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Aug. 25, 2020
Heinrich, Climate Crisis Committee Release New Report On Climate Action, Plan To Build Clean Economy For American People
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Aug. 19, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Steny Hoyer, House Majority Leader - Rep. Susie Lee, Colleagues Call on House Leadership to Pass Extension of Emergency Unemployment Benefits
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Aug. 17, 2020
Wyden Statement on FEMA Guidance on Unemployment Benefits Executive Action
Sen. Ron Wyden
Aug. 13, 2020
Wyden Statement on DOL Guidance on Unemployment Benefits Executive Action
Sen. Ron Wyden
Aug. 8, 2020
Wyden Statement on Trump Executive Actions on Unemployment Benefits, Payroll Tax Cut
Sen. Ron Wyden
Aug. 4, 2020
Wyden Statement on Trump Trial Balloon on Executive Actions on Unemployment Benefits, Payroll Tax Cut
Sen. Ron Wyden
July 31, 2020
Wyden, Brown, Cortez Masto, MomsRising, Workers Call For $600 Weekly Boost to Unemployment Benefits to Be Reinstated
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
July 27, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Dept. of Labor - Chairman Neal and Ranking Member Wyden Ask DOL for More Information to Understand Leader McConnell's Cuts to Emergency Unemployment Benefits
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
July 27, 2020
Wyden Statement on Republican Plan to Slash Unemployment Benefits, Sabotage State Unemployment Offices
Sen. Ron Wyden
July 24, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Sinema Calls for Distribution of Approved Coronavirus Relief Funds to Help Homebound Arizonans Get Food
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
July 23, 2020
Executive Session
Sen. Ron Wyden
July 22, 2020
Wyden Statement on Status of Unemployment Benefits
Sen. Ron Wyden
July 22, 2020
Wyden Introduces Legislation to Bring State Unemployment Insurance Technology Into 21st Century
Sen. Ron Wyden
July 21, 2020
Wyden Introduces Legislation to Reform Unemployment Insurance
Sen. Ron Wyden
July 17, 2020
Bonamici, Stevens, Young, Dingell, Veasey Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Energy Assistance for Low-Income Families
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
July 10, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States - Beatty Backs Extending Unemployment Benefits During COVID-19 Pandemic
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
July 7, 2020
Wyden Statement on Need to Extend Supercharged Unemployment Benefits
Sen. Ron Wyden
July 1, 2020
Unanimous Consent Request--S. 3685
Sen. Ron Wyden
July 1, 2020
Wyden Statement on CBO Analysis of People Receiving Unemployment Benefits
Sen. Ron Wyden
June 9, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Duckworth, Durbin Join Klobuchar, Brown and Colleagues in Urging Department of Agriculture to Minimize Food Deserts and Supports Programs to Help Americans Access Healthy, Affordable Food
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
June 9, 2020
Hearing of the Senate Finance Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Wyden, Hearing on Supercharged Unemployment Benefits During COVID-19 Health and Economic Crisis
Sen. Ron Wyden
June 9, 2020
Wyden, MomsRising, Workers Highlight Benefits Of Supercharged Unemployment Insurance
Sen. Ron Wyden
June 5, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Dept. of Labor - Murray, Wyden, Democrats Urge DOL to Address Organized Unemployment Insurance Fraud and Ensure Much-Needed Benefits Are Not Delayed
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
June 4, 2020
Wyden Statement on CBO Analysis of Supercharged Unemployment Benefits
Sen. Ron Wyden
June 2, 2020
Letter to David Gerstenfield, Oregon Employment Department Interim Director - Bonamici Calls for New Employment Department Head to Immediately Clear Backlog, Increase Transparency
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
June 1, 2020
WYDEN: McConnell Comments Show Urgent Need for Triggers for Unemployment Benefits
Sen. Ron Wyden
May 29, 2020
Wyden Statement on Donald Trump's New Campaign Ad Falsely Taking Credit for Supercharged Unemployment Benefits
Sen. Ron Wyden
May 21, 2020
Letter to Eugene to Scalia, Secretary of Labor - Hirono, Brown, Colleagues Demand DOL Assist State Unemployment Insurance Agencies
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
May 19, 2020
Wyden Statement on Trump Opposition to Extending Unemployment Benefits
Sen. Ron Wyden
May 14, 2020
Van Hollen, Merkley, Murphy Announce New Work Share Proposal to Help Employers and Workers Weather the Storm
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
May 14, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Dept. of Labor - Durbin Joins Colleagues To Press Labor Department To Speed Up Unemployment Disbursements And Address System Shortfalls
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
May 7, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader - Letter Urges Expansion of Earned Income Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit to Help Working-Class Michigan Families
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
May 7, 2020
Wyden Unveils Proposal to Tie Unemployment Insurance Benefits to Economic Conditions, Prevent Republican Economic Sabotage
Sen. Ron Wyden
April 28, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Durbin, Duckworth Join Bicameral Letter Urging Federal Communications Commission To Coordinate With Other Federal Agencies To Inform Low-Income Families They Can Receive Broadband Services
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
April 27, 2020
Wyden Calls for Policies to Prevent Republican Economic Sabotage
Sen. Ron Wyden
