Press Releases
August 2, 2024
As climate chaos continues to worsen – turning fire seasons into fire years that see millions of acres scorched and countless lives forever changed – we must make sure communities can access the federal resources they need to equitably recover from these increasingly devastating fires.
Issues:Energy and Environment
July 31, 2024
Education is a good investment, but too many borrowers experience long-term financial hardship because of an overly complicated student loan system that limits access to the best repayment plan available to them.
Issues:Education
July 24, 2024
Communities must be able to rely on their water infrastructure, especially in the case of an emergency like an earthquake.
July 22, 2024
Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act with the recognition that we must invest to fight the climate crisis.
Issues:Energy and Environment
July 16, 2024
Punishing unhoused individuals for sleeping outside when there are no adequate shelter or housing options does not solve homelessness or address its causes.
Issues:Housing and Homelessness
July 11, 2024
Each year, longer and more intense wildfire seasons present risks to lives, homes, and our way of life in the Pacific Northwest and across the country.
Issues:Energy and Environment
July 10, 2024
Maintaining NASA’s Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition program will preserve access to quality Earth observation data needed for researchers to advance the field of earth sciences and prepare for a changing climate and natural disasters.
July 10, 2024
We have an abundance of data from a growing number of commercial satellites that can help us better understand our planet.
Issues:Energy and Environment
July 10, 2024
Everybody should be safe and feel safe when they’re at school.
Issues:Civil RightsEducation
July 9, 2024
Portlanders and people across the region rely on 82nd Avenue for their lives and livelihoods.