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  1. October 30, 2026

    Merkley, Wyden, Bynum, Salinas: $16 Million Coming to Oregon for Street Safety Improvements

    Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with U.S. Representatives Janelle Bynum (OR-05) and Andrea Salinas (OR-06), announced that $16,000,000 is heading to Marion, Polk, Klamath, and Deschutes counties for the... Continue Reading: Merkley, Wyden, Bynum, Salinas: $16 Million Coming to Oregon for Street Safety Improvements

  2. October 29, 2026

    Wyden, Warren Press Treasury and IRS on Rushed Transition to ID.me for Savings Bond Investors

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  3. October 29, 2026

    Wyden, Whitehouse, Kim and Warren Expose Trump for Rewarding Nursing Home Fraudsters and Harming Residents

    Text of the Report (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senators Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Andy Kim, D-N.J., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., today released a new investigation revealing harm to residents in... Continue Reading: Wyden, Whitehouse, Kim and Warren Expose Trump for Rewarding Nursing Home Fraudsters and Harming Residents

  4. October 29, 2026

    Wyden Urges Trump Administration to Crack Down on Major Investment Tax Loophole Used by the Ultra-Wealthy

    Text of the Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., called on the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to crack down on a tax avoidance scheme known as tax-aware long-short investing which... Continue Reading: Wyden Urges Trump Administration to Crack Down on Major Investment Tax Loophole Used by the Ultra-Wealthy

  5. October 29, 2026

    Merkley, Wyden Announce $7.6 Million Federal Investment in Malheur County for Irrigation Efficiency Project

    Nyssa, OR – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced that $7,666,203 in federal funding is coming to the Owyhee Irrigation District (OID) in Oregon’s Mid-Snake River Basin for irrigation upgrades to improve water efficiency, reduce... Continue Reading: Merkley, Wyden Announce $7.6 Million Federal Investment in Malheur County for Irrigation Efficiency Project

  6. October 29, 2026

    Wyden and Markey Question Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg over Meta AI Glasses Privacy Violations, Use of Intimate Images for AI Training

    Text of the Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senator Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., today launched an inquiry into reports of severe privacy violations enabled by Meta’s AI-enabled smart glasses, including capturing sensitive... Continue Reading: Wyden and Markey Question Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg over Meta AI Glasses Privacy Violations, Use of Intimate Images for AI Training

  7. October 27, 2026

    Wyden, Sanders, Senate Democrats Call Out Insurance Company Collusion with Trump Administration to Kick Thousands of Americans Off Health Insurance

    Text of the Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and 11 other Senate Democrats opened an inquiry into... Continue Reading: Wyden, Sanders, Senate Democrats Call Out Insurance Company Collusion with Trump Administration to Kick Thousands of Americans Off Health Insurance

  8. October 27, 2026

    Wyden, Merkley Announce $1 Million to Support Addiction and Recovery Services in Southern Oregon

    Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced $1 million in federal awards to help support addiction treatment and recovery services in Josephine County. “Accountability and recovery must go hand-in-hand if we want safer... Continue Reading: Wyden, Merkley Announce $1 Million to Support Addiction and Recovery Services in Southern Oregon

  9. October 26, 2026

    Merkley, Wyden, Bonamici, Dexter Announce $12.4 Million for Affordable Housing in Portland

    Portland, OR – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, as well as U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) and Maxine Dexter (OR-03), today announced that $12,418,414 in federal funds are coming to Portland to help Oregonians continue to... Continue Reading: Merkley, Wyden, Bonamici, Dexter Announce $12.4 Million for Affordable Housing in Portland

  10. October 26, 2026

    Wyden and Schiff Demand Release of FISA Court Opinion Detailing ‘Serious Abuses of Americans’ Rights’

    Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., demanded that the Trump Administration stop violating federal law and immediately declassify a surveillance court opinion that details abuses by the government of warrantless... Continue Reading: Wyden and Schiff Demand Release of FISA Court Opinion Detailing ‘Serious Abuses of Americans’ Rights’