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Cantwell Presses Trump FTC on Big Grocery Chains’ Anti-Competitive Practices that Stifle Competition, Leave Local Communities with Fewer Choices & Consumers with Higher Costs

May 7, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Cantwell Presses Trump FTC on Big Grocery Chains’ Anti-Competitive Practices that Stifle Competition, Leave Local Communities with Fewer Choices & Consumers with Higher Costs

Grocery retailers use “restrictive covenants” and sale agreements to keep competitors out of local markets; State of Washington is the first state to ban restrictive covenants limiting access to food or medicine; Birchwood neighborhood in […]

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Wyden, Colleagues Press FTC on Anti-Competitive Business Practices That Raise Grocery Prices and Worsen Food Insecurity

May 7, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Wyden, Colleagues Press FTC on Anti-Competitive Business Practices That Raise Grocery Prices and Worsen Food Insecurity

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said today he has joined Senate colleagues to demand the Trump administration crack down on anti-competitive restrictive covenants that raise grocery prices and worsen food insecurity in Oregon and nationwide. “When […]

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Wyden leads Oregon Democrats to Fight To Protect Mifepristone Access, Women’s Health Care, And FDA Authority

May 7, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Wyden leads Oregon Democrats to Fight To Protect Mifepristone Access, Women’s Health Care, And FDA Authority

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said today he is leading Senate and House colleagues, including U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici,  Andrea Salinas, Val Hoyle, Janelle Bynum and Maxine Dexter, in filing an […]

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Following Emergency Stay, Murray, Schumer, Jeffries Lead 250+ Democrats in Supreme Court Fight to Protect Mifepristone Access, Women’s Health Care, and FDA Authority

May 5, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Following Emergency Stay, Murray, Schumer, Jeffries Lead 250+ Democrats in Supreme Court Fight to Protect Mifepristone Access, Women’s Health Care, and FDA Authority

More than 250 House and Senate Democrats filed an amicus brief to the Supreme Court urging them to overturn a Fifth Circuit decision that would upend the FDA approval process and restrict access to life-saving […]

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Cantwell Joins Colleagues to Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Resolution Recognizing May as Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

May 5, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Cantwell Joins Colleagues to Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Resolution Recognizing May as Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and senior member of the Finance Committee, joined Sen. Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Representative Grace Meng (D-NY), […]