WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Senate confirmed the nomination of 10 individuals for positions in the Trump Administration on July 31: Karin J. Immergut, of Oregon, to be United States District Judge for the District of Oregon. John Milton Younge, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Mary M. Rowland, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois. Mark T. Pittman, of Texas, to be United States Dis  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * - Issues included the mistreatment of children and families, and lax health and safety standards * * * Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined colleagues in a new a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Acting Secretary Kevin McAleenan and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Acting Commissioner Mark Morgan outlining serious concerns regarding the conditions at the  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Oregon, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release: Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) sent a letter to the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Andrew Wheeler, requesting that information be provided to the Committee on impacts and changes made to Section 401 of the Clean Water Act (CWA), which manages s  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Oregon, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release: Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA) responded to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) decision to withdraw the proposed determination under Section 404(c) of the Clean Water Act fo  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) sent a letter to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Inspector General Phyllis Fong requesting that her office broaden its ongoing review of the agency's proposed Swine Slaughter Inspection Rule to include food safety and animal welfare concerns. The OIG is already conducting an audit of the proposed rule in terms of worker safet  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a report on billing codes that may be used for longitudinal comprehensive care planning-type services for beneficiaries with a serious or life-threatening illness. The report (GAO-19-557) is titled "Medicare Physician Services: Spending On and Use of Billing Codes for Comprehensive Care Planning Services". The report was sent to Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a report on the extent to which the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has addressed the Water Resources Reform and Development Act feasibility study acceleration provisions. The report (GAO-19-561) is titled "Water Resources Projects: Army Corps of Engineers Can Further Enhance Acceleration of Feasibility Studies". The report was sent to Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, chairman, Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, ranking member of th  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 116-172) on legislation (H.R. 3409) to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard. The report was advanced by Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, on July 23. Purpose of Legislation The purpose of H.R. 3409, as amended, is to authorize $11.1 billion in discretionary funding for the United States Coast Guard (hereafter, Coast Guard or Service) in fiscal year 2020, and $11.6 billion in fiscal year 202  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 116-172) on legislation (H.R. 3409) to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard. The report was advanced by Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, on July 23. Continues from Part 1 of 2 Title IV--Miscellaneous Sec. 401. Coastwise Trade This section requires the Commandant of the Coast Guard to review the adequacy of, and continuing need for, regulations requiring a United States documented vessel   more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 116-167) on legislation (H.R. 1307) to provide for an online repository for certain reporting requirements for recipients of federal disaster assistance. The report was advanced by Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, on July 23. Excerpts of the report follow: PURPOSE OF LEGISLATION The purpose of H.R. 1307, the Post-Disaster Assistance Online Accountability Act, is to provide for an online repositor  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * - The America's Transportation Infrastructure Act passed out of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on a bipartisan vote * * * Oregon's U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley today announced key Oregon priorities--from electric vehicle infrastructure, to grants for rural infrastructure, to funding for resiliency measures to counter the effects of climate-related hazards--are included in the reauthoriza  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * - The Trump administration's proposal would leave 3 million Americans-including 66,000 Oregonians-hungry * * * Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Peter DeFazio, along with Senator Ron Wyden and Representatives Suzanne Bonamici, Earl Blumenauer and Kurt Schrader, today pushed the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to immediately withdraw the harmful proposed rule that would  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * - The Trump administration's proposal would leave 3 million Americans--including 66,000 Oregonians--hungry * * * Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Peter DeFazio, along with Senator Ron Wyden and Representatives Suzanne Bonamici, Earl Blumenauer and Kurt Schrader, today pushed the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to immediately withdraw the harmful proposed rule that woul  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * - Issues included the mistreatment of children and families, and lax health and safety standards * * * Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined colleagues in a new a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Acting Secretary Kevin McAleenan and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Acting Commissioner Mark Morgan outlining serious concerns regarding the conditions at the so  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, July 30 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * - Extreme Trump-Pence gag rule tells doctors which government-approved medical procedures they may inform patients about * * * Oregon's Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined 40 of their fellow Democratic senators in sending a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar slamming the Trump-Pence Administration's new "gag rule" that compromises the Title X fami  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, July 30 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * - Extreme Trump-Pence gag rule tells doctors which government-approved medical procedures they may inform patients about * * * Oregon's Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined 40 of their fellow Democratic senators in sending a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar slamming the Trump-Pence Administration's new "gag rule" that compromises the Title X family   more

