WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Booker, Blumenthal, Bonamici, Lee Urge DOE, OCR to Rescind Guidance on Inclusive Classrooms WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), along with U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-01) and Summer Lee (D-PA-12), led colleagues in writing a letter to Secretary of Education Linda McMahon and Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Craig Tra  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Oregon, issued the following news release on April 7, 2025: * * * Congressman Bentz Holds Community Leader and Agency Coordination Roundtable BURNS, OR-- Thank you to the community leaders, local Harney County officials, State Senator Mike McLane, State Rep. Mark Owens (Represented by his Chief of Staff), state agency representatives, and federal agency officials, for joining me and my staff at yesterday's Community Leader and Agency Coordination Rou  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on April 10, 2025: * * * Congresswoman Bynum Blasts Bill to Increase Overdraft Fees Washington, DC - Today, ahead of voting against the bill, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) spoke in opposition to S.J.Res.18 - a bill that would overturn the $5 cap on overdraft fees for big banks and allow these banks to charge consumers $35 in overdraft fees. She emphasized that she would not vote to raise costs and th  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on April 10, 2025: * * * Congresswoman Bynum Rejects Bill to Disenfranchise Voters Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) released the following statement after voting against H.R. 22, the SAVE Act, which would make it harder for millions of Americans to vote. Rep. Bynum offered an amendment to the SAVE Act to address the additional barriers to voting created by the bill, but it was r  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on April 10, 2025: * * * Congresswoman Bynum Rejects Budget Proposal That Harms Oregon Families Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) released the following statement after voting against the Senate amended version of the Budget Proposal. In February, she also voted against H.Con.Res.14, the House Budget Proposal. "This is once again a trash budget that hurts Oregonians and I'm voti  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Salinas on Republican Budget: "A Gift to Billionaires at the Expense of Hardworking Families" Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) issued the following statement after voting against the Republican budget bill that would cut health care, food assistance, and other critical benefits to give $7 trillion in tax breaks to billionaires: "Any way you square it, thi  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * CURTIS, MERKLEY INTRODUCE BILL TO ADDRESS MONEY LAUNDERING, SANCTIONS VIOLATIONS IN HONG KONG Legislation mandates executive review of Hong Kong's role in supporting illicit financing and sanctions evasion by U.S. adversaries like Iran and Russia Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators John Curtis (R-UT) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) today introduced the Stop Corrupt Communist Party (CCP) Money Laundering Act, b  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on April 8, 2025: * * * Dexter Leads 130 Democrats Demanding VA Protect Abortion Access for Veterans WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03), House Veterans Affairs Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Julia Brownley (CA-26) and Congresswoman Kelly Morrison, M.D. (MN-03) led 130 House Democrats in demanding the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) protect access to reproductive hea  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Dexter, Bonamici Lead Fight Against Republican Cuts to Medicaid Representatives offered an amendment to sweeping GOP budget blueprint to protect Medicaid from being used to finance tax cuts for the ultrawealthy WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Today Congresswomen Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03) and Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) introduced an amendment to prevent cuts to Medicaid from financing tax cuts for the ultraw  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on April 10, 2025: * * * Dexter, Bonamici Lead Fight Against Republican Cuts to Medicaid Representatives offered an amendment to sweeping GOP budget blueprint to protect Medicaid from being used to finance tax cuts for the ultrawealthy. WASHINGTON, D.C.--Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03) voted against the GOP budget blueprint. The vote comes after Dexter and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on April 7, 2025: * * * Following Visit to Redmond Food Service Facility, Bynum Leads Letter Demanding USDA Reverse Funding Freeze Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) led the bicameral, Democratic Oregon Congressional delegation in sending a letter to the Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke Rollins, strongly condemning the administration's payment freeze to a set of food assistance prog  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on April 9, 2025: * * * GAO Raises Concern Over OMB's Actions to Remove Budget Data Website Merkley and Boyle Called on OMB to Immediately Restore the Website Last Month WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, and Congressman Brendan Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee,   more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyle, Jayapal, Khanna Demand Answers Over Unauthorized Military Strikes in Yemen by Trump Administration For Immediate Release: April 9, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Representatives Val Hoyle (OR-04), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), and Ro Khanna (CA-17), are expressing major concerns over the lack of Congressional approval for U.S. military strikes in Yemen. "The U.S. Constitution is clear: Congress hold  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on April 10, 2025: * * * In Open Letter to the American Public, Senate Democrats Warn Against Republican Cuts to Health Care to Pay for Tax Handouts for Billionaires As Republicans Consider Budget Measure to Fast Track Health Care Cuts, Democrats Urge Americans to Stand Up and Speak Out Washington, D.C. - Senate Democrats sent an open letter to the American publ  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * In Open Letter to the American Public, Wyden, Merkley, Senate Democrats