WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Oregon, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on March 4: The following are opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, from Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Aviation Rick Larsen (D-WA) during today's hearing titled: "The Airline Passenger Experience: What It Is and What It Could Be." Chair DeFazio:   more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Oregon, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release: For your planning purposes, Chair of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA) announced the Subcommittee will meet on Friday, March 6, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. in Baldwin Park, California, to conduct a roundtable on "America's Water Resources Infrastructure: Concepts for the Next Water Resources Development  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a report on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The report (GAO-20-362) is entitled "Fee-Setting, Billing, and Budgeting Processes Have Improved, but Additional Actions Could Enhance Efforts". The report was sent to Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, Rep. Greg Walden, R-Oregon, ranking Republican Leader of the House Energy a  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a report on Medicare. The report (GAO-20-300) is entitled "Information on Medicare-Dependent Hospitals". The report was sent to Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman, Rep. Greg Walden, R-Oregon, Republican leader of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, chairman  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a report on private pensions. The report (GAO-20-70) is entitled "IRS and DOL Should Strengthen Oversight of Executive Retirement Plans". The report was sent to Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, ranking member of the Senate Health, Educatio  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a report on the international mail. The report (GAO-20-340R) is entitled "Stakeholders' Views on Possible Changes to Inbound Mail Regarding Customs Fees and Opioid Detection Efforts". The report was sent to Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, chairman, Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, ranking member of the Senate Homela  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Greg Walden, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: Representative Greg Walden (R-OR), the Republican Leader of the Energy and Commerce Committee, joined GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA), and House Republican Chair Liz Cheney (R-WY) at the Republican Leadership Press Conference on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Walden began by reflecting on his recent town hall meeting in Grants Pass, where nearly every question aske  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Oregon, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release: Nearly one year after launching its investigation into the design, development, and certification of the Boeing 737 MAX, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Majority Staff released its preliminary investigative findings. The Boeing 737 MAX, which was certified by the FAA and entered revenue service in 2017, was involve  more

BEAVERTON, Oregon, March 2 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following statement after the announcement of a presumed case of the coronavirus in Northwest Oregon: "I am deeply concerned about reports that a person in NW Oregon has tested positive for Coronavirus, and my thoughts are with them and their family," said Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici. "I am actively monitoring the presumed case and appreciate the efforts of the public health officials who worked to quickly identify the  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with U.S. Representatives Peter DeFazio, Suzanne Bonamici, and Earl Blumenauer, today announced $500,000 in Centers for Disease Control (CDC) funding for the State of Oregon to help fight the coronavirus. Today's CDC award is in addition to any funding that will come out of the emergency funding package that was announced today. That package passed  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) last week sent a letter to Secretary Elaine Chao of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) requesting information on how DOT plans to effectively prepare for the imminent arrival of a pandemic caused by coronavirus COVID-19 on U.S. soil. "The lack of effective Federal-led coordination and collaboration with industry   more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, issued the following remarks on March 3: The following are opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, from Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) during today's hearing titled: "The Airline Passenger Experience: What It Is and What It Could Be." Thank you, Chair Larsen, for calling today's hearing on the airline passenger experience--and what it can and should be. I want to start by saying tha  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Peter A. Defazio, D-Oregon, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on March 2, entitled "Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2019": I will vote in support of H.R. 2339, the Protecting American Lungs and Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2020. Despite a previous years-long decline in youth tobacco use, we have witnessed a sharp rise in youth tobacco use and nicotine addiction in recent years. At the heart of   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Nearly one year after launching its investigation into the design, development, and certification of the Boeing 737 MAX, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Majority Staff released its preliminary investigative findings. The Boeing 737 MAX, which was certified by the FAA and entered revenue service in 2017, was involved in two fatal crashes within five months of each other that killed a   more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on March 4: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with U.S. Representatives Peter DeFazio, Suzanne Bonamici, and Earl Blumenauer, announced $500,000 in Centers for Disease Control (CDC) funding for the State of Oregon to help fight the coronavirus. Today's CDC award is in addition to any funding that will come out of the emergency funding package that was announced today. That package pass  more

