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Oregon Delegation Presses Trump Administration to Expedite Burned Area Emergency Response for Oregon Wildfires

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today led Sen. Jeff Merkley and Reps. Peter DeFazio, Earl Blumenauer, Kurt Schrader and Suzanne Bonamici in pressing the U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of Interior to expedite the initiation […]

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Wyden, Merkley, Blumenauer, DeFazio Introduce Legislation to Ensure Equal Access to Disaster Relief for Cannabis Businesses

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and U.S. Reps. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., and Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., today introduced legislation that would ensure state-legal cannabis businesses can qualify for disaster recovery programs like any other business. As wildfires […]

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Video: In Late-Night Floor Speech, Cantwell Remembers Justice Ginsburg, Honors Her Legacy of Fighting for Equal Justice, Criticizes Rush to Support Yet-Unnamed Nominee

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a speech on the Senate floor late last night, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) remembered the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her legacy as a trailblazer and a passionate, […]

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Wyden, Merkley Introduce Legislation to Defend Property Owners’ Rights from Eminent Domain Claims for Natural Gas Pipelines

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today introduced their legislation that would strengthen the rights of landowners facing eminent domain claims from private companies exploiting public interest provisions to confiscate property in Oregon and nationwide for natural gas […]