PORTLAND, Oregon, July 29 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * - Office of Refugee Resettlement contracts with one Oregon nonprofit to hold children who cross the border without a parent or legal guardian * * * Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, with Representatives Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici and Peter DeFazio, on Sunday conducted an oversight tour of Oregon's only facility contracted by the U.S. Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) to hold childre  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Oregon, issued the following speech, which was published in the Congressional Record on July 25, introducing the Bikeshare Transit Act: America is in the middle of a micromobility revolution, with bikeshare and scooters changing the way that people get around. First introduced in the United States in 2010, more than 100 communities now have bikeshare systems, supporting a network of more than 100,000 bikes. Since bikeshare's launch in the United St  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, July 29 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * - Office of Refugee Resettlement contracts with one Oregon nonprofit to hold children who cross the border without a parent or legal guardian * * * Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, with Representatives Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici and Peter DeFazio, on Sunday conducted an oversight tour of Oregon's only facility contracted by the U.S. Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) to hold chi  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * - The Trump administration's proposal would leave 3 million Americans-including 66,000 Oregonians-hungry * * * Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Peter DeFazio, along with Senator Ron Wyden and Representatives Suzanne Bonamici, Earl Blumenauer and Kurt Schrader, today pushed the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to immediately withdraw the harmful proposed rule that wo  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Oregon, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release: Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) officially requested that the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Andrew Wheeler, provide records and analysis linked to the Trump administration's effort to potentially allow sewage treatment plants to bypass legally   more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, issued the following speech, which was published in the Congressional Record on July 24, supporting a resolution (H.Res. 246) opposing efforts to delegitimize Israel and the global boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement targeting Israel: I will vote in support of H. Res. 246, a resolution opposing the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel. While it will be a difficult vote, I support this resolution because so  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * - Office of Refugee Resettlement contracts with one Oregon nonprofit to hold children who cross the border without a parent or legal guardian * * * Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, with Representatives Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici and Peter DeFazio, on Sunday conducted an oversight tour of Oregon's only facility contracted by the U.S. Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) to hold children who  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Kurt Schrader, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * - The Trump administration's proposal would leave 3 million Americans - including 66,000 Oregonians--hungry * * * Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Peter DeFazio, along with Senator Ron Wyden and Representatives Suzanne Bonamici, Earl Blumenauer and Kurt Schrader, today pushed the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to immediately withdraw the harmful proposed rule that wo  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Rep. Greg Walden, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: Today, Representative Greg Walden (R-Hood River) announced that the Department of Transportation's (DOT) Maritime Administration (MARAD) designated the Port of Morrow for Marine Highway Designation. The designation is a part of America's Marine Highway Program (AMHP) and will enable the Port of Morrow to apply for federal funding for its project to extend its barge service. This project will lead to reduced tra  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Greg Walden, R-Oregon, issued the following statement after the Department of Health and Human Services and Food and Drug Administration announced their action plan for the safe importation of prescription drugs: "When it comes to lowering drug prices, I've never seen a president more engaged than President Trump. "I appreciate the Administration's continued focus on lowering drug prices -- from the White House, to Secretary Alex Azar, to Acting FDA Commissioner, Dr  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Greg Walden, R-Oregon, ranking Republican member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement after the Department of Health and Human Services and the Food and Drug Administration announced their action plan for the importation of prescription drugs: "When it comes to lowering drug prices, I've never seen a president more engaged than President Trump. "We appreciate the Administration's continued focus on lowering drug prices - from th  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Greg Walden, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: Representative Greg Walden (R-Hood River) recently spoke on KEX's The Mark Mason Show about his efforts to stop illegal robocalls, his recent trip to the southern border, and wildfire prevention. Walden started out by speaking with Mark about the need to put an end to annoying robocalls. "So, here's a number for you: 47.8 billion," said Walden. "Here's another number: in the 541-area code, which of course I c  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Greg Walden, R-Oregon, ranking Republican member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: Energy and Commerce Committee leaders sent a letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Acting Commissioner Dr. Norman E. "Ned" Sharpless requesting briefings on the potential threat to the U.S. supply of heparin, the only anticoagulant drug used for open-heart surgeries and kidney dialysis. The bipartisan Committee leaders raise concerns  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Ranking Member Greg Walden, R-Oregon, issued the following joint statement after Congress passed an extension of the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic demonstration program through September 13: "While we are relieved that the Senate acted on the request we