WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Crapo and Chairman Risch Introduce U.S.-Taiwan Tax Legislation Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Jim Risch (R-Idaho), along with their respective committee counterparts, Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire), introduced legislation to provide expedited double-tax r more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Bipartisan, bicameral bill would provide double-tax relief between U.S. and Taiwan * * * U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Oregon), with U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Ranking Member Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire), introduced legislation to provide expedited dou more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2025: Today, the Future Forum Caucus, a generational caucus of young House Democrats, elected its New Member Co-Chair for the 119th Congress, completing its full leadership slate for the 119th Congress. Late last year, members elected Rep. Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), as Co-Chair of Administration and Membership, Rep. Gabe Amo (RI-01), as Co-Chair for Policy, and Rep. Morgan McGarvey (KY-03), as Co more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2025: Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03), was elected as the top Democrat on the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. As Ranking Member of the subcommittee, which is responsible for overseeing federal agencies and policies within the Natural Resources jurisdiction, Dexter will steer the subcommittee agenda to advance the issues that matter most to Ore more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden Join 20 Senators to Introduce Resolution Recognizing the Service of Women in Combat Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that they joined Senate Democrats in introducing a resolution honoring the service of women in combat roles in the U.S. Armed Forces. The resolution comes as President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Def more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Jan. 24 -- The Oregon Department of Education issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2025: * * * Online tool is a response to Oregon school districts and communities looking for easier ways to see and access critical data. * * * Governor Tina Kotek and the Oregon Department of Education announced the launch of the Online Report Card that makes crucial K-12 public education data more accessible for students, families, and community members. "In the past, despite the ava more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Jan. 24 -- The Oregon Department of Education issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2025: * * * Oregon's early childhood preschools are providing more special education services in general education settings. * * * The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) released its Federal Fiscal Year 2022 State Performance Plan/Annual Performance Report (SPP/APR), detailing efforts to serve students experiencing disability. This comprehensive report outlines the State's efforts t more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2025: Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03) spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives against H.R. 21, an extreme bill to criminalize doctors for providing lifesaving health care. An excerpt of her comments below, edited for clarity: "Killing infants after birth is murder. It is illegal everywhere in this country. This bill is a thinly veiled attempt to make health car more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2025: Today, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) spoke at the House Democratic Caucus' press conference alongside Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (CA-23), Vice Chair Ted Lieu (CA-12), and Rep. Kelly Morrison (MN-02). On the anniversary of the passage of Roe v. Wade, Rep. Bynum called out Republicans for attacking access to reproductive health care. In part, she said: "...it's nonsense that  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2025: Today, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) was selected to serve on the House Financial Services' Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance and Subcommittee on Capital Markets. The Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance oversees the Department of Housing and Urban Development and handles matters related to affordable housing and home insurance. The Subcommittee on Capital Markets reviews issues r more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: PORTLAND, OR -- Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03) announced that the National Science Foundation awarded Reed College a $145,557 research grant. The funding will support Computer Science Department Professor Greg Anderson's work to improve the safety of advanced computing systems. "Our communities are leading the way on the cutting-edge research necessary to build a thriving 21st century econ more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: PORTLAND, OR -- Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03) celebrated the announcement that 15 new prescription drugs will cost less for Oregonians thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act. This landmark legislation allowed Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices with big pharmaceutical companies for the first time ever. "As a physician, I spent over two decades caring for the sickest members of our com more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following statement.: * * * Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03) released the following statement on her decision to attend Donald J. Trump's second presidential inauguration. "I was elected to represent and fight for our community in Congress. To me, that means showing up even on the most difficult days. We cannot fight what we do not understand. "I will attend the inauguration to prepare for what is ahead and to e more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Val T. Hoyle, D-Oregon, posted the following statement in the Congressional Record on Jan. 22, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, last week, I voted no on H.R. 30, the so-called "Preventing Violence Against Women By Illegal Aliens Act." Let me be clear: none of us are interested in protecting domestic abusers or predators. We all want to keep our communities safe from those who seek to inflict harm on vulnerable people. H.R. 30 does nothing to strengthen existing law and ri more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2025: Senator Ron Wyden spoke out on the Senate floor against Republicans' escalated assault on reproductive freedom in the first days of the Trump administration, showing their true priorities are undermining healthcare and reproductive freedoms, rather than lowering costs for working families. Wyden's remarks this week came ahead of the Senate's expected vote on S.6, legislation that would create a more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2025: Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley - Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee - released the following statement as prepared for delivery for a hearing on the nomination of Russell Vought to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget: "Good morning, Chairman Graham, and congratulations on your new role leading this Committee. more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, posted the following news release: Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley - Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee - issued the following statement following the annual release of the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) Budget and Economic Outlook: "America's working families are stretched thin. Over the past few years, inflation pushed the price of basic necessities like groceries and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement: * * * Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued a statement after the Biden Administration announced the 15 prescription drugs covered by Medicare Part D that will be negotiated by Medicare this year: "Donald Trump spent his first four years as president talking a big game about standing up to Big Pharma with nothing to show for it. Dem more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today introduced the U.S.-Cuba Trade Act of 2025 to repeal outdated sanctions on Cuba and establish normal trade relations with the island nation. Wyden introduced the bill after the Biden White House announced this week it was removing Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism and Cuba agreed to f more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement: * * * Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement on IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel's announcement that he will leave the agency this weekend: "Danny Werfel has been an exceptional IRS commissioner. He oversaw historic improvements in taxpayer service, and he will leave the IRS in much better shape than he found it more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement at the nomination hearing for Scott Bessent to serve as Treasury Secretary: * * * As Prepared for Delivery I'll have just a few key points explaining why I will oppose Mr. Bessent's nomination. First off, Mr. Bessent is not square on his taxes. Like a lot of Wall Street titans, he's opted out of paying a fair share into Medicare, starving the program of almost a mil more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2025: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that they joined Senate Democrats in introducing a resolution honoring the service of women in combat roles in the U.S. Armed Forces. The resolution comes as President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Defense (DoD), Pete Hegseth, continues to face scorching criticism for, among many other reasons, his long record o more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2025: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today they joined House and Senate Democrats in an effort to keep tax credits that lower health care premium costs by reintroducing the Health Care Affordability Act. The bicameral legislation makes permanent the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) enhanced premium tax credits (PTCs) for Marketplace coverage as extended through the Inflation Re more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Ranking Member and Senate Finance Committee member Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Ranking Member Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., wrote to President Trump urging him to reject pharmaceutical companies' push to more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Top Must-Read Pacific Islands Stories of 2024 We've shared many great stories throughout 2024. Among these stories are our staff favorite reads of 2024. Favorite Stories Monk Seal Pup Debuts in Waikiki on Lei Day Hawaiian monk seals make the headlines every year, and this pupping season was no different. Thirteen-year-old Kaiwi (RK96) gave Waikiki a Lei Day surprise when she birt more PR