Warn Against Republican Cuts to Health Care to Pay for Tax Handouts for Billionaires As Republicans Consider Budget Measure to Fast Track Health Care Cuts, Democrats Urge Americans to Stand Up and Speak Out Text of the Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. - Senate Democrats sent an open letter to the American public today, warning f  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on April 7, 2025: * * * Merkley Demands OMB Turn Over All Documents Relating to Agencies' Plans to Fire More Federal Workers WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, demanded that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) turn over all documents from agencies and departments in response to large-s  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden Get Behind Legislation to Strengthen Rights of Public Sector Workers to Join Unions, Bargain Collectively Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined colleagues to reintroduce the Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act, bicameral legislation to guarantee the right of public sector employees to organize, act concertedly, and bargain collectively in states  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden Reintroduce Legislation to Guarantee Legal Representation for Unaccompanied Children in Immigration Proceedings Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined colleagues in reintroducing the Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2025, legislation to provide unaccompanied children with legal representation in court when they appear in proceedings before an immigr  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden Reintroduce Legislation to Guarantee Legal Representation for Unaccompanied Children in Immigration Proceedings Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined colleagues in reintroducing the Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2025, legislation to provide unaccompanied children with legal representation in court when they appear in proceedings before an immigrati  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on April 10, 2025: * * * Merkley: House Republicans Are Betraying Middle-Class Families by Advancing Senate Republicans' Budget Resolution WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the below statement following House Republicans' vote to advance Senate Republicans' budget resolution. "Af  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on April 10, 2025: * * * New CBO Analysis Shows Republicans' Tax Giveaways Add $52 Trillion to National Debt Over 30 Years Merkley Requested New CBO Estimate That Shows Republican Budget Proposal Adds Trillions More to National Debt Than Previously Projected WASHINGTON, D.C. - At the request of U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Bud  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Oregon Delegation Demands Immediate Restoration of Critical FEMA Program Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley led his Democratic colleagues in the Oregon delegation--Senator Ron Wyden and U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), and Janelle Bynum (OR-05)--in calling for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Oregon Delegation Demands Immediate Restoration of Critical FEMA Program Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley led his Democratic colleagues in the Oregon delegation--Senator Ron Wyden and U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), and Janelle Bynum (OR-05)--in calling for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Oregon Delegation Demands Immediate Restoration of Critical FEMA Program Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley led his Democratic colleagues in the Oregon delegation--Senator Ron Wyden and U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), and Janelle Bynum (OR-05)--in calling for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) t  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Oregon Delegation Demands Immediate Restoration of Critical FEMA Program WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley led his Democratic colleagues in the Oregon delegation--Senator Ron Wyden and U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), and Janelle Bynum (OR-05)--in calling for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) t  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Oregon Delegation Denounces Trump Administration's Attacks on Humanities Funding Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today led his Democratic colleagues in the Oregon delegation--Senator Ron Wyden and U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), and Janelle Bynum (OR-05)--in slamming federal funding cuts at the National Endo  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Oregon Delegation Denounces Trump Administration's Attacks on Humanities Funding Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today led his Democratic colleagues in the Oregon delegation--Senator Ron Wyden and U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), and Janelle Bynum (OR-05)--in slamming federal funding cuts at the National Endowme  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Oregon Delegation Urges Reversal of Cuts, Planned Layoffs at Social Security That Hurt State's Seniors Letter from Wyden, Merkley, Bonamici, Hoyle, Salinas, Bynum, Dexter cites disastrous decisions in Social Security field offices in Warrenton, La Grande and The Dalles Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today led his Democratic colleagues in the Oregon delegation - Senator Jeff Merkley and U.  