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Aug. 30, 2022
Letter to Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Defense, Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Afghanistan Troop Withdrawal
Rep. Cliff Bentz, ...
Aug. 18, 2022
Letter to Colette Peters, Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons - Wyden, Merkley Press for Answers to Allegations of Retaliation Against Inmates at Federal Prison in Sheridan
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Aug. 17, 2022
Letter to Marty Walsh, Secretary of Labor, Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture, Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior - Feinstein, Merkley, Colleagues Push for Long-Term Solutions Regarding Wildfire Response Challenges, Worker Shortage
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Aug. 12, 2022
Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Murray, Senate Dems Support Proposed Rules on Student Debt Relief Programs, Encourage Biden Admin to Further Strengthen Proposal
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Aug. 12, 2022
Letter to Robert Califf, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Wyden, Colleagues Renew Request for FDA to Address Concerns about Dangerous Pulse Oximeter Inaccuracies Affecting Communities of Color
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Aug. 10, 2022
Letter to Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader - Gillibrand Pushes for More Federal Funding to Address Monkeypox Health Emergency
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Aug. 8, 2022
Wyden Statement on Parliamentarian Drug Pricing Rulings
Sen. Ron Wyden
Aug. 7, 2022
Wyden Clean Energy, Prescription Drug Pricing Legislation Passes Senate as Part of Inflation Reduction Act
Sen. Ron Wyden
Aug. 4, 2022
Letter to Sandra Thompson, Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency - Bennet, Hickenlooper Urge Federal Agency to Protect Mobile Home Residents From Rent Hikes, Evictions
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Aug. 3, 2022
Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Gillibrand Leads Senate Colleagues In Calling On Administration To Invoke Defense Production Act To Increase Access To Monkeypox Vaccines
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Aug. 3, 2022
Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing on the Urgent Need to Address Failures in the Organ Transplant System
Sen. Ron Wyden
Aug. 3, 2022
Merkley, Wyden Join Colleagues in Introduction of Bill to Protect Doctors from Republicans' Anti-Abortion Attacks
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Aug. 1, 2022
Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Durbin, Warnock, Senate Democrats Call on Biden Administration to Increase the Rate of Refugee Admissions
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
July 28, 2022
Wyden, Merkley Welcome Federal Approval of Oregon's State Meat Inspection Program
Sen. Ron Wyden
July 28, 2022
Bonamici Helps Send Bill to President's Desk to Strengthen Semiconductor Manufacturing, Grow Economy
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
July 28, 2022
Letter to Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Senator Baldwin, Colleagues Urge VA to Immediately Begin Offering Abortion Services to Veterans and Eligible Dependents
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
July 28, 2022
Letter to Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior - Oversight Republicans, Western Caucus Rebuke Interior, EPA for Incentivizing "Sue and Settle" Agreements
Rep. Cliff Bentz, ...
