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Cantwell Calls Out Admin Decision to Cancel Critical Investment in New Weather Forecasting Technology

Cantwell: “NOAA must continue to improve its weather forecasting capabilities to give Americans the best warnings possible”; America’s Doppler network is from the 1980s and needs to be replaced within the next decade; Phased Array […]

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Wyden Slams Trump Administration on Greenlighting Plans to Deport Hundreds of Unaccompanied Children Held in Government Custody

Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., slammed the Trump administration after receiving disturbing reports from whistleblowers that the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) has finalized plans to deport nearly 700 Guatemalan children in government custody, who […]

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Reps. Hoyle, Huffman & Senator Merkley Introduce Bill to Expand Smith River National Recreation Area into Southwest Oregon

EUGENE, OR  – Today, U.S. Rep. Val Hoyle (OR-04) and Rep. Jared Huffman (CA-02) introduced the Smith River National Recreation Area (NRA) Expansion Act to protect Southwest Oregon’s scenic North Fork Smith River watershed and […]

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Senator Murray Calls for Immediate Firing of RFK Jr., Commends CDC Director Monarez’s Stand for Science and Public Health

Senator Murray: “If there are any adults left in the White House, it’s well past time they face reality… We cannot let RFK Jr. burn what’s left of the CDC and our other critical health agencies to […]

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Wyden, Merkley Announce More Than $17 Million to be Invested in Oregon Rural Airports under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

Washington D.C.—U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced more than $17 million will be invested in airports throughout Oregon thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law they supported in 2021 during the Biden administration.  “I’m gratified that […]