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Wyden, Merkley: Hermiston, Roseburg Airports Each to Receive $23,000 in Federal Grants

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today that the Hermiston Municipal and Roseburg Regional Airports will each receive $23,000 in federal funds for costs related to operations, personnel, cleaning, sanitization, janitorial services, […]

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Senator Murray Announces Millions in Federal Housing Funding for Washington State Tribes During COVID-19 Pandemic

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced millions in federal housing funding to support Washington state Tribes during the COVID-19 pandemic. The awards, which total […]

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Senator Murray to Introduce Bill to Electrify School Buses, Protect Children’s Health

(Washington, D.C.) — Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), the Chair of the Senate education and health committee, joined Senator Catherine Cortez-Masto (D-NV) and Representatives Jahana Hayes (D-CT, 5th) and Tony Cárdenas (D-CA, 29th) to announce they will […]

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Cantwell to Trade Nominee: “I’m Done with the Trump Administration Approach to Trade” – Emphasizes Washington Trade Priorities at USTR Nomination Hearing

WASHINGTON, D.C. – At a Senate Finance Committee hearing this morning to consider the nomination of Katherine Tai to be United States Trade Representative, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) slammed the Trump administration’s tariff-first approach to […]

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Wyden Statement on Efforts to Raise the Minimum Wage

Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement on efforts to raise the minimum wage:  “While I am disappointed by today’s decision, it marks the beginning—not the end—of our efforts to raise the minimum […]