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Wyden Warns Republicans that Overruling Parliamentarian to Nix California Clean Air Waiver Will Backfire

Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today warned Republicans against overruling the Senate Parliamentarian and abusing the Congressional Review Act to meddle with California’s clean air policies. Wyden said the Republican plan would […]

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Murray, Kaptur Call for Energy Department to Reverse New, Expanded Caps on Indirect Research Costs

ICYMI: Murray, Kaptur call for reversal of arbitrary cap on DOE-funded research—a policy already blocked in federal court for university grants Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee […]

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Wyden Sounds Alarm on Harmful Impacts of SAVE Act, Trump’s Anti-Voter Executive Order, in Native Communities

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said today he has written the Trump administration about the challenges Native communities will face under Trump’s “election integrity” executive order and the SAVE Act, including requirements documenting proof of citizenship and restricting mail-in voting. […]

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Sullivan, Merkley, Curtis Condemn CCP’s Transnational Repression, Press for Sanctions on Hong Kong Judiciary Officials

WASHINGTON—This week, U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), incoming chairman of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), co-chair of the CECC, and John Curtis (R-Utah) introduced the Hong Kong Judicial Sanctions Act, which would […]