ALTURAS, California, March 7 -- Rep. Doug LaMalfa, R-California, issued the following statement: Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) released the following statement after the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued $1.7 million as part of the Electric Loan Program to the Surprise Valley Electrical Corporation, which services nearly 6,500 people in Modoc County, CA as well as parts of Nevada and Oregon. This money will be used to purchase and make improvements to a headquarters  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Greg Walden, R-Oregon, issued the following news release on March 4: Representative Greg Walden (R-Hood River) announced that the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) awarded $500,000 to the state of Oregon to support response efforts to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19): "This funding is welcome news for Oregonians," Walden said. "I applaud the CDC for selecting Oregon to receive initial funding to help support our response to the coronavirus outbreak. This will h  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Greg Walden, R-Oregon, issued the following news release on March 2: Representative Greg Walden (R-Hood River) spent the weekend speaking with residents and public health officials in Jackson and Josephine County about the Novel 2019 Coronavirus (COVID-19). Today, following Walden's events in southern Oregon, the first case of COVID-19 in the Second District of Oregon was announced. In southern Oregon, Walden held a town hall in Josephine County, where the main top  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Greg Walden, R-Oregon, ranking Republican member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following remarks on March 4 at the House subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change hearing entitled, "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Reform: Addressing America's Plastic Waste Crisis": Thank you, Mr. Chairman for recognizing me to speak on our hearing about recycling, waste management, plastics, and how these play a role in our society and the environment. This is   more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Greg Walden, R-Oregon, ranking Republican member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement on March 3: Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) delivered the following opening remarks at a Subcommittee on Energy hearing titled, "Building a 100 Percent Clean Economy: Advanced Nuclear Technology's Role in a Decarbonized Future." Thank you, Chairman Rush. The focus of today's hearing is fundamental to addressin  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Greg Walden, R-Oregon, ranking Republican member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement: The House passed the bipartisan Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability Act (S.1822) by unanimous consent, which will improve efforts to collect more accurate internet availability data, boost connectivity, and make sure our limited resources are used to deploy broadband in communities that need it most. It passed out of th  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Greg Walden, R-Oregon, issued the following statement: Representative Greg Walden (R-Hood River) released a statement following Oregon Health Authorities announcement of the first case of the Novel Coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) in the Second District of Oregon. This is the third case in the state of Oregon. "The Oregon Health Authority has confirmed one case of the coronavirus in Umatilla County. I urge all residents in Umatilla County and throughout Oregon to continue   more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Greg Walden, R-Oregon, issued the following statement on $8.3 billion emergency supplemental funding package for the coronavirus: "This is good news -- it signals to the American people that in uncertain times, Congress can still come together for the good of the country and the health needs of our citizens. I'm glad Democrats paused their political agenda to give our public health agencies and providers what they need. It is our local health authorities and public s  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Greg Walden, R-Oregon, issued the following statement on March 6 after President Trump signed into law the $8.3 billion Emergency Supplemental Funding Package for the coronavirus: "This funding is good news for our nation as we work to combat the coronavirus. I applaud the President for swiftly signing this funding package into law, showing that our nation can come together for the good of the country. Our local health authorities and public safety officials are on t  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Greg Walden, R-Oregon, ranking Republican member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: This morning, Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) joined New Day on CNN to discuss the latest developments with coronavirus. Walden has been on the front lines of Congressional efforts to contain coronavirus, not only as the top Republican on the congressional committee with direct oversight of the Department   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Greg Walden, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: Yesterday, Representative Greg Walden (R-Hood River) joined New Day on CNN to discuss the latest developments with the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). Walden has been on the front lines of Congressional efforts to address the containment of the coronavirus. He is the top Republican on the congressional committee with direct oversight of the Department of Health and Human Services. Just as importantly, he h  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- 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) reacted to the emergency supplemental funding package for the coronavirus. "This is good news--it signals to the American people that in uncertain times, Congress can still come together for the good of the country and the health needs of our citizens. I'm glad Democrats paused their   more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Greg Walden, R-Oregon, ranking Republican member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on March 4: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regulates the commercial nuclear industry--helping to ensure safe use of nuclear power and other radiological materials. In October 2018, leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and Senate Environment and Public Works Committee--the committees with oversight responsibilities of t  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Greg Walden, R-Oregon, ranking Republican member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: Bipartisan Energy and Commerce Committee leaders sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Stephen M. Hahn to request a briefing on the marketing status reporting requirements of generic drugs required by the FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 (FDARA). Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Cha  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Congressman Don Young (R-AK), and Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL) introduced bipartisan legislation to increase federal investments in marine energy. The Water Power Research and Development Act strengthens water power programs at the Department of Energy (DOE) and reauthorizes funding for research, development, demonstration, and commercialization of marine energy. I  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Oregon, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on March 4: The following are opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, from Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), and Chair of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Daniel Lipinski (D-IL) during today's hearing titled: "Funding a Robust Freight and Passenger Rai  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- 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 Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) applauded President Trump's nomination of Dr. Nancy Beck as Chair of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC): "Dr. Nancy Beck is an excellent choice to lead the Consumer P  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on March 4: Oregon's Senator Jeff Merkley, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that the House and Senate have reached a bipartisan agreement on a $8.3 billion package of emergency funding to help contain and fight the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. Merkley, as the top Democrat on the Appropriations subcommittee that funds the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), worked with his  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on March 6: * * * - Program has helped 72,000 kids in Oregon access nutritious meals during summer months * * * Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will once again administer a critical program that has helped fight hunger during summer months among children in Oregon, after providing no justification for failing to provide the support last summer. Senator M  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * - Policies could deter migrants from seeking medical attention, worsen outbreak * * * Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Jack Reed (D-RI), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Kamala Harris (D-CA), and Patty Murray (D-WA) pressed President Trump and his Coronavirus Task Force to immediately halt two ad  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on March 5: Oregon's Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement reacting to a new report from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) detailing systematic failings that traumatized children who were separated from their families at the border and allowed them to slip through the cracks of the system. Merkley brought national attention to the Trump administration's child separation policy   more

PORTLAND, Oregon, March 5 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * - U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, Gov. Kate Brown and Rep. Greg Walden organize March 10 meeting to help flood-devastated residents and businesses in Eastern Oregon * * * All Oregonians hit by the recent floods that devastated Umatilla County are invited to a March 10 meeting with federal, tribal, county, city and non-profit officials who will provide information and answer community que  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking Democratic member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news: * * * - Amendment addresses clean transportation, electricity and energy efficiency * * * Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., filed an amendment to the American Energy Innovation Act that would address expiring energy tax policies by expanding incentives for clean transportation, electricity and energy efficiency. "The Senate should no  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden urged the U.S. Census Bureau to put a plan in place to ensure that the expanding coronavirus outbreak doesn't hurt the accuracy of the 2020 Census, and to make sure the health of census takers is protected. In the letter to Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham, Wyden and 16 other senators also requested a Senate briefing on the status of the census no later than March 27, 2020. "An accu  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- 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., issued a statement following news that there have been several deaths linked to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among seniors, and that the virus has spread within a nursing facility in Washington state. Four residents at the Kirkland, Washington nursing facility have died and four other resident  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following statement on March 3 regarding the Senate Energy and Natural Resources committee vote advancing the nomination of James P. Danly to be a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission: "The Trump administration appears determined to overthrow any semblance of independence at the FERC. For months, the agency has operated without a full and bipartisan commission, throwing into question whether its decisions are partisan in   more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking Democratic member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement after the Supreme Court announced it would hear the Texas vs. U.S. court case: The case, brought by Republican states and supported by the Trump administration, would eliminate pre-existing condition protections, middle-class tax credits for health care and the Medicaid expansion if successful. "Thanks to Donald Trump, pre-existing condition protections ar  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., pressed U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Dan Brouillette on the agency's failure to prioritize cleaning up the Hanford site and protecting workers and surrounding communities from contamination. In a hearing before the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Donald Trump's