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Republicans Block Wyden Bill to Extend FISA for Five Weeks To Cover Up Ongoing Surveillance Abuses

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued the following statement after Senate Republicans objected to Wyden’s request to extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act for five weeks, with basic new transparency requirements […]

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Merkley, Harder Push to Increase Federal Response for Hazardous Wildfire Smoke 

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Josh Harder (CA-09) today reintroduced the Wildfire Smoke Emergency Declaration Act, legislation to help communities respond to increasingly dangerous wildfire smoke events. The bicameral bill would create a federal framework for smoke emergencies, unlock resources to protect […]

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Cantwell Statement on Inflation Rising to 4.2%

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, released this statement after data released by the […]