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Cantwell Statement on SCOTUS Ruling Affirming States Have Right to Count Mail-In Ballots Received After Election Day

Cantwell joined amicus brief defending states’ authority to establish deadlines to count ballots SPOKANE, WA – This morning, the United States Supreme Court ruled against an effort to stop states from counting mail-in ballots that are […]

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Wyden, Colleagues Introduce Landmark Bill to Raise the National Minimum Wage to a Living Wage of $25 an Hour  

Bill would immediately increase the federal minimum wage to $12 an hour, then grow it gradually and annually. Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said today he has joined Senate colleagues to introduce legislation that would phase […]

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Wyden Cosponsors Resolution to Protect Disability Rights and Condemn Trump Administration’s Latest Attack 

Senator: “This is yet another attempt by Trump and Republicans to roll back long-standing protections for people with disabilities, and my colleagues and I won’t stand for it.” Washington, D.C. – In the wake of the […]

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Cantwell Statement on SCOTUS Ruling Terminating Temporary Protected Status For Haitian and Syrian Nationals

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Trump Administration’s efforts to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian and Syrian nationals. TPS is a humanitarian immigration designation that allows […]