WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: The FEND Off Fentanyl Act, a bipartisan proposal that Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) helped introduce last year, was signed into law by President Biden today. The legislation, sponsored by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (TX-10), seeks to combat the fentanyl crisis by targeting the illicit drug's global supply chain. More specifically, the proposal would strengthen current la  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01), joined by Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Delia Ramirez (IL-03), Maxwell Frost (FL-10), Ilhan Omar (MN-05) and several housing advocates, hosted a press conference in front of the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court is slated to hear oral arguments in Grants Pass v. Johnson, a critical case that will decide whether cities are allowed to jail, ticket, or fine people  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) joined members of the Oregon congressional delegation, including Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, and Reps. Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici, Val Hoyle, Andrea Salinas, and Cliff Bentz to call for a renewed, long-term commitment to the Western Oregon Operation Plan (WOOP). In a letter to U.S. Department of Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and Bureau of Land Management   more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) voted in favor of several proposals to support democratic allies of the United States, including Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan. The bills were similar to the foreign aid laid out in the Defending Borders, Defending Democracies Act, a bipartisan effort Chavez-DeRemer has helped lead since February. In addition to providing critical military assistance, one of the b  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following statement on April 20, 2024: * * * "Today, I voted for 3 foreign aid packages that support the United States' role and responsibility to protect our national security and assist our allies. "These bills are a critical step in the right direction to address the immediate and long-term security and humanitarian needs of Ukraine, our Indo-Pacific allies, the Palestinian peopleandIsrael. "Our aid to Ukraine is essential to he  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following statement on April 20, 2024: * * * "Today I voted against H.R.8038, the 21st Century Peace through Strength Act due to its inclusion of provisions that could result in an effective ban of the social media app TikTok. "As a member of Congress, I cannot cherry-pick the parts of a bill I wish to support when voting on final passage. Let me be clear: I strongly support several national security provisions that have been includ  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Val Hoyle today led U.S. Senator Ron Wyden and U.S. Representatives Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici, Andrea Salinas, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, and Cliff Bentz in a letter to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director Tracy Stone-Manning calling for a renewed long-term commitment to the Western Oregon Operating Plan (WOOP  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Val Hoyle today led U.S. Senator Ron Wyden and U.S. Representatives Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici, Andrea Salinas, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, and Cliff Bentz in a letter to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director Tracy Stone-Manning calling for a renewed long-term commitment to the Western Oregon Opera  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced the introduction of the Oregon Research Bounty Act, legislation to authorize funding for 11 research projects that benefit Oregon's agriculture and forest product sectors. As the former top Democrat on the Appropriations subcommittee that writes our nation's agriculture funding bill, Merkley used his position to create and fund several of the   more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced the introduction of the Oregon Research Bounty Act, legislation to authorize funding for 11 research projects that benefit Oregon's agriculture and forest product sectors. As the former top Democrat on the Appropriations subcommittee that writes our nation's agriculture funding bill, Merkley used his position to create and fund several of the pro  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement regarding his position on the U.S. Senate's national security supplemental funding bill: "This bill has multiple important elements I strongly support, including providing critical aid to Ukraine in the face of Vladimir Putin's unprovoked invasion. Ukraine is a democratic republic defending itself against an invading authoritarian dict  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Val Hoyle today led U.S. Senator Ron Wyden and U.S. Representatives Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici, Andrea Salinas, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, and Cliff Bentz in a letter to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director Tracy Stone-Manning calling for a renewed long-term commitment to the Western Oregon Operating Plan (  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: Congressman Cliff Bentz (OR-02) has announced that on May 3rd in Minnesota, the Congressional Subcommittee of Natural Resources on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries will convene a field hearing addressing the growing harm being done by the gray wolf to elk, deer, moose, farmers, ranchers, and outdoorsmen. This hearing will provide a platform for expert testimony on the multifaceted implications of the gray wolf  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Kevin Kiley, R-California, issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: Today, Representative Kevin Kiley (R-CA) attended oral arguments in the case of City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Gloria Johnson at the Supreme Court. Kiley led an amicus brief, joined by several other Members of the House, asking the Court to reverse the 9th Circuit decision. "Homelessness in California is a crisis and a tragedy. But today can be a new day. I filed a brief asking the Supr  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06) issued the following statement after voting to send additional security assistance to our allies in Ukraine, Israel, and the Indo-Pacific region: "In the face of unprecedented attacks on democracy around the globe, I proudly voted to send additional security assistance to our allies in Ukraine, Israel, and the Indo-Pacific region. The United States has a d  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released the following statement today on the final rule announced by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to modify the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule to strengthen reproductive health care privacy: "I commend the Biden-Harris administration for pulling out al  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on April 24, 2024: * * * Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued a statement after the Biden administration finalized several rules aimed at improving health care for Americans in nursing homes, those receiving home and community-based services (HCBS) through Medicaid, as well as updates to Medicaid managed care to strengthen health services covered   more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: As more and more Oregonians grow dissatisfied with the United States Postal Service for its price hikes coupled with inefficiency under Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden joined his Senate colleagues in pushing for change to protect the jobs, businesses, and Americans who rely on the service. In a letter to the USPS Board of Governors, the senators noted DeJoy's tenure has produced higher   more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore. today joined U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., and colleagues in a letter to NCTA - The Internet & Television Association, and the CTIA, urging their member companies to ensure their Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) subscribers receive the full $30 benefit in May. The Federal Communications Commission recently announced it only has enough funding to provide ACP subscribers   more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Following a new report about how shambolic cybersecurity practices by a federal technology contractor enabled a massive hack of the U.S. government systems, Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released draft legislation today to set mandatory cybersecurity standards, save taxpayers money, and break the anti-competitive lock-in effect caused by proprietary, walled-garden software. Multiple disastrous hacks of U.S. gove  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today applauded the passage of legislation to provide Ukraine, Israel, and America's Indo-Pacific partners with $95 billion in security assistance to support their national defense, including $9.15 billion in lifesaving humanitarian aid, and to stem the flow of fentanyl into the United States. "It is shameful that House Republicans slow-walked vital aid to America's allies and partn  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today led Senate colleagues in encouraging federal officials to prioritize a Forest Service amendment that would update the management of old-growth forests, and incorporate modern science and historic Indigenous practices that would protect forests from the effects of climate change, including wildfires and biodiversity loss. With more than two centuries of logging, over a century   more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) said today that he and U.S. Sens. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) have introduced two bills that would bolster the nation's power grid by improving data and models to better understand and predict electric reliability. More granular data is needed to better understand weather impacts on energy resources and demands, especially as extreme weather events exacerba  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., today issued the following statement after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to approve its rule reclassifying broadband as a telecommunications service under Title II of the Communications Act and reinstating net neutrality protections: "Net neutrality is simple; it's about nondiscrimination. Net neutrality ensures that anyone can use   more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week announced that Oregon will receive more than $6.9 million in federal funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act to support coastal ecosystem restoration and resilience. "The worsening damage from the climate crisis slams our coastal communities with ecosystems absorbing some of the harshest effects such as rising sea levels," W  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week announced that Oregon will receive more than $6.9 million in federal funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act to support coastal ecosystem restoration and resilience. "The worsening damage from the climate crisis slams our coastal communities with ecosystems absorbing some of the harshest effects such as rising sea levels," Wyde  more