Press Releases

Letter from Wyden, Merkley, Bonamici, Hoyle, Salinas: “We stand ready to welcome you to our state, celebrate the progress made in the past two years, and share our vision for the future of Oregon’s semiconductor industry.”

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.

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.

Communities must be able to rely on their water infrastructure, especially in the case of an emergency like an earthquake.

Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act with the recognition that we must invest to fight the climate crisis.

Punishing unhoused individuals for sleeping outside when there are no adequate shelter or housing options does not solve homelessness or address its causes.

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.

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.