made to restore funding for the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic demonstration program, we remain co  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Greg Walden, R-Oregon, ranking Republican member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Chairman Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following joint statement after Congress passed an extension of the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic demonstration program through September 13: "While we are relieved that the Senate acted on the request we made to restore funding for the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic demonstration program, w  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on the full committee passage of the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act, which he co-authored with Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Oregon: The bill passed out of committee by a 19-9 vote. "The broad, bipartisan passage of the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act out of the Senate Finance Committee is the first step toward fulfilling a promise that we've all made to t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following statement after the Senate Judiciary Committee approved on a party-line vote a bill that would allow the government to imprison migrant children in family internment camps for up to 100 days: "This is a deeply shameful moment for our nation. The internment camps America operated during World War II are one of the darkest chapters of our history. We should be determined to learn from the painful episodes of our past--not to  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following after voting for the budget deal: "This deal today allows us to increase investments in health care and education, in rural housing and fighting wildfires, in child care and conservation. It isn't perfect by any means; compromises never are. "We should not be pouring billions more into military hardware that could be better spent investing in education, housing, and building and rebuilding for the future. But I supported   more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following statement after the Senate voted to confirm Kelly Craft as United Nations Ambassador: "At a time when climate chaos is the greatest global challenge we face, a UN Ambassador with deep personal ties to and a financial stake in the coal industry was the last choice the President should have made for this position. "Our ambassador to the UN needs to be coordinating the global community to aggressively take on climate chaos   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., joined Sens. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Bob Casey, D-Pa., and Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., this week to introduce comprehensive legislation that would expand protections for American air travelers. The Airline Passengers' Bill of Rights requires airlines to pay at least $1,350 to passengers denied boarding due to an oversold flight, prevents airlines fr  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking Democratic member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement at a hearing on North American Free Trade Agreement 2.0: "The Finance Committee meets this morning to discuss what needs to happen for NAFTA 2.0 to deliver better results for American workers and farmers and ranchers and their families. "I want to start my remarks by welcoming one of our witnesses -- and not only because she's an Oregonian. It's because her  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking Democratic member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement at the Senate Finance Committee hearing on Treasury Department and U.S. Tax Court nominations: * * * - The Finance Committee meets today to vote on four nominations. * * * "Mr. Brent McIntosh is nominated to be Treasury Undersecretary for International Affairs. Mr. Brian Callanan is nominated to be Treasury General Counsel. Mr. Brian McGuire is nominated  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The Senate Finance Committee issued the following statement by Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, at an open executive session to consider favorably reporting the nominations of Brent James McIntosh, Brian Callanan, Brian McGuire and Travis Greaves: "The Finance Committee meets today to vote on four nominations. "Mr. Brent McIntosh is nominated to be Treasury Undersecretary for International Affairs. Mr. Brian Callanan is nominated to be Treasury General Counsel. Mr. Br  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The Senate Finance Committee issued the following statement by Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, at a hearing to examine the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement: "The Finance Committee meets this morning to discuss what needs to happen for NAFTA 2.0 to deliver better results for American workers and farmers and ranchers and their families. "I want to start my remarks by welcoming one of our witnesses -- and not only because she's an Oregonian. It's because her business is a p  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking Democratic member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement in reaction to a ruling by the Montana District Court blocking Internal Revenue Service repeal of nonprofit donor reporting requirements: "The Treasury Department broke every rule in the book to repeal donor reporting requirements and open the floodgates to illegal dark and foreign money flowing through organizations like the NRA and Chamber of Commerce to i  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on July 30, on the nomination of Daniel Jorjani to be solicitor at the Interior Department: Today I wish to give notice of my intent to object to any unanimous consent agreement regarding Senate Executive Calendar No. 367, the nomination of Daniel Jorjani to be Solicitor at the Department of the Interior. Recently released documents reveal that, during Mr. Jorjani's c  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on President Trump withdrawing his nomination of Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Texas, for Director of National Intelligence: "That John Ratcliffe was even nominated speaks to the deep disregard for America's national security at the core of this rotten administration. "Given the widespread opposition to Ratcliffe's nomination, Donald Trump had little choice but to seek a new  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking Democratic member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on President Trump's decision to levy additional tariffs on products imported from China: "I am always first in line for getting tough on China. But Trump doesn't have any strategy to get China to stop cheating on trade - the only thing he knows how to do is raise tariffs. "The tariffs announced today will raise costs on everything from computers to backpack  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking Democratic member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement