WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: DC [7/24/24] This week the House advanced legislation that includes $60 million for projects to support water infrastructure in Washington County secured by Representative Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01). The funding was included in the Water Resources Development Act of 2024. The combined $60 million will support the Beaverton North Transmission Line Intertie Project and Willamette Water Supply System Improve  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024 (H.R. 8812), which authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Civil Works Program for projects to improve the nation's water infrastructure. As a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) successfully secured several provisions be  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: Yesterday, Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) voted for H.R. 8998, the Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2025, which included a $6.75 million investment in water and wastewater infrastructure projects across the district. The bill, which passed the House, also boosts funding for Wildland Fire Management (WFM) and the Wildfire Suppression Operatio  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) released the following statement after attending Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to Congress. "With Americans still being held hostage by Hamas terrorists, I appreciated hearing from Prime Minister Netanyahu today about the importance of strengthening our alliance, countering terrorism in the Middle East, and rejecting antisemitism. Earlier this yea  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: SEATTLE The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the general competition selection of the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality to receive a $197,181,796 Climate Pollution Reduction Grant(link is external). Oregon is among 25 selected applications to receive $4.3 billion in funding to implement community-driven solutions that tackle the climate crisis, reduce air pollution, advance environm  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Bipartisan legislation, negotiated by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Jon Ossoff (D-GA), and built off of Merkley's ETHICS Act, to ban Members of Congress, their spouses, and their dependents from holding, buying, or selling stocks has advanced out of committee. This is the first time a Senate Committee has marked up legislation barring stock trading by Members of  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced today he will be holding three, in-person town halls on Friday, August 2 for folks in Lincoln, Lane, and Clackamas counties. The events continue Merkley's 2024 town hall tour of Oregon, where he is holding a community conversation for each of the state's 36 counties. "I hold a town hall for every Oregon county every year because there is simply no substitute to h  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: As chair of a key Senate Appropriations subcommittee, Merkley wrote the fiscal year 2025 Interior-Environment spending bill to fund top Oregon priorities, including essential community-initiated projects across the state. Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley--as Chair of the Senate Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee--announced he secured critical investments to strengthen forest health and wildfi  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today issued the following statement after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a joint session of Congress: "I did not attend Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to Congress. "I was horrified by Hamas' horrific terrorist attack on October 7th and fully support Israel's right to go after Hamas. But how they do so matters. "Netanyahu's war   more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that Portland State University (PSU) is receiving $1,976,806 from the U.S. Department of Commerce and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) through the Sea Grant Marine Debris Challenge Competition. The federal funding will support PSU's efforts to create solutions to address microplastics from coastal tourism, a critical i  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: As an unprecedented number of devastating wildfires burn across the state this July, Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden sent an urgent letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Interior Secretary Deb Haaland calling for more firefighting resources to respond to the growing wildfire crisis. Federal land management agencies are currently providing critical resources in Oregon, but as needs  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today issued the following statement after President Joe Biden announced he will not seek a second term: "No president in my lifetime has done more than Joe Biden. He's achieved historic successes in investments in American manufacturing, renewable energy, and infrastructure, strengthened our security, and repaired relationships around the world. "Throughout decades of pub  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, and Washington's U.S. Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell today sent a letter urging the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) to make a careful, deliberate decision about which power market to join. Currently, the BPA is considering joining one of two electricity markets: the California Independent System Operator (CAISO)'s Extended Day-Ahead Market (ED  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Washington, issued the following news release on July 26, 2024: * * * Initial round of funding will go towards planning, analysis, design, community engagement * * * Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) announced that the Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Association (PNWH2) has been awarded $27.5 million in initial federal investment. The hub is a collective of private sector, government, academic, research, and philanthropic entities across Washi  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: "The day we first set foot on the moon was indeed a giant leap for humankind. The lunar landing inspired generations of Americans to pursue careers in STEM, boosting our economy and cementing our nation's position as a pioneer in spaceflight," said Rep. Salinas. "As a member of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, I am proud to introduce this resolution celebrating that critical moment in hi  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: "Improving soil health will be critical for the long-term success of small family farms across Oregon," said Rep. Salinas. "This grant funding will be used to partner with local hazelnut growers and demonstrate the many benefits of good soil management. It also goes hand-in-hand with legislation I've introduced that would invest in soil health education and reward growers who adopt healthy soil practices. A  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on the support for tax court nominees, on July 24, 2024: * * * I come to the floor today to once again voice my strong support for the nominations of Adam Landy and Kashi Way to serve as judges of the United States Tax Court. The Senate will be voting on their nominations soon. Mr. Way's in just a few minutes, and Mr. Landy's later this afternoon. The U.S. Tax Court is th  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on July 25, 2024: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., continued his investigation of swiss banks abetting tax evasion by U.S. citizens today with a letter to the CEO of UBS Group AG seeking records and information on accounts belonging to a U.S. citizen named Douglas Edelman, who was recently indicted for tax evasion on more than $350 million in income made   more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on the approval of U.S. tax court nominees, on July 25, 2024: * * * The Finance Committee meets this morning to vote on three nominations. Jeffrey Arbeit, Cathy Fung, and Benjamin Guider are all nominated to serve as judges of the United States Tax Court. I'll have brief remarks on each nominee before I turn it over to Senator Crapo. The tax court is an essential feature   more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and five senators today introduced a bill to apply criminal penalties to rogue insurance brokers who are changing Americans' Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace plans without their knowledge or consent, and take other steps to strengthen consumer health insurance protections. "Predatory health insurance brokers are ste  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: The federal funds will be directed to the University of Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley with U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici, Andrea Salinas and Val Hoyle today announced $2 million in federal funds for soil health programs on Oregon farms made available through the Inflation Reduction Act. "Oregon is great at both growing things and adding value to them, but we need to make sure we do bot  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Val Hoyle today announced $16.6 million in federal funds for Oregon habitat restoration and coastal resilience projects made available through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act. "Salmon, fishing and our beautiful outdoors are all central to Oregon's economy and identity," Wyden said. "This funding is exactly what I fought  more