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April 2, 2014
Letter to Mark Pryor, Chairman and Roy Blunt, Ranking Member of Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee - WIC Benefits
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
April 2, 2014
Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act of 2014
Sen. Jeff Merkley
March 27, 2014
Emergency Unemployment Extension Overcomes Key Hurdle
Sen. Jeff Merkley
March 13, 2014
Progressive Caucus
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
March 13, 2014
Merkley Helps Reach Bipartisan Agreement to Restore Emergency Unemployment Insurance
Sen. Jeff Merkley
March 6, 2014
Letter to John Boehner, Speaker of the House - Don't Leave Jobless Veterans Behind
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Feb. 21, 2014
Bonamici Makes Deliveries to Meals on Wheels Recipients in Washington County, Announces New Bill Benefiting Seniors
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
Feb. 20, 2014
Merkley: Great News "Chained CPI" Not in Budget
Sen. Jeff Merkley
Feb. 14, 2014
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Don't Cut Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Jan. 30, 2014
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Full LIHEAP Funding in 2015 Budget
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Jan. 28, 2014
Merkley Reaction to State of the Union: Success of Middle Class Is Defining Issue of Our Time
Sen. Jeff Merkley
Jan. 28, 2014
Bonamici: The State of Our Union Necessitates an End to Congressional Gridlock
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
Jan. 16, 2014
Letter to John Boehner, Speaker of the House of Representatives and Eric Cantor, Majority Leader of the House of Representatives - Emergency Unemployment Compensation
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Jan. 15, 2014
Emergency Unemployment Benefits
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
Jan. 7, 2014
Bonamici Joins President Obama in Pushing for Extension of Emergency Unemployment Compensation
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
Jan. 7, 2014
MSNBC "The Rachel Maddow Show" - Transcript: Unemployment Benefits
Sen. Jeff Merkley
Dec. 20, 2013
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Protect Vital Home Energy Funding
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Dec. 19, 2013
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014
Sen. Jeff Merkley
Dec. 19, 2013
New Oregon County-By-County Breakdown Shows the Harm of Not Extending Unemployment Insurance
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Dec. 12, 2013
Bonamici Supports Bipartisan Budget Compromise
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
Dec. 12, 2013
Grassley, Wyden Applaud SGR's Medicare Payment Transparency Provisions
Sen. Ron Wyden
Dec. 11, 2013
Letter to John Boehner, Speaker of the House of Representatives - Republicans Must Not Adjourn for Year without Extending Federal Unemployment Insurance
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Dec. 6, 2013
Letter to Majority Leader Reid, Republican Leader McConnell, Chairman Baucus, and Ranking Member Hatch - Urge Reauthorization of Unemployment Insurance
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Dec. 4, 2013
Letter to Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman, Senate Committee on Agriculture and Collin Peterson, Ranking Member, House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture - No Further Cuts to SNAP in the Farm Bill Conference Report
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Nov. 1, 2013
Wyden Statement on Cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Sen. Ron Wyden
Nov. 1, 2013
Letter to Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Release Winter Heat Aid
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Oct. 31, 2013
Bonamici Visits Tigard's Durham Elementary School; Calls on Budget Negotiators to Reverse Education Cuts
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
Oct. 28, 2013
Letter to Farm Bill Conferees - Do Not Cut SNAP
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Sept. 26, 2013
Letter to Majority Leader Reid, Minority Leader McConnell, Chairwoman Mikulski, and Vice Chairman Shelby - Push for LIHEAP Funding
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Sept. 25, 2013
Letter to Majority Leader Reid, Minority Leader McConnell, Chairwoman Mikulski, and Vice Chairman Shelby - Restore LIHEAP Funding
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Sept. 19, 2013
Bonamici Votes Against $39 Billion in SNAP Cuts
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
Sept. 19, 2013
Lets Cut Poverty, Not Nutrition Assistance
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
Aug. 29, 2013
Letter to Secretary Thomas Vilsack, Dept. of Agriculture - SRS Sequestration
Sen. Ron Wyden
Aug. 5, 2013
Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Funding for the Emergency Food Assistance Program
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
July 15, 2013
Bonamici Visits St. Helens Senior Center, Denounces Cuts to Meals on Wheels
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
July 11, 2013
Bonamici Stands with Oregon Farm Bureau Against Reckless Farm Bill - Legislation Eliminates SNAP Program from Farm Bill
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
June 19, 2013
Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
June 19, 2013
Bonamici: Cut Poverty, Not Nutrition Assistance -- Congresswoman Objects to Farm Bill's $20 Billion in SNAP Cuts
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
May 16, 2013
Schrader Strengthens Oregon Agriculture Competitiveness in Farm Bill Mark-Up
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
April 19, 2013
Letter to Chairman Kingston, Ranking Member DeLauro, Chairman Latham, Ranking Member Pastor - Programs that Aim to Eliminate Poverty Funding
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
April 16, 2013
Wyden Grills Forest Service Chief on Timber Harvests, Secure Rural Schools
Sen. Ron Wyden
April 10, 2013
Additional Statements
Sen. Ron Wyden
April 10, 2013
Additional Statements
Sen. Ron Wyden
March 28, 2013
Letter to Secretary of Energy Steven Chu - Save Weatherization Assistance Program
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Feb. 15, 2013