April 23, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Wyden Pushes to Ensure College Students Have Food on the Table Amid COVID-19 Crisis
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
April 22, 2020
Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Baldwin Leads Push for New Employment Program to Help Workers and Businesses Recover from COVID-19
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
April 22, 2020
Wyden Statement on Unemployment Assistance Affected by GOP Governors "Reopening" States
Sen. Ron Wyden
April 20, 2020
Labor Department Makes Clear Workers Congress Intended To Cover Will Receive Unemployment Benefits
Sen. Ron Wyden
April 13, 2020
Letter to Doug McMillon, President and Chief Executive Officer of Walmart and Jeff Bezos, Chief Executive Officer of Amazon - Feinstein, Merkley, Colleagues Urge Amazon, Walmart to Waive Delivery Fees and Minimum Order Requirements for SNAP Recipients
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
April 13, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Department of Labor - Feinstein, Wyden, Schumer, Colleagues Press Trump Administration To Ensure Workers Receive Unemployment Benefits
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
April 7, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Dept. of Labor - Wyden, Schumer, Democratic Colleagues Press Trump Administration On Unemployment Insurance Benefits
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
April 7, 2020
Letter to Eugene Scalia, Secretary of Labor - Baldwin, Democratic Colleagues Press Trump Administration on Unemployment Benefits
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
April 7, 2020
Letter to Steven Mnuchin, Sec. of the Treasury - U.S. Senator Tina Smith to Treasury Secretary Mnuchin: Make Sure Americans Experiencing Homelessness Get Coronavirus Relief Payments
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
April 6, 2020
Wyden Statement on DOL Guidance on the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Program
Sen. Ron Wyden
April 2, 2020
Merkley Reacts to Unemployment Numbers, Calls for Federal Government to Step Up for Working Families
Sen. Jeff Merkley
April 1, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Department of Labor - Sanders, Schumer, Wyden Call on Department of Labor to do "Everything Possible" to Expedite Unemployment Benefits
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
March 25, 2020
Wyden Announces Historic Expansion Of Unemployment Insurance
Sen. Ron Wyden
March 24, 2020
Merkley, Wyden Announce New Funding to Provide Meals to Low-Income Seniors
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
March 23, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Rep. Kildee Leads 52 Members of Congress in Urging Relief for Americans Living Paycheck to Paycheck
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
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Aug. 25, 2020
Heinrich, Climate Crisis Committee Release New Report On Climate Action, Plan To Build Clean Economy For American People
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Aug. 19, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Steny Hoyer, House Majority Leader - Rep. Susie Lee, Colleagues Call on House Leadership to Pass Extension of Emergency Unemployment Benefits
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Aug. 17, 2020
Wyden Statement on FEMA Guidance on Unemployment Benefits Executive Action
Sen.Ron Wyden
Aug. 13, 2020
Wyden Statement on DOL Guidance on Unemployment Benefits Executive Action
Sen.Ron Wyden
Aug. 8, 2020
Wyden Statement on Trump Executive Actions on Unemployment Benefits, Payroll Tax Cut
Sen.Ron Wyden
Aug. 4, 2020
Wyden Statement on Trump Trial Balloon on Executive Actions on Unemployment Benefits, Payroll Tax Cut
Sen.Ron Wyden
July 31, 2020
Wyden, Brown, Cortez Masto, MomsRising, Workers Call For $600 Weekly Boost to Unemployment Benefits to Be Reinstated
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
July 27, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Dept. of Labor - Chairman Neal and Ranking Member Wyden Ask DOL for More Information to Understand Leader McConnell's Cuts to Emergency Unemployment Benefits
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
July 27, 2020
Wyden Statement on Republican Plan to Slash Unemployment Benefits, Sabotage State Unemployment Offices
Sen.Ron Wyden
July 24, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Sinema Calls for Distribution of Approved Coronavirus Relief Funds to Help Homebound Arizonans Get Food
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
July 23, 2020
Executive Session
Sen.Ron Wyden
July 22, 2020
Wyden Statement on Status of Unemployment Benefits
Sen.Ron Wyden
July 22, 2020
Wyden Introduces Legislation to Bring State Unemployment Insurance Technology Into 21st Century
Sen.Ron Wyden
July 21, 2020
Wyden Introduces Legislation to Reform Unemployment Insurance
Sen.Ron Wyden
July 17, 2020
Bonamici, Stevens, Young, Dingell, Veasey Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Energy Assistance for Low-Income Families
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
July 10, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States - Beatty Backs Extending Unemployment Benefits During COVID-19 Pandemic
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
July 7, 2020
Wyden Statement on Need to Extend Supercharged Unemployment Benefits
Sen.Ron Wyden
July 1, 2020
Unanimous Consent Request--S. 3685
Sen.Ron Wyden
July 1, 2020
Wyden Statement on CBO Analysis of People Receiving Unemployment Benefits
Sen.Ron Wyden
June 9, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Duckworth, Durbin Join Klobuchar, Brown and Colleagues in Urging Department of Agriculture to Minimize Food Deserts and Supports Programs to Help Americans Access Healthy, Affordable Food