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Oregon Delegation Urges Reversal of Cuts, Planned Layoffs at Social Security That Hurt State's Seniors Letter from Wyden, Merkley, Bonamici, Hoyle, Salinas, Bynum, Dexter cites disastrous decisions in Social Security field offices in Warrenton, La Grande and The Dalles Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today led his Democratic colleagues in the Oregon delegation - Senator Jeff Merkley an  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Oregon Delegation Urges Reversal of Cuts, Planned Layoffs at Social Security That Hurt State's Seniors Letter from Wyden, Merkley, Bonamici, Hoyle, Salinas, Bynum, Dexter Cites Disastrous Decisions in Social Security field offices in Warrenton, La Grande and The Dalles Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today led his Democratic colleagues in the Oregon delegation - Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S.   more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on April 8, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, as someone who has dedicated years of my career to education striving to create a better future for children, I find it disturbing and ironic that my colleagues in the majority pass bills that they say are to protect students but, in fact, do nothing to address the real challenges children are facing in schools today. The   more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following floor remarks on April 10, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong opposition to the SAVE Act. This bill will make it more difficult to register to vote, and it will prevent millions of American citizens, including married women who change their name and rural Americans, from exercising the  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on April 7, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, this administration is taking money out of people's pockets and robbing the middle class of their earnings, and I am fighting back. I am fighting for the food bank in Redmond that can't offer meat in its meals because of funding cuts. I am fighting for the seniors across my district that are watching their life savings evapor  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following floor remarks on April 10, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, today, House Republicans betrayed their mothers, their sisters, their daughters, and every woman in their life. The so-called SAVE Act is an anti-woman, anti-democracy, voter suppression bill cloaked in lies about election integrity. With this vote,  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Hoyle Introduces Vote at Home Act to Improve Americans' Access to the Ballot Box Introduction comes as House Republicans bring forward the SAVE Act, which threatens to jeopardize millions of Americans' ability to vote For Immediate Release: April 10, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04) introduced the Vote at Home Act to provide a new path forward on voting that makes  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Hoyle to Join Senator Merkley for Townhalls in Curry, Coos, Douglas Counties For Immediate Release: April 8, 2025 WASHINGTON D.C. - Today, Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04) announced she will join U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley for townhalls in Curry, Coos, and Douglas Counties on April 15, 2025. Senator Merkley and Representative Hoyle will start the day with a townhall in Brookings, Oregon, at 10 AM,   more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Salinas, Mann Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Address Addiction Crisis, Support Individuals in Recovery Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Representatives Andrea Salinas (OR-06) and Tracey Mann (KS-01) reintroduced the bipartisan, bicameral Providing Empathetic and Effective Recovery (PEER) Support Act, legislation that would expand access to peer-to-peer support services for those struggling with mental h  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Salinas, Pettersen, Beyer, Tonko, Trahan Lead 29 Members Calling on Secretary Kennedy to Halt Dismantling of SAMHSA Amid Opioid and Mental Health Crises Washington, DC - On Monday, April 7, U.S. Representatives Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), Don Beyer (VA-08), Paul Tonko (NY-20), and Lori Trahan (MA-03) led 29 of their colleagues in calling on Health and Human Services (HHS) Sec  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Salinas, Pingree, Tokuda, Wyden Lead Colleagues in Slamming Trump Administration for Censoring Agricultural Research Crucial to Rural Communities Washington, DC -- Today, U.S. Representatives Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Chellie Pingree (ME-01), and Jill Tokuda (HI-02), along with U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), warned the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) that Donald Trump's politically mot  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following floor remarks on April 9, 2025: * * * Mr. President, I must object to the Senate proceeding to the nomination of Sean Plankey of Pennsylvania, to be Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Department of Homeland Security. Since July 2022, I have repeatedly urged CISA to release an important, unclassified report by independent cybersecurity experts that the Agency commissioned, titled "U.S.   more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following remarks on April 10, 2025: * * * Wyden Blasts Trump Tariff Chaos and Billionaire Handouts in Hearing on Trade and Tax Nominees As Prepared for Delivery Joining the Finance Committee this morning are William Kimmitt, the nominee for Commerce under secretary for international trade, and Kenneth Kies, the nominee for assistant Treasury secretary for tax policy. They'll make up   more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Co-Sponsors Bills Aimed at Protecting Communities from Gun Violence Legislation would save lives while safeguarding Americans' constitutional right to own firearms Washington D.C.-- U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today announced he is co-sponsoring two bills that would protect schools and communities from mass gun violence while underscoring Americans' constitutional right to own firearms for legitimate  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Places Hold on Top Cybersecurity Nominee to Force Release of Important Details on Security Threats to US Phone Networks CISA Has Ignored Multiple Requests to Release Vital Information; Following China's Salt Typhoon Hack of US Networks, Americans Deserve To See Unclassified Report Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today placed a hold on the nomination of Sean Plankey to serve as   more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on April 10, 2025: * * * Wyden Statement on Social Security Using Death Master List to Revoke Social Security Numbers Washington, D.C. -- Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement after news reports indicate the Trump Administration is planning to use Social Security to "terminate the financial lives" of certa  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on April 9, 2025: * * * Wyden Statement on Trump Tariff Announcement Washington, D.C. -- Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today slammed Donald Trump for prolonging the chaos and pain he is inflicting on families and small businesses with his senseless global tariffs. Trump