July 28, 2022
Bonamici, Fitzpatrick Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Spark Innovation in Education
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
July 28, 2022
Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing to Consider USTR Chief Agricultural Negotiator Nominee
Sen. Ron Wyden
July 27, 2022
García, Bonamici Introduce Legislation to Protect Manufactured Homebuyers from Predatory Practices
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
July 27, 2022
Wyden Statement on Domestic Semiconductor Bill
Sen. Ron Wyden
July 27, 2022
Wyden, Khanna, Massie Introduce Bill to Protect Whistleblowers, Ensure Journalists Aren't Targeted for Publishing Classified Information
Sen. Ron Wyden
July 26, 2022
The Hon. Dawn O'Connell, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, and Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH Director for the CDC - Senator Baldwin Joins Colleagues Sounding Alarm on Monkeypox Outbreak, Highlighting Inequities of Vaccine Access
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
July 25, 2022
Letter to Tae Johnson, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Cardin, Murray, Colleagues Call on Prison and Immigration Officials to Improve Availability of COVID-19 Therapeutics Among Detainees
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
July 25, 2022
Letter to Hon. Gary Gensler, Chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission - Senator Baldwin Leads Colleagues in Pushing SEC to Increase Transparency and Strengthen Oversight of Predatory Activist Hedge Funds
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
July 25, 2022
Merkley Condemns Burmese Junta Killing of Pro-democracy Leaders
Sen. Jeff Merkley
July 22, 2022
Letter to Kristen Clarke, Assistant Attorney General of the United States - Senator Markey Joins Senator Schatz, Colleagues in Urging Department of Justice to Ensure Americans With Disabilities Act Applies to the Internet
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
July 22, 2022
Letter to The Honorable Dawn O'Connell, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response of Department of Health and Human Services, Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH Director Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - "King Sounds Alarm On Monkeypox Outbreak, Calls for Action on Vaccine Distribution"
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
July 21, 2022
Senator Merkley, Representatives Morelle and Katko Team Up to Close Summer Learning Gap
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
July 21, 2022
Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Rep. Bass Calls On Biden To Declare Monkeypox a Public Health Emergency, Expand Federal Vaccine Program
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
July 20, 2022
Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing on Affordable Housing Tax Incentives
Sen. Ron Wyden
July 20, 2022
Wyden Statement on CHIPS Package
Sen. Ron Wyden
July 20, 2022
Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Rubio, CECC Commissioners Urge President to Sanction Hong Kong Prosecutors
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
July 20, 2022
Wyden Statement on CHIPS Package
Sen. Ron Wyden
July 20, 2022
Letter to Kilolo Kijakazi, Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration - Wyden, Brown, Casey Urge Social Security to Include Children in Eligibility Outreach Programs
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
July 20, 2022
Wyden Statement on U.S. Requesting Consultations Over Mexico's Protectionist, Fossil Fuel-Promoting Energy Policies
Sen. Ron Wyden
July 19, 2022
Letter to Carol Spahn, Acting Director of the Peace Corps - Senator Markey and Representative Case Lead Colleagues in Urging Peace Corps to Reestablish Presence in the Pacific Islands
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
July 18, 2022
Letter to Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Wyden, Colleagues Press IRS on Tax Return Backlog
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
July 15, 2022
Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States, and Right Hon. Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom - Baldwin, Pocan, Ali Lead 52 Members of Congress and British Parliamentarians in Calling on U.S. and U.K. to Curb Human Rights Abuses in Egypt
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
July 15, 2022
Brown, Wyden Release Joint Statement Applauding U.s., Mexico Solution to Labor Violations at Panasonic Facility
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
July 15, 2022
Letter to Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior, Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - DOI, USDA Fail to Acknowledge Skyrocketing Deferred Maintenance Backlog
Rep. Cliff Bentz, ...
July 14, 2022
Letter to Jerome Powell, Chair of the Federal Reserve - Senator Reverend Warnock, Colleagues Urge Stronger Federal Reserve Ethics Rules
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
July 14, 2022
Wyden Statement on Tax Policy Center Analysis on Plan to Extend Medicare Solvency
Sen. Ron Wyden
July 13, 2022
Letter to Robert Califf, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Reps. Barragán and DeLauro Lead Colleagues in Call to FDA to Appoint and Empower a Deputy Commissioner for Foods
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
July 12, 2022
Bonamici, García Introduce Legislation to Protect Manufactured Homebuyers from Predatory Practices
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
July 12, 2022
Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing to Consider Treasury and HHS Nominations
Sen. Ron Wyden
July 8, 2022
Letter to Antony Blinken, Secretary of State, and Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Calling for Extension and Re-Designation of Venezuela for TPS
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
July 8, 2022
U.S. ITC Finds American Media Companies Lose Billions Due to Chinese Government Censorship
Sen. Ron Wyden
July 7, 2022
Letter to Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Protecting Survivors of San Antonio Human Smuggling Tragedy from Deportation
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
July 7, 2022
Letter to Molly Phee, Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of African Affairs - Merkley Sounds Alarm on Human Rights Concerns in Ethiopia
Sen. Jeff Merkley
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Aug. 30, 2022
Letter to Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Defense, Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Afghanistan Troop Withdrawal
Rep.Cliff Bentz, ...
