WASHINGTON, Oct. 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 Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Dina Titus (D-NV) reiterated their demand for documents from the General Services Administration (GSA) and requested that GSA conduct an audit of the T  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, 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 Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Dina Titus (D-NV) reiterated their demand for documents from the General Services Administration (GSA) and requested that GSA conduct an audit of the Trump International Hotel. Chairman DeFazio's Committee has been inves  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a report on the challenges state educational agencies and selected school districts face implementing the the Every Student Succeeds Act educational stability provisions for youth in foster care. The report (GAO-19-616) is titled "Foster Care: Education Could Help States Improve Educational Stability for Youth in Foster Care". The report was sent to Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * - Bill would address injustice in American Opportunity Tax Credit * * * Oregon's U.S. Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced new bipartisan legislation that would address an injustice for some students wanting to use the American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC) for higher education. The AOTC is the primary tax credit available to students seeking a higher education; however, students with a prio  more

EUGENE, Oregon, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, issued the following statement urging University of Oregon leadership to resolve the labor negotiation impasse with a contract that honors the contributions of graduate teaching fellows and provides basic benefits and a living wage: The University and Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation (GTFF), AFT Local 3544, have been in contract negotiations since November 2018. "After ten months of labor contract negotiations, the impasse in bargaini  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Greg Walden, R-Oregon, ranking Republican member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement on the net neutrality ruling from the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals: "Today's opinion makes it clearer than ever that Congress needs to come together and craft bipartisan legislation to provide consumers certainty and preserve one national standard for the open, free, and dynamic internet of the future. "While we are pleased that  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Greg Walden, R-Oregon, ranking Republican member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement on the report from the Drug Enforcement Administration Inspector General detailing the regulatory and enforcement efforts to control the diversion of opioid: * * * - Report Repeatedly Cites SUPPORT Act to Address Findings * * * "As this report notes, the landmark legislation Congress passed last year to combat the opioid epidemic - the SUPPORT  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Rep. Greg Walden, R-Oregon, ranking Republican member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement on President Trump's executive order entitled "Protecting and Improving Medicare for our Nation's Seniors": "President Trump and his Administration deserve credit for protecting Medicare for 60 million seniors, and leaning in to make it even better. "From championing innovative technologies, to improving transparency, to focusing on our underser  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Rep. Greg Walden, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: This week, Representatives Greg Walden (R-OR), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Dr. Michael Burgess (R-TX) launched a new phase in the patient brokering investigation that began last Congress. This investigation occurs ahead of the fast approaching one-year-anniversary of the historic SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act becoming law. The alarming practice of patient brokering occurs when individuals serve as int  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Greg Walden, R-Oregon, ranking Republican member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) is seeking further details on the Democrat plan to "achieve a 100 percent clean economy by 2050." In a letter to Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Walden requests further information on the goals of the proposal and the means to achieve those goals, and calls for bipartisan solutions   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Greg Walden, R-Oregon, ranking Republican member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: As the one-year-anniversary approaches of the historic SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act becoming law to combat the opioid crisis, Energy and Commerce Republicans are launching a new phase into the patient brokering investigation that began last Congress. The alarming practice of patient brokering occurs when individuals serve as inte  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Greg Walden, R-Oregon, ranking Republican member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following joint statement with Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas, ranking Republican member of the Subcommittee on Health, applauding the signing of the Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education and Support Act (H.R. 1058), otherwise known as the AUTISM Cares Act, into law: "The Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support Act b  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Greg Walden, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * - Celebrate completion of K-Basin Sludge Transfer * * * Today, U.S. Representatives Greg Walden (R-OR) and Dan Newhouse (R-WA) joined U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry on a visit to the Hanford Site, in Washington State. The Hanford Site is one of the designated locations where the U.S. Federal Government stores nuclear waste. The site currently sits near the Columbia River, posing a potential threa  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * - Bipartisan group of 31 Senators request two-year reauthorization for PILT and SRS programs * * * U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Ron Wyden (D-Oregon), Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) and 27 of their Senate colleagues today requested that any end-of-year legislation include at least a two-year reauthorization of the Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) and the Secure Rural Schools and Commu  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking Democratic member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on President Trump linking trade talks to investigations of his political rivals: * * * - Wyden Asks Trump Administration Officials For Any Additional Records Connecting Trade Talks to Requests For Accusations Against Political Rivals * * * "Linking trade negotiations to Donald Trump's wide-ranging effort to fabricate foreign accusations against political  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking Democratic member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today referred the findings of the report, The NRA and Russia: How a Tax-Exempt Organization Became a Foreign Asset to the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) and requested the agency review and investigate state-linked Russian weapons manufacturers, including those visited by the  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * - Bipartisan group of 31 Senators request two-year reauthorization for PILT and SRS programs * * * U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Jim Risch, R-Idaho, Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Mike Crapo, R-Idaho and 27 of their Senate colleagues today requested that any end-of-year legislation include at least a two-year reauthorization of the Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) and the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-D  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking Democratic member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following joint statement with Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, on a speech by President Trump on health care: "The American people aren't buying Donald Trump's scare tactics on health care. Democrats want people to have choices for their health care - whether that's Medicare Advantage or allowing Americans under 65 to join the program if they choose. "Trump and Republi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Greg Walden, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: Tomorrow, October 1, U.S. Representatives Greg Walden (R-OR) and Dan Newhouse (R-WA) will join U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry in a visit to the Hanford site, in Washington State, to deliver remarks at an employee celebration to commemorate the completion of the K-Basin sludge transfer. This transfer was completed under budget, ahead of schedule, and reduces the environmental risks to the Columbia River.   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * - On anniversary of Wild & Scenic Rivers Act, Senator asks fellow Oregonians to nominate new rivers and streams for protection * * * U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden today announced he is taking nominations from Oregonians through Jan. 20, 2020 for rivers in the state that deserve addition to the national Wild and Scenic Rivers list. "Whether you are a whitewater rafter, an angler or simply an Oregonian who believes  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * - Bipartisan group of 31 Senators request two-year reauthorization for PILT and SRS programs * * * U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Jim Risch, R-Idaho, Mike Crapo, R-Idaho and 27 of their Senate colleagues today requested that any end-of-year legislation include at least a two-year reauthorization of the Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) and the Secure Rural Schools and Community Sel  more