in reaction to Politico reporting that former staffers of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, lobbied for a Kentucky rolling mill supported by the Russian company Rusal: "Rusal's proposed investment in a Kentucky rolling mill is deeply concerning. "The deal was announced just three months after the Senate voted to lift sanctions on Rusal, an  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, a senior member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, issued the following statement on the nomination of Rep. John Ratcliffe to serve as Director of National Intelligence: "Congressman Ratcliffe is the most partisan and least qualified individual ever nominated to serve as Director of National Intelligence. "The sum total of his qualifications appears to be his record of promoting Donald Trump's conspiracy theories about the investigation into   more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking Democratic member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the the following statement in reaction to a letter signed by 21 Republican senators urging the Trump administration to circumvent Congress and index the capital gains rate to inflation: "Nearly half the Senate Republican conference is urging Secretary Mnuchin to unilaterally toss longstanding Justice Department policy out the window to further cut taxes for the wealthiest America  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking Democratic member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on the Senate confirmation of Amy Karpel to serve on the U.S. International Trade Commission: "Amy Karpel has the breadth and depth of experience our country needs at the ITC. "I am confident that Commissioner Karpel will make sure that the ITC correctly administers U.S. trade law, which will help ensure that America's trade policies work for U.S. businesses  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * - Extension covers clinics in Portland metro area, Columbia County, Yamhill County, Eugene, Medford, Klamath Falls, Hood River, The Dalles, Deschutes County, Wallowa County and Grant County * * * U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden welcomed this week's congressional extension of federal funding for 12 community clinics in Oregon that provide localized crisis and outpatient behavioral health services. Wyden said the fed  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The Senate Finance Committee issued the following testimony by Paula Barnett, owner, designer and maker of Paula Elaine Barnett Jewelry, at a hearing to examine the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement: "Good morning. My name is Paula Barnett, and I am a jeweler living in Brownsville, Oregon with my nine year old daughter, Carla. Thank you Chairman Grassely, Ranking Member Wyden, and Members of the Committee for inviting me to speak with you today about my creative business. "I   more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * - Wyden also asked the Department of Justice to open an investigation into whether nominee perjured himself before Congress * * * U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today announced he has placed a hold on the nomination of Daniel Jorjani to serve as Solicitor General for the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI). The decision follows recently released documents revealing that, during Jorjani's confirmation  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., yesterday introduced legislation that would address safety concerns regarding the transport of oil via railways and to better prepare and empower local communities in the event of an accident. The Crude Oil Advanced Tracking Act would require railroads to share information regarding oil shipments with state emergency responders so they know what risk they face and allocate tens o  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * - Senators demand savings from Wildfire Disaster Account be reinvested in Forest Service and BLM for wildfire prevention, as intended * * * U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today, along with a bipartisan group of senators, urged that savings from the Wildfire Disaster Account be reinvested in the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to ensure the agencies can continue critical wildfire prev  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * - Wyden Returns to Southern Border with Oregon Advocates to Investigate Conditions for Migrants, Examine Damaging Impacts of Trump's "Remain in Mexico" and "Metering" Policies * * * U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., this weekend led a group of Oregon advocates and experts to El Paso, Texas and Otero County, New Mexico to investigate conditions for migrants - including children - at facilities on the south  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden (D-OR), Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) announced today that they secured a $3.25 billion investment for bridge repairs in a highway package set to pass this week in the Environment and Public Works Committee. The package includes the senators' Bridge Investment Act, their legislation to establish a competitive grant program to assist the repair and replacement of deficie  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and John Hoeven, R-N.D., today led a bipartisan coalition of senators urging the delay of the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) order to reform the Rural Health Care (RHC) Program. In a letter addressed to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, the senators outlined their concerns with the FCC's proposed RHC Program order. The senators highlighted unaddressed obstacles that could effective  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week reintroduced legislation that would stop states with a sales tax from creating red tape for small businesses as a result of last year's Supreme Court ruling in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. "Small businesses in Oregon have been tied up in a sea of red tape since the Supreme Court's decision in Wayfair allowed other states to require them to collect sales tax on   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week reintroduced legislation that would stop states with a sales tax from creating red tape for small businesses as a result of last year's Supreme Court ruling in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. "Small businesses in Oregon have been tied up in a sea of red tape since the Supreme Court's decision in Wayfair allowed other states to require them to collect sales tax on onl  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * - Senators demand savings from Wildfire Disaster Account be reinvested in Forest Service and BLM for wildfire prevention, as intended * * * Oregon's U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today, along with a bipartisan group of senators, urged that savings from the Wildfire Disaster Account be reinvested in the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to ensure the agencies can continue c  more