WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Oregon, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2023: Today, Congressman Cliff Bentz (R-Ore.) announced that he is leading a coalition of Congressmen and Senators in filing an amicus brief with the Supreme Court, urging the Court to hear two important and critical cases challenging the President's misuse of the Antiquities Act to establish National Monuments. These cases, American Forest Resource Council v. United States of America and Murphy Com  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 --Sen. Laphonza Butler, D-California, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2023: Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley--along with U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Cory Booker (D-NJ)--led 45 Senators in a letter to Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Patty Murray (D-WA) and Vice Chair Susan Collins (R-ME) urging them to reject any new poison pill policy riders in the fiscal year 2024 appropriations bills, including the anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-abortion polic  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) recently joined her colleagues in the Problem Solvers Caucus to endorse H.R. 2722, the Providing Child Care for Police Officers Act. The bipartisan legislation seeks to combat the recent rise in law enforcement resignations and retirements by addressing the need for reliable child care. Law enforcement officers often work nontraditional hours, and acc  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senators Mike Crapo, Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) and Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) applaud Senate passage of bipartisan legislation designating U.S. Highway 20 between Newport, Oregon, and New England as the "National Medal of Honor Highway." "The Medal of Honor represents the determination and courage of those who acted far beyond the call of duty," said Crapo. "I look forward to the enactment of la  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines applauded Senate passage of his bipartisan legislation designating U.S. Highway 20 between Oregon and New England, including part of Montana, as the "National Medal of Honor Highway." "As the son of a United States Marine, I know that it's our duty to honor our brave servicemen and women as they selflessly defend the freedoms we hold dear," said Daines. "The National   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2023: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today invited an attorney for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to clarify his remarks regarding a $267,000 loan the justice received from a wealthy businessman. Both the businessman and documents reviewed by Finance Committee Staff indicated Justice Thomas did not repay the loan in full, raising ques  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: As a small business owner, a former mayor, and a mother of twin daughters, I understand how federal policies can have a significant - and sometimes unintended - impact on our communities and on our families. I've been working hard to put my experience to work by advancing pragmatic legislation that supports businesses and workers, spurs job creation, and drives economic growth in Oregon. From 2020 to   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee and one of the Senate's leading voices on climate, released the following statement on the Biden administration's new hydrogen rules: "I applaud the Biden administration for taking this important step to ensure that we develop a truly clean hydrogen industry. Hydrogen has the potential to be a key pa  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley--along with U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Cory Booker (D-NJ)--led 45 Senators in a letter to Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Patty Murray (D-WA) and Vice Chair Susan Collins (R-ME) urging them to reject any new poison pill policy riders in the fiscal year 2024 appropriations bills, including the anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-abortion policy pr  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today a total of $13 million from the U.S. Department of the Interior will benefit five Oregon projects intended to protect and conserve aquatic ecosystems and habitats around the state. These projects will use the critical funding made available through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to upgrade fish passages, restore endangered  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: Senator Murray Statement on Findings of Murray-Inslee Joint Federal-State Process Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on the agreement reached between the Federal Government and the Six Sovereigns--the states of Washington and Oregon, and the Nez Perce Tribe, Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Na  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2023: Yesterday, U.S. Representative Val Hoyle's (OR-04) bill to restore fairness for the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians (Siletz) passed in the U.S. Senate with Senator Jeff Merkley as the Senate lead. H.R. 2839 will now be presented to President Biden, who is expected to sign it into law. The legislation will provide a pathway for the Siletz and the State of Oregon to change a discriminatory p  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - Yesterday, U.S. Representative Val Hoyle's (OR-04) bill to restore fairness for the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians (Siletz) passed in the U.S. Senate with Senator Jeff Merkley as the Senate lead. H.R. 2839 will now be presented to President Biden, who is expected to sign it into law. The legislation will provide a pathway for the Siletz and the State of Oregon to change a discriminator  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2023: Today, U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06) announced her legislation with U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) to amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act, which restores the right to pursue land claims and compensation for the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, has cleared both chambers of Congress. The legislation now heads to President Biden to be signed into law. The bill was first  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2023: On Wednesday, December 20, U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06) joined U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), along with U.S. Representative Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), on a bipartisan letter urging the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to provide more access to federal resources for community healthcare centers. "Federally Qualified Health Center  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following floor statement on Dec. 18, 2023, in support of Martin O'Malley to be Social Security commissioner: * * * Madam President, I rise to support the nomination of Martin O'Malley to be the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration. Americans may see the job title of "Social Security Commissioner" and ask themselves, "what does the commissioner do? I paid into Social Security f  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement at a hearing on Dec. 5, 2023, entitled "Drug Shortages: Examining Supply Challenges, Impacts, and Policy Solutions from a Federal Health Program Perspective": * * * This morning the Finance Committee gathers to discuss the drug shortages that are harming Americans in communities around the country. In America today, if you receive a cancer diagnosis, chances are scientists   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: ***VIDEO of floor speech HERE*** Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, spoke on the Senate floor about $600 million in federal funding she announced late last week to replace the aging I-5 Bridge connecting Vancouver, Washington and Portland, Oregon. The funding for the Interstate Bridge Replacement (IBR) Program--the organization tasked  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley--along with U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Cory Booker (D-NJ)--led 45 Senators in a letter to Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Patty Murray (D-WA) and Vice Chair Susan Collins (R-ME) urging them to reject any new poison pill policy riders in the fiscal year 2024 appropriations bills, including the anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-abortion policy provisions that Hous  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Portland - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today announced he will begin his 2024 town hall schedule with seven in-person town halls the first week of January in Jefferson, Sherman, Morrow, Umatilla, Union, Baker and Malheur counties. Heading into these initial town halls of the new year, Wyden has held a total of 1,065 town halls throughout Oregon in fulfillment of his pledge to hold at least one town hall each year i  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today urged the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to block the proposed Kroger and Albertsons merger due to potential negative effects on consumers in Oregon and nationwide. "Specifically, I am concerned that the proposed merger, if approved, will result in fewer pharmacy options for Oregonians, fewer economic opportunities for Oregon's small farmers, and harm to Oregon's   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Mike Crapo, R-Idaho today applauded Senate passage of their bipartisan legislation designating U.S. Highway 20 between Newport, Ore. and New England as the "National Medal of Honor Highway." "It's an honor to have worked closely with veterans in Oregon and nationwide in the grassroots movement to designate our country's longest continuous highway, stretchi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced a $2.2 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Rural Postsecondary and Economic Development Program for Chemeketa Community College. "Students of all backgrounds deserve a fair shot at a solid education," Wyden said. "This funding is the perfect example of how to expand opportunities for folks in rural Oregon and  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Oregon U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici and Andrea Salinas, joined bipartisan colleagues today to urge the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to provide more access to federal resources for community healthcare centers. Currently, there are 136 Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Look-Alikes in Oregon and across   more