WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Housing Oregon has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development opposing a proposed rule that targets mixed-status households and introduces new documentation requirements for rental assistance applicants and recipients. The organization expresses concern that the rule would negatively affect eligible household members by removing housing support if they reside with an ineligible family member due to immigration status. For de  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Cody Desautel, president of the Intertribal Timber Council and executive director of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, from a March 18, 2026, public witness day hearing on fiscal 2027 funding requests: * * * I am Cody Desautel, President of the Intertribal Timber Council (ITC) and Executive Director of the Confederated Tribes of the   more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Salinas Secures $500,000 for Low-Income Senior Housing in Salem * Salem, OR - Today, U.S. Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) announced that she secured $500,000 in federal Community Project Funding for emergency power generators for low-income senior housing in Salem. This funding will provide backup diesel generators and improve electrical systems for two low-income senior housing properti  more