Aug. 18, 2022
Letter to Colette Peters, Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons - Wyden, Merkley Press for Answers to Allegations of Retaliation Against Inmates at Federal Prison in Sheridan
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Aug. 17, 2022
Letter to Marty Walsh, Secretary of Labor, Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture, Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior - Feinstein, Merkley, Colleagues Push for Long-Term Solutions Regarding Wildfire Response Challenges, Worker Shortage
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Aug. 12, 2022
Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Murray, Senate Dems Support Proposed Rules on Student Debt Relief Programs, Encourage Biden Admin to Further Strengthen Proposal
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Aug. 12, 2022
Letter to Robert Califf, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Wyden, Colleagues Renew Request for FDA to Address Concerns about Dangerous Pulse Oximeter Inaccuracies Affecting Communities of Color
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Aug. 10, 2022
Letter to Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader - Gillibrand Pushes for More Federal Funding to Address Monkeypox Health Emergency
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Aug. 8, 2022
Wyden Statement on Parliamentarian Drug Pricing Rulings
Sen.Ron Wyden
Aug. 7, 2022
Wyden Clean Energy, Prescription Drug Pricing Legislation Passes Senate as Part of Inflation Reduction Act
Sen.Ron Wyden
Aug. 4, 2022
Letter to Sandra Thompson, Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency - Bennet, Hickenlooper Urge Federal Agency to Protect Mobile Home Residents From Rent Hikes, Evictions
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Aug. 3, 2022
Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Gillibrand Leads Senate Colleagues In Calling On Administration To Invoke Defense Production Act To Increase Access To Monkeypox Vaccines
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Aug. 3, 2022
Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing on the Urgent Need to Address Failures in the Organ Transplant System
Sen.Ron Wyden
Aug. 3, 2022
Merkley, Wyden Join Colleagues in Introduction of Bill to Protect Doctors from Republicans' Anti-Abortion Attacks
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Aug. 1, 2022
Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Durbin, Warnock, Senate Democrats Call on Biden Administration to Increase the Rate of Refugee Admissions
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
July 28, 2022
Wyden, Merkley Welcome Federal Approval of Oregon's State Meat Inspection Program
Sen.Ron Wyden
July 28, 2022
Bonamici Helps Send Bill to President's Desk to Strengthen Semiconductor Manufacturing, Grow Economy
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici
July 28, 2022
Letter to Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Senator Baldwin, Colleagues Urge VA to Immediately Begin Offering Abortion Services to Veterans and Eligible Dependents
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
July 28, 2022
Letter to Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior - Oversight Republicans, Western Caucus Rebuke Interior, EPA for Incentivizing "Sue and Settle" Agreements
Rep.Cliff Bentz, ...