FY2021 budget, Wyden cited a recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report tha  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * - Bill reforms Espionage Act to protect First Amendment rights against abusive prosecutions and expand avenues for whistleblowers to report government wrongdoing * * * As the Trump-Barr Justice Department increasingly targets whistleblowers and political enemies, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., introduced the Espionage Act Reform Act to rewrite the hundred-year-old law governing wh  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- 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., and House Ways & Means Chairman Richard E. Neal, D-Mass., urged Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner Andrew Saul to return telework options to SSA employees amid the outbreak of COVID-19. "With the spread and concern about the COVID-19 virus, we urge you to reverse the decision to eliminate  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, March 5 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * - U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, Gov. Kate Brown and Rep. Greg Walden organize March 10 meeting to help flood-devastated residents and businesses in Eastern Oregon * * * All Oregonians hit by the recent floods that devastated Umatilla County are invited to a March 10 meeting with federal, tribal, county, city and non-profit officials who will provide information and answer community questi  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * - Funds will help restore forest affected by wildfires, improve landscape resiliency * * * Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced that the Ochoco and Wasco Forest Collaboratives have secured $1.68 million and $4.78 million in grant funding, respectively, from the Forest Service and National Resource Conservation Service. The funds will help the forests recover damage from previous w  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced the Senate passage of a bipartisan, bicameral coronavirus emergency funding bill, which will provide $8.3 billion in new funding to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak. "In the face of this public health crisis, we need good information, good science, and the right tools in the right hands to limit the virus's spread and keep people safe," said Merkley  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced the Senate passage of a bipartisan, bicameral coronavirus emergency funding bill, which will provide $8.3 billion in new funding to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak. "In the face of this public health crisis, we need good information, good science, and the right tools in the right hands to limit the virus's spread and keep people safe," said Merkley. "  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on March 5: * * * - Call comes as first case is confirmed in Indian Country, and following Congressional approval of emergency funding bill that includes $40 million in funds for Tribes, Tribal organizations and Urban Indian Health Organizations * * * Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined a bipartisan group of 25 senators in writing to Vice President Mike Pence requesting the administrati  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on March 5: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined a bipartisan group of 25 senators in writing to Vice President Mike Pence requesting the administration meaningfully engage with Native communities and Tribal leaders on their response to the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The senators sent the letter following congressional passage of a coronavirus emergency supplemental appropriations bil  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * - Oregon senators say federal fixes to Marble Creek Pass Road would improve emergency response, access to public lands in Eastern Oregon * * * U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley urged federal officials to improve emergency response and access to public lands by fixing the only accessible route through the fire-prone Baker City watershed. The Oregon senators' letter to U.S. Forest Service Chief Vi  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * - Oregon senators say federal fixes to Marble Creek Pass Road would improve emergency response, access to public lands in Eastern Oregon * * * U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley urged federal officials to improve emergency response and access to public lands by fixing the only accessible route through the fire-prone Baker City watershed. The Oregon senators' letter to U.S. Forest Service Chief Vicki  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on March 3: Oregon's U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley joined more than a dozen members of Congress to file an amicus brief with the Supreme Court urging the Justices to uphold the validity of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), the long-established law that requires callers to obtain consent before robocalling. "The TCPA remains an essential, if not more essential, piece of legislation today  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on March 3: Oregon's U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley joined more than a dozen members of Congress to file an amicus brief with the Supreme Court urging the Justices to uphold the validity of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), the long-established law that requires callers to obtain consent before robocalling. "The TCPA remains an essential, if not more essential, piece of legislation today,"   more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on March 2: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., demanded answers from the Trump administration regarding allegations that confidential information disclosed by unaccompanied migrant children to mental health professionals is being distorted and used against these children by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to pursue deportation or prolonged detention. Wyden and Warren t  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking Democratic member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news: * * * - Letter to CMS Comes After Nationwide Nursing Home Safety Survey Announced; Highlights Previous Rollback of Safety Standards and Emergency Prep by Trump Administration * * * Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and House Ways & Means Chairman Richard E. Neal, D-Mass., today sought more information from the Trump administration abo  more