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U.S. Department of the Interior Authorizes $31 Million in Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) for Oregon Counties

WASHINGTON – This week, the Department of the Interior announced that more than 1,900 state and local governments across the country will receive a total of $644.8 million in Payments in Lieu of Taxes program (PILT) […]

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On Third Anniversary of Roe Being Overturned, Merkley and Wyden Join Bill to Restore Abortion Access Nationwide

Women’s Health Protection Act comes as Trump and Congressional Republicans move to restrict a woman’s right to choose and toward a national abortion ban WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the third anniversary of the U.S. Supreme […]

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Newhouse Votes to Fully Fund VA, Veterans Services

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04) released the following statement upon passage of the Fiscal Year 2026 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Related Agencies Appropriations Act by the House of Representatives.  “Our veterans represent the […]

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Senator Murray Statement on Mike Lee’s Revised Plan to Sell off Public Lands—with Hundreds of Thousands of Acres of BLM Land in WA State At Risk

ICYMI: Murray Slams Secretary Burgum’s Plans to Fire National Park Staff, Sell Off Public Lands, & Slash Funding for Tribes Senator Murray is an outspoken opponent of Republicans’ partisan reconciliation bill; has repeatedly spoken out in opposition to the Republican plan […]