July 28, 2022
Bonamici, Fitzpatrick Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Spark Innovation in Education
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici
July 28, 2022
Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing to Consider USTR Chief Agricultural Negotiator Nominee
Sen.Ron Wyden
July 27, 2022
García, Bonamici Introduce Legislation to Protect Manufactured Homebuyers from Predatory Practices
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
July 27, 2022
Wyden Statement on Domestic Semiconductor Bill
Sen.Ron Wyden
July 27, 2022
Wyden, Khanna, Massie Introduce Bill to Protect Whistleblowers, Ensure Journalists Aren't Targeted for Publishing Classified Information
Sen.Ron Wyden
July 26, 2022
The Hon. Dawn O'Connell, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, and Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH Director for the CDC - Senator Baldwin Joins Colleagues Sounding Alarm on Monkeypox Outbreak, Highlighting Inequities of Vaccine Access
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
July 25, 2022
Letter to Tae Johnson, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Cardin, Murray, Colleagues Call on Prison and Immigration Officials to Improve Availability of COVID-19 Therapeutics Among Detainees
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
July 25, 2022
Letter to Hon. Gary Gensler, Chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission - Senator Baldwin Leads Colleagues in Pushing SEC to Increase Transparency and Strengthen Oversight of Predatory Activist Hedge Funds
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
July 25, 2022
Merkley Condemns Burmese Junta Killing of Pro-democracy Leaders
Sen.Jeff Merkley
July 22, 2022
Letter to Kristen Clarke, Assistant Attorney General of the United States - Senator Markey Joins Senator Schatz, Colleagues in Urging Department of Justice to Ensure Americans With Disabilities Act Applies to the Internet
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
July 22, 2022
Letter to The Honorable Dawn O'Connell, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response of Department of Health and Human Services, Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH Director Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - "King Sounds Alarm On Monkeypox Outbreak, Calls for Action on Vaccine Distribution"
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
July 21, 2022
Senator Merkley, Representatives Morelle and Katko Team Up to Close Summer Learning Gap
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
July 21, 2022
Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Rep. Bass Calls On Biden To Declare Monkeypox a Public Health Emergency, Expand Federal Vaccine Program
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
July 20, 2022
Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing on Affordable Housing Tax Incentives
Sen.Ron Wyden
July 20, 2022
Wyden Statement on CHIPS Package
Sen.Ron Wyden
July 20, 2022
Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Rubio, CECC Commissioners Urge President to Sanction Hong Kong Prosecutors
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
July 20, 2022
Wyden Statement on CHIPS Package
Sen.Ron Wyden
July 20, 2022
Letter to Kilolo Kijakazi, Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration - Wyden, Brown, Casey Urge Social Security to Include Children in Eligibility Outreach Programs
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
July 20, 2022
Wyden Statement on U.S. Requesting Consultations Over Mexico's Protectionist, Fossil Fuel-Promoting Energy Policies
Sen.Ron Wyden
July 19, 2022
Letter to Carol Spahn, Acting Director of the Peace Corps - Senator Markey and Representative Case Lead Colleagues in Urging Peace Corps to Reestablish Presence in the Pacific Islands
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
July 18, 2022
Letter to Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Wyden, Colleagues Press IRS on Tax Return Backlog
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
July 15, 2022
Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States, and Right Hon. Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom - Baldwin, Pocan, Ali Lead 52 Members of Congress and British Parliamentarians in Calling on U.S. and U.K. to Curb Human Rights Abuses in Egypt
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
July 15, 2022
Brown, Wyden Release Joint Statement Applauding U.s., Mexico Solution to Labor Violations at Panasonic Facility
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
July 15, 2022
Letter to Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior, Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - DOI, USDA Fail to Acknowledge Skyrocketing Deferred Maintenance Backlog
Rep.Cliff Bentz, ...
July 14, 2022
Letter to Jerome Powell, Chair of the Federal Reserve - Senator Reverend Warnock, Colleagues Urge Stronger Federal Reserve Ethics Rules
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
July 14, 2022
Wyden Statement on Tax Policy Center Analysis on Plan to Extend Medicare Solvency
Sen.Ron Wyden
July 13, 2022
Letter to Robert Califf, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Reps. Barragán and DeLauro Lead Colleagues in Call to FDA to Appoint and Empower a Deputy Commissioner for Foods
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
July 12, 2022
Bonamici, García Introduce Legislation to Protect Manufactured Homebuyers from Predatory Practices
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici
July 12, 2022
Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing to Consider Treasury and HHS Nominations
Sen.Ron Wyden
July 8, 2022
Letter to Antony Blinken, Secretary of State, and Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Calling for Extension and Re-Designation of Venezuela for TPS
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
July 8, 2022
U.S. ITC Finds American Media Companies Lose Billions Due to Chinese Government Censorship
Sen.Ron Wyden
July 7, 2022
Letter to Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Protecting Survivors of San Antonio Human Smuggling Tragedy from Deportation
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
July 7, 2022
Letter to Molly Phee, Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of African Affairs - Merkley Sounds Alarm on Human Rights Concerns in Ethiopia
Sen.Jeff Merkley
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