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
June 9, 2020
Hearing of the Senate Finance Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Wyden, Hearing on Supercharged Unemployment Benefits During COVID-19 Health and Economic Crisis
Sen.Ron Wyden
June 9, 2020
Wyden, MomsRising, Workers Highlight Benefits Of Supercharged Unemployment Insurance
Sen.Ron Wyden
June 5, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Dept. of Labor - Murray, Wyden, Democrats Urge DOL to Address Organized Unemployment Insurance Fraud and Ensure Much-Needed Benefits Are Not Delayed
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
June 4, 2020
Wyden Statement on CBO Analysis of Supercharged Unemployment Benefits
Sen.Ron Wyden
June 2, 2020
Letter to David Gerstenfield, Oregon Employment Department Interim Director - Bonamici Calls for New Employment Department Head to Immediately Clear Backlog, Increase Transparency
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici
June 1, 2020
WYDEN: McConnell Comments Show Urgent Need for Triggers for Unemployment Benefits
Sen.Ron Wyden
May 29, 2020
Wyden Statement on Donald Trump's New Campaign Ad Falsely Taking Credit for Supercharged Unemployment Benefits
Sen.Ron Wyden
May 21, 2020
Letter to Eugene to Scalia, Secretary of Labor - Hirono, Brown, Colleagues Demand DOL Assist State Unemployment Insurance Agencies
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
May 19, 2020
Wyden Statement on Trump Opposition to Extending Unemployment Benefits
Sen.Ron Wyden
May 14, 2020
Van Hollen, Merkley, Murphy Announce New Work Share Proposal to Help Employers and Workers Weather the Storm
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
May 14, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Dept. of Labor - Durbin Joins Colleagues To Press Labor Department To Speed Up Unemployment Disbursements And Address System Shortfalls
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
May 7, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader - Letter Urges Expansion of Earned Income Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit to Help Working-Class Michigan Families
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
May 7, 2020
Wyden Unveils Proposal to Tie Unemployment Insurance Benefits to Economic Conditions, Prevent Republican Economic Sabotage
Sen.Ron Wyden
April 28, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Durbin, Duckworth Join Bicameral Letter Urging Federal Communications Commission To Coordinate With Other Federal Agencies To Inform Low-Income Families They Can Receive Broadband Services
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
April 27, 2020
Wyden Calls for Policies to Prevent Republican Economic Sabotage
Sen.Ron Wyden
April 23, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Wyden Pushes to Ensure College Students Have Food on the Table Amid COVID-19 Crisis
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
April 22, 2020
Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Baldwin Leads Push for New Employment Program to Help Workers and Businesses Recover from COVID-19
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
April 22, 2020
Wyden Statement on Unemployment Assistance Affected by GOP Governors "Reopening" States
Sen.Ron Wyden
April 20, 2020
Labor Department Makes Clear Workers Congress Intended To Cover Will Receive Unemployment Benefits
Sen.Ron Wyden
April 13, 2020
Letter to Doug McMillon, President and Chief Executive Officer of Walmart and Jeff Bezos, Chief Executive Officer of Amazon - Feinstein, Merkley, Colleagues Urge Amazon, Walmart to Waive Delivery Fees and Minimum Order Requirements for SNAP Recipients
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
April 13, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Department of Labor - Feinstein, Wyden, Schumer, Colleagues Press Trump Administration To Ensure Workers Receive Unemployment Benefits
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
April 7, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Dept. of Labor - Wyden, Schumer, Democratic Colleagues Press Trump Administration On Unemployment Insurance Benefits
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
April 7, 2020
Letter to Eugene Scalia, Secretary of Labor - Baldwin, Democratic Colleagues Press Trump Administration on Unemployment Benefits
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
April 7, 2020
Letter to Steven Mnuchin, Sec. of the Treasury - U.S. Senator Tina Smith to Treasury Secretary Mnuchin: Make Sure Americans Experiencing Homelessness Get Coronavirus Relief Payments
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
April 6, 2020
Wyden Statement on DOL Guidance on the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Program
Sen.Ron Wyden
April 2, 2020
Merkley Reacts to Unemployment Numbers, Calls for Federal Government to Step Up for Working Families
Sen.Jeff Merkley
April 1, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Department of Labor - Sanders, Schumer, Wyden Call on Department of Labor to do "Everything Possible" to Expedite Unemployment Benefits
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
March 25, 2020
Wyden Announces Historic Expansion Of Unemployment Insurance
Sen.Ron Wyden
March 24, 2020
Merkley, Wyden Announce New Funding to Provide Meals to Low-Income Seniors
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
March 23, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Rep. Kildee Leads 52 Members of Congress in Urging Relief for Americans Living Paycheck to Paycheck
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
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