Press Releases

February 02, 2009

Wyden and Merkley Ask HUD SecretaryTo Help Preserve Affordable Housing

Washington, D.C. - In a letter to the new U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan, U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) asked that he help Americans at this time of economic hardship by preserving affordable housing across the country through an innovative use of "Residual Receipts." Residual Receipts accounts consist of the accumulated net earnings that are not distributed to project owners. With hundreds of thousands of affordable housing … Continue Reading

January 22, 2009

Wyden, Crapo and Walden Introduce Legislation to Improve Patient Access to Hospitals in Rural, Under-Served Areas of Oregon and Nationally

Washington, D.C. - Eliminating bureaucratic barriers that made it harder for rural residents and veterans to receive health care, Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Representative Greg Walden (R-Ore.) introduced legislation today that would improve access to nearly 1,300 hospitals in rural, under-served areas of the nation. Twenty-five of the hospitals are in Oregon. The Critical Access Hospital Flexibility Act of 2009 would give small, rural hospitals greater flexibility in … Continue Reading

January 16, 2009

Wyden to hold Town Hall Meetings in Crook, Jefferson Counties

Portland, OR - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden will host two town hall meetings on January 25, 2009. Residents of Jefferson and Crook counties are invited to attend the open forums to ask questions and voice their concerns. In keeping with a promise he made in 1996, Wyden holds town halls in every Oregon county every year. The Madras and Prineville events help kick off the 14th year of these meetings, which now total more than 490. Jefferson County Town Hall Meeting Date: … Continue Reading

January 16, 2009

Wyden Asks Obama for Forest Restoration Funding

Washington, DC- Seeking to put rural job growth and forest restoration on the President-elect's agenda, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), chairman of the Public Lands and Forests Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, brought a bipartisan group of senators together to cosign a letter he sent this week to President-elect Obama asking him to include funding for forests restoration and hazardous fuels reduction projectsin his economic stimulus plan. Wyden was joined bySenators … Continue Reading

January 15, 2009

Senate Passes Public Lands Bill

Washington, D.C. - Seven public lands bills authored by U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) passed the Senate today by a vote of 73-21 as part of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (S.22). "The Lewis and Clark Mount Hood Wilderness Act of 2007," "The Copper Salmon Wilderness Act," "The Oregon Badlands Wilderness Act of 2008," "The Cascade Siskiyou National Monument Voluntary and Equitable Grazing Conflict Resolution Act," "The Spring Basin … Continue Reading

January 15, 2009

Wyden Statement on the Resolution of Disapproval

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) issued the following statement after his vote in favor of the Joint Resolution Relating to the Disapproval of Obligations Under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008"Last October, I voted against the $700 billion Wall Street bailout because Congress failed to write any meaningful taxpayer protections, didn't have a plausible plan that was likely to re-open our capital markets, and abdicated its responsibility to reform the Wall … Continue Reading

January 15, 2009

Bipartisan Group of Senators Re-Introduce Legislation to Create Jobs through Infrastructure Investments

Washington DC - Encouraging much-needed job creation and investment in transportation construction and repair, U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), John Thune (R-S.D.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Roger Wicker, (R-Miss.) re-introduced today the bipartisan "Build America Bonds" Act (S. 238). The funding from this one-time federal bonding program has the potential to create 2.5 million new jobs and shore up that nation's aging roads, rail lines and bridges by funding … Continue Reading

January 13, 2009

Wyden to hold First Town Hall of 2009 in Klamath County

Portland, OR - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden will hold his first town hall meeting of 2009 in Klamath Falls on Saturday, January 24th. Residents of Klamath County are invited to attend the open forum to ask questions and voice their concerns. Wyden holds town halls in every Oregon county every year. The Klamath Falls town hall kicks off the 14th year of these meetings.Klamath County Town Hall MeetingDate: January 24, 2009Time: 10:30 a.m. PDTLocation: Oregon Institute of … Continue Reading

January 10, 2009

Senate Set to Pass Public Lands Bill

January 08, 2009

Wyden Issues Statement on Conflict in Gaza

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January 07, 2009

Wyden Assists Swift Introduction of Public Lands Bill

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December 24, 2008

Wyden Leads and Succeeds in 110th Congress

December 15, 2008

Wyden-Requested IG Report on Interior Corruption Uncovers "Contempt for the Public Trust" and "Untold Waste"

December 12, 2008

Congressional Record: Wyden Statement on Auto Bailout Vote

U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore) entered the following statement into the Congressional Record on December, 12, 2008."Yesterday, when I heard the Majority Leader was going to call a cloture vote, I changed my schedule and hurriedly returned to Washington, D.C. from Oregon, where I had been working on the Oregon Business Plan at the Oregon Business Summit in Portland. I was on an airplane, about an hour away from the Capitol, when the Senate Leader called the vote, and I missed the cloture vote … Continue Reading

November 21, 2008

Press Releases

Wyden and Merkley Ask HUD SecretaryTo Help Preserve Affordable Housing

Wyden, Crapo and Walden Introduce Legislation to Improve Patient Access to Hospitals in Rural, Under-Served Areas of Oregon and Nationally

Wyden to hold Town Hall Meetings in Crook, Jefferson Counties

Wyden Asks Obama for Forest Restoration Funding

Senate Passes Public Lands Bill

Wyden Statement on the Resolution of Disapproval

Bipartisan Group of Senators Re-Introduce Legislation to Create Jobs through Infrastructure Investments

Wyden to hold First Town Hall of 2009 in Klamath County

Senate Set to Pass Public Lands Bill

Wyden Issues Statement on Conflict in Gaza

Wyden Assists Swift Introduction of Public Lands Bill

Wyden Leads and Succeeds in 110th Congress

Wyden-Requested IG Report on Interior Corruption Uncovers "Contempt for the Public Trust" and "Untold Waste"

Congressional Record: Wyden Statement on Auto Bailout Vote

15 Senate Sponsors of the Healthy Americans Act Outline a "Roadmap" for Building Bipartisan Consensus on Health Reform

Wyden Applauds Daschle Selection

Wyden Urges Accelerated Study for Reopening Pioneer Route

CORP Ordered to Sell Coos Bay Rail Line to Port

Wyden Uses Oregon Products from Rural Counties to Thank Senate Leaders for Passage of County Timber Payments

Wyden in Coos County on October 6 for Annual Town Hall Meeting