WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: As Labor Day approaches, Oregon's Senator Jeff Merkley today announced that he will be introducing new legislation to make sure workers get a fair share of the profits they create by taking on massive pay disparities between CEOs and workers. The Fair Share for Workers Act would raise the corporate tax rate on companies that pay their CEO more than 30 times the average worker at that company. As this dispari  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Greg Walden, R-Oregon, ranking Republican member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: Republican Energy and Commerce Committee leaders are pressing the Administration for an update on the implementation of a key provision of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (H.R. 6), the historic, committee-led bill signed into law in October 2018 to combat the nationwide opioid crisis. In a letter to the assistant secretary for   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after NBC News reported that the Trump administration is shifting millions in funding away from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in order to fund its extremist immigration agenda, including thousands more detention beds and costs associated with its program forcing asylum seekers to await their hearings in Mexico. Last fall, Merkle  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 27 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * - Roundtable follows a new report showing drug prices continuing to rise astronomically--with real consequences for Oregonians' everyday lives * * * Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley on Monday hosted a roundtable discussion on the high cost of prescription drugs in Oregon and across America, gathering experts who provided insights on how and why drug prices have risen, and hearing from patient  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * - Families Share Stories of Struggling to Find and Afford Quality Child Care * * * Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) convened a diverse group of advocates, families, and child care providers to hear more about the many challenges facing Oregon families who are seeking affordable, quality child care. Family Forward Oregon hosted the discussion. "Working families in Oregon continue to pa  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Peter DeFazio (OR-04) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded $16,495,000 to the Douglas County Bridge Replacement Project, which includes work to improve the Conn Ford and Oakland Bridges. This federal grant is made possible by the Competitive Highway Bridge Program. Rep. DeFazio, the Chair of the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure, has long support  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * - Lawmaker is Seeking Details About Relocation of Dozens of Eugene-based Positions and Reports of Interference with Union Organizing * * * U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio (OR-04) today sent a letter to Pentagon Federal Credit Union CEO James Schenck challenging a decision to relocate roughly 100 of 375 total positions in Eugene, to locations in Texas as early as September, considering the productivity of th  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * - Legislation Bans Key Imports from Brazil Until Action is Taken to Combat Rainforest Wildfires * * * U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio (OR-04) today announced that he plans to introduce legislation to put pressure on Brazil to combat the record wildfires burning in the Amazon rainforest. "President Bolsonaro who believes he can act with impunity and accelerate the destruction of the Amazon rainforest needs   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- Rep. Greg Walden, R-Oregon, ranking Republican member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement on the retirement of Rep. John Shimkus, R-Illinois: Rep. Shimkus serves as the Republican Leader of the Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee and as a member of the Communications and Technology and Health subcommittees. "John Shimkus has served our country for nearly a half-century: first, as a cadet at West Point, then as an officer in   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Rep. Greg Walden, R-Oregon, ranking Republican member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Subcommittee on Health Republican Leader Dr. Michael Burgess (R-TX) voice support for the Trump administration's proposal to reform substance use disorder (SUD) confidentiality law known as 42 CFR Part 2. "Outdated federal substance use disorder (SUD) confidentiality law  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following statement on cybersecurity recommendations for state party caucuses: "One of the biggest lessons from 2016 is that election officials and parties must make cybersecurity a key consideration for every decision in our elections process. "The DNC is doing the right thing by insisting on strong security measures for voters who caucus at home. Intelligence officials have made clear that foreign governments will exploit insecure t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking Democratic member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement opposing President Trump hosting the 2020 G-7 at Doral Golf Resort: "Under no circumstances should the G-7 be held at Trump's Doral resort, which would be one of the most egregious examples of corruption and self-dealing in a presidency replete with them. "Trump is using the office to line his own pockets at the expense of the American people and our stan  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., this week joined Senator Bob Menendez, D-N.J., and 22 of their Democratic Senate colleagues in calling on the Trump administration to stop restricting access to the U.S. asylum system and end its Remain in Mexico policy. The deceptively named Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) policy blocks legal asylum seekers from being in the United States while they await court hearings in the  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that Oregon State University will receive more than $400,000 in federal funds to research how large earthquakes, like ones that could strike in the Cascadia Subduction Zone, would affect the western electrical grid. "At a time that scientists are sounding the alarm about the potential for a devastating earthquake to one day hit Oregon and the entire  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that Oregon State University will receive more than $400,000 in federal funds to research how large earthquakes, like ones that could strike in the Cascadia Subduction Zone, would affect the western electrical grid. "At a time that scientists are sounding the alarm about the potential for a devastating earthquake to one day hit Oregon and the ent  more