American trade  more