WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's entire congressional delegation, including Reps. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Cliff Bentz, Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici, Val Hoyle, Andrea Salinas, and Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, are urging President Biden to grant the governor's request for Oregon to receive a major disaster declaration in response to record-setting wildfires that burned about three times the average acreage this year. "  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: The Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022 included bipartisan language from U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee, and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Chairman of the Senate EPW Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight, directing the U.S  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden and U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded $956,333 for a project to rehabilitate Villa Del Sol, a multifamily affordable housing complex in McMinnville that serves farmworkers and their families. "Making sure families have access to safe and affordable housing in the communities where they wo  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Val Hoyle, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, announced $29,751,615 in federal funding for the Pacific Coast Intermodal Port (PCIP) Coos Bay Rail Line (CBRL) Upgrades Planning Project. The investment comes from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Consolidated Rail and Infrastructure Safety Improvements (CRISI) grant program. "Today's award makes long overdue  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Citing severe damages to Central and Eastern Oregon, state lawmakers' letter asks President Biden: "to swiftly provide the federal resources for our communities to recover and rebuild." Oregon's entire congressional delegation today urged President Biden to grant Governor Kotek's request that Oregon receive a major disaster declaration in response to record-setting wildfires that burned about three times th  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Oct. 22, 2024: CORVALLIS, OR - On Monday, U.S. Representative Val Hoyle toured the 2 Towns Ciderhouse production facility in Corvallis and announced her support for U.S. Representative Earl Blumenauer's Bubble Tax Modernization Act of 2024. This bill will provide tax and carbonation parity for craft cider producers, simplify the tax code, and make craft producers more competitive within the industry at large  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2024: Today, U.S. Representative Val Hoyle, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, announced $29,751,615 in federal funding for the Pacific Coast Intermodal Port (PCIP) Coos Bay Rail Line (CBRL) Upgrades Planning Project. The investment comes from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Consolidated Rail and Infrastructure Safety Improvements (CRISI) grant program. "Today's award make  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2024: Today, U.S. Representative Val Hoyle, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, announced $29,751,615 in federal funding for the Pacific Coast Intermodal Port (PCIP) Coos Bay Rail Line (CBRL) Upgrades Planning Project. The investment comes from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Consolidated Rail and Infrastructure Safety Improvements (CRISI) grant program. "Today's award make  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Val Hoyle and U.S. Senator Ron Wyden and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, announced $25,018,750 in federal funding for the Pacific Coast Intermodal Port (PCIP) Terminal Planning Project. The investment comes from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Nationally Significant Multimodal Freight and Highways Projects (INFRA) grant program. "I am thrilled today that the U.S. Department of Tra  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2024: Oregon's entire congressional delegation today urged President Biden to grant Governor Kotek's request that Oregon receive a major disaster declaration in response to record-setting wildfires that burned about three times the average acreage this year. "The 2024 wildfire season has been one of the most devastating and costly fire seasons on record," U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley as well  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: "Despite being the backbone of our agricultural economy, many farmworkers still can't afford to feed their families or put a roof over their heads. As the daughter of a former farmworker, I'm committed to changing that reality which is why I am so proud to announce this federal funding for Community Home Builders in Yamhill County," said Rep. Salinas. "These dollars will be used to deliver safe, affordable   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said today he has joined Senate and House colleagues to urge the Department of Justice to act against major tax preparation companies illegally sharing protected and sensitive taxpayer information with Big Tech firms. "We write to urge you to investigate and prosecute the criminal behavior of major tax preparation companies identified in our investigation and confirmed by the Treasury In  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said today he is among the co-leaders of an amicus brief from 259 Members of Congress submitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Moyle v. United States and Idaho v. United States, two consolidated cases concerning the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act under consideration by the en banc Ninth Circuit. This federal law known as EMTALA requires   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said today he has joined with Senators Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Bob Casey, D-Pa. to press McDonald's for more information on the company's pricing decisions as fast food prices continue to increase, outpacing inflation and squeezing customers. "While McDonald's is not the only fast food restaurant that has increased prices significantly in recent years, it  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's entire congressional delegation today urged President Biden to grant Governor Kotek's request that Oregon receive a major disaster declaration in response to record-setting wildfires that burned about three times the average acreage this year. "The 2024 wildfire season has been one of the most devastating and costly fire seasons on record," U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley as well as U.S. Reps. Ea  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 21, 2024: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today hailed the announcement of a proposed rule from the Biden-Harris administration that would expand access and lower costs for contraception for Americans with private health insurance. "As Trump and his radical Republican allies restrict women's reproductive health care, today's action by the Biden-  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2024: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-M.D.) called today on Attorney General Merrick Garland to appoint a special counsel to investigate possible violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) by Jared Kushner, son-in-law and former senior White House  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Oct. 21, 2024: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced a federal loan of $2.8 million for Clear Creek Communications to expand high-speed internet access to households, businesses and farms in Clackamas County. "It is more important now than ever to have reliable access to the internet, especially for rural Oregonians who need access to emergency services, telehealth appointments, school rese  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2024: U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that five rural Oregon conservation projects have secured a total of more than $95 million in federal investment to help farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners adopt and expand strategies that enhance natural resources while tackling the climate crisis. . "These significant federal investments add up to huge benefits for Oregonians working  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: The USDA ReConnect Loan will benefit residents of Clackamas County Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced a federal loan of $2.8 million for Clear Creek Communications to expand high-speed internet access to households, businesses and farms in Clackamas County. "It is more important now than ever to have reliable access to the internet, especially for rural Oregonians who need access to emergen  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that five rural Oregon conservation projects have secured a total of more than $95 million in federal investment to help farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners adopt and expand strategies that enhance natural resources while tackling the climate crisis. . "These significant federal investments add up to huge benefits for Oregonians working to achieve a more   more