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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Oregon Newsletter for Sunday January 05, 2020 ( 6 items )  

Greg Walden Announces $1.6 Million Grant for Port of Morrow
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 -- Rep. Greg Walden, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: Representative Greg Walden (R-Hood River) announced that the Department of Transportation (DOT) awarded $1,623,000 in federal funding to the Port of Morrow to assist with improving equipment and infrastructure in order to meet the needs of the Port's marine terminals. The funding will help extend the Port's barge service and lead to reduced transportation costs and decreased road and rail traffic. In October,   more

House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Issues Report on Amending Federal Water Pollution Control Act to Reauthorize Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has issued a report (H. Rept. 116-291) to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (H.R. 4275), to reauthorize the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program, and for other purposes, having considered the same, report favorably thereon with an amendment and recommend that the bill as amended do pass. The report was advanced by Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, on Nov. 14. CONTENTS/Page Purpose of Legislation.......  more

Rep. Blumenauer Issues Statement on Winners of Congressional App Challenge
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 -- Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Oregon, issued the following statement: Congressman Earl Blumenauer, senior member of Congress representing Oregon's Third Congressional District, released a statement applauding the winners of the Congressional App Challenge. Every year, students in Congressional districts across the country are challenged to create and submit their original apps for a chance to win and be put on display in the U.S. Capitol Building for one year. The mission of th  more

Sen. Merkley Issues Statement Regarding FDA Announcement on E-Cigarette Policy
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following statement: Oregon's Senator Jeff Merkley, the top Democrat on the Appropriations Subcommittee that oversees the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), released the following statement after the FDA announced an e-cigarette policy on flavors that fell far short of a previously planned ban on the flavors that have been shown to attract children: "Yet again, President Trump and the FDA are going spineless in the face of corpora  more

Sens. Wyden, Merkley Announce Major Grant for Port of Morrow
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced over $1.6 million in federal grant funding that will help the Port of Morrow make critical infrastructure improvements to support expanded barge shipment services. "The Port of Morrow is an economic engine in eastern Oregon. These important investments will ensure the continued success of the Port to keep supporting the local economy and generating good  more

Walden Statement on President Trump Signing Bill to Stop Illegal Robocalls
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 -- Rep. Greg Walden, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: Representative Greg Walden (R-Hood River) released the following statement after President Trump signed his anti-robocalls bill, the TRACED Act, into law on December 30, 2019: "Last year in the 541 area code, roughly 162.9 million illegal robocalls were placed. This week, President Trump signed into law legislation I helped author to put a stop to these illegal and annoying robocalls. This new bipartisan law g  more