announced a 90-day delay of some of the tariffs in a Truth Social  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Statement on Trump Weaponizing IRS and Violating Taxpayer Privacy Laws Washington, D.C. -- Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued the following statement today on new reports that the Trump administration and Elon Musk are attempting to violate taxpayer privacy laws to sweep up the records of millions of immigrant taxpayers   more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on April 8, 2025, at a hearing on President Trump's global trade agenda: * * * Wyden's Statement at the Finance Hearing on Trump's Global Trade Agenda As Prepared for Delivery Today's hearing on the president's trade agenda begins with Americans' retirement funds, investors and our economy in purgatory, thanks to Donald Trump's plan to hike tariffs to levels not see  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Bonamici, Salinas Join Colleagues Demanding McMahon Reverse Abrupt Policy Change Halting Funding for Schools Nationwide Lawmakers press Trump's Department of Education about its abrupt halt of funding for state governments and school districts that adds an unnecessary hurdle to reimbursement and will harm students following the pandemic. Washington D.C.-- U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., w  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Bonamici, Salinas Join Colleagues Demanding McMahon Reverse Abrupt Policy Change Halting Funding for Schools Nationwide Lawmakers press Trump's Department of Education about its abrupt halt of funding for state governments and school districts that adds an unnecessary hurdle to reimbursement and will harm students following the pandemic. Washington D.C.-- U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., with U.S  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on April 9, 2025: * * * Wyden, Cortez Masto, Warren, Padilla Seek Watchdog Investigation of Potential Trump Admin. Violations of Taxpayer Privacy Laws New Request for Investigation Comes as Treasury Secretary Agrees to Leak Millions of Protected Records to DHS, Multiple Senior IRS Officials Announce Intent to Leave Agency Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Commit  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Press VA to Answer Questions About Abrupt Closure of Eastern Oregon Clinic Senators: Shadowy shutdown of Wallowa County VA Clinic in Enterprise is "unacceptable" for quality and accessible veterans care Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today demanded the Department of Veterans Affairs answer questions by April 15 about the sudden closure of the Wallowa County VA  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Slam OPM for Failing to Provide Health Care Benefits to Reinstated Federal Workers Senators: "This situation is not only unjust but represents a fundamental failure to uphold the obligations owed to the dedicated public servants who serve their country with integrity." Washington D.C.-- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today demanded the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OP  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Slam OPM for Failing to Provide Health Care Benefits to Reinstated Federal Workers Senators: "This situation is not only unjust but represents a fundamental failure to uphold the obligations owed to the dedicated public servants who serve their country with integrity." Washington D.C.-- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today demanded the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM)   more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on April 8, 2025: * * * Wyden, Paul, Schumer and Kaine Release Bipartisan Resolution to Repeal Global Tariffs and Restore Congressional Authority Over Trade Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., released a resolution today that would repeal Donald Trump's global tariffs, along with Senate Minority   more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Paul, Schumer, Kaine, Shaheen, Welch and Warren Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Repeal Global Tariffs Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., introduced legislation today that would repeal Donald Trump's global tariffs, along with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and S  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Salinas, Pingree, Tokuda Lead Colleagues in Slamming Trump Administration for Censoring Agricultural Research Crucial to Rural Communities Leaked Agricultural Research Service memo contains a sweeping list of banned words, including "climate," "affordable housing," and "safe drinking water." Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and U.S. Representatives Andrea Salinas, D-Ore., Che  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Warren, Schumer, Senate Colleagues Call on SEC to Launch Investigation into Possible Trump Tariff Market Manipulation, Insider Trading Senators: "It is unconscionable that as American families are concerned about their financial security during this economic crisis entirely manufactured by the President, insiders may have actively profited from the market volatility and potentially perpetrated fi  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Welch, Grassley, Rounds Introduce Legislation to Stop Monopoly of Meat-Packing Industry, Promote Opportunity for Local Ranchers Only four companies control 85% of the entire market in the beef industry Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Peter Welch, D-Vt., Mike Rounds, R-S.D., and Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, today introduced bipartisan legislation to lower skyrocketing grocery bill  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on April 10, 2025: * * * Wyden, Whitehouse Lead Colleagues in Demanding Answers on DOGE's Access to the Sensitive National Child Support Database The Federal Parent Locator Service Holds Identifying Information of All Working Americans, Whether or Not They Pay Child Support Career HHS employees were silenced, ignored, and even potentially purged for refusing to  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following remarks on April 4, 2025, on the Republican budget proposal: * * * Wyden: Republican Budget Proposal is a Bailout for Billionaires as Trump Wrecks the Economy As Prepared for Delivery All around the country this morning, Americans turned on the news and saw panic. People are wincing as they look at their retirement accounts. Their savings are down. The cost of their morning c  more