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Jan. 31, 2013
Bipartisan Finance Committee Members Release Recommendations to Combat Waste, Fraud & Abuse in Medicare & Medicaid
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Dec. 7, 2012
Letter to House and Senate Leadership - Unemployment
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Dec. 7, 2012
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Restore Funding for LIHEAP
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Dec. 3, 2012
Letter to Harry Reid, Majority Leader, and Mitch McConnell, Minority Leader - Unemployment Insurance Programs
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Oct. 11, 2012
Letter to Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Restore Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program Funds
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Date
Title
Politician
April 2, 2014
Letter to Mark Pryor, Chairman and Roy Blunt, Ranking Member of Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee - WIC Benefits
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
April 2, 2014
Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act of 2014
Sen.Jeff Merkley
March 27, 2014
Emergency Unemployment Extension Overcomes Key Hurdle
Sen.Jeff Merkley
March 13, 2014
Progressive Caucus
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici
March 13, 2014
Merkley Helps Reach Bipartisan Agreement to Restore Emergency Unemployment Insurance
Sen.Jeff Merkley
March 6, 2014
Letter to John Boehner, Speaker of the House - Don't Leave Jobless Veterans Behind
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Feb. 21, 2014
Bonamici Makes Deliveries to Meals on Wheels Recipients in Washington County, Announces New Bill Benefiting Seniors
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici
Feb. 20, 2014
Merkley: Great News "Chained CPI" Not in Budget
Sen.Jeff Merkley
Feb. 14, 2014
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Don't Cut Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Jan. 30, 2014
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Full LIHEAP Funding in 2015 Budget
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Jan. 28, 2014
Merkley Reaction to State of the Union: Success of Middle Class Is Defining Issue of Our Time
Sen.Jeff Merkley
Jan. 28, 2014
Bonamici: The State of Our Union Necessitates an End to Congressional Gridlock
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici
Jan. 16, 2014
Letter to John Boehner, Speaker of the House of Representatives and Eric Cantor, Majority Leader of the House of Representatives - Emergency Unemployment Compensation
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Jan. 15, 2014
Emergency Unemployment Benefits
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici
Jan. 7, 2014
Bonamici Joins President Obama in Pushing for Extension of Emergency Unemployment Compensation
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici
Jan. 7, 2014
MSNBC "The Rachel Maddow Show" - Transcript: Unemployment Benefits
Sen.Jeff Merkley
Dec. 20, 2013
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Protect Vital Home Energy Funding
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Dec. 19, 2013
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014
Sen.Jeff Merkley
Dec. 19, 2013
New Oregon County-By-County Breakdown Shows the Harm of Not Extending Unemployment Insurance
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Dec. 12, 2013
Bonamici Supports Bipartisan Budget Compromise
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici
Dec. 12, 2013
Grassley, Wyden Applaud SGR's Medicare Payment Transparency Provisions
Sen.Ron Wyden
Dec. 11, 2013
Letter to John Boehner, Speaker of the House of Representatives - Republicans Must Not Adjourn for Year without Extending Federal Unemployment Insurance
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Dec. 6, 2013
Letter to Majority Leader Reid, Republican Leader McConnell, Chairman Baucus, and Ranking Member Hatch - Urge Reauthorization of Unemployment Insurance
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Dec. 4, 2013
Letter to Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman, Senate Committee on Agriculture and Collin Peterson, Ranking Member, House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture - No Further Cuts to SNAP in the Farm Bill Conference Report
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Nov. 1, 2013
Wyden Statement on Cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Sen.Ron Wyden
Nov. 1, 2013
Letter to Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Release Winter Heat Aid
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Oct. 31, 2013
Bonamici Visits Tigard's Durham Elementary School; Calls on Budget Negotiators to Reverse Education Cuts
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici
Oct. 28, 2013
Letter to Farm Bill Conferees - Do Not Cut SNAP
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Sept. 26, 2013
Letter to Majority Leader Reid, Minority Leader McConnell, Chairwoman Mikulski, and Vice Chairman Shelby - Push for LIHEAP Funding
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Sept. 25, 2013
Letter to Majority Leader Reid, Minority Leader McConnell, Chairwoman Mikulski, and Vice Chairman Shelby - Restore LIHEAP Funding
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Sept. 19, 2013
Bonamici Votes Against $39 Billion in SNAP Cuts
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici
Sept. 19, 2013
Lets Cut Poverty, Not Nutrition Assistance
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici
Aug. 29, 2013
Letter to Secretary Thomas Vilsack, Dept. of Agriculture - SRS Sequestration
Sen.Ron Wyden
Aug. 5, 2013
Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Funding for the Emergency Food Assistance Program
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
July 15, 2013
Bonamici Visits St. Helens Senior Center, Denounces Cuts to Meals on Wheels
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici
July 11, 2013
Bonamici Stands with Oregon Farm Bureau Against Reckless Farm Bill - Legislation Eliminates SNAP Program from Farm Bill
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici
June 19, 2013
Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici
June 19, 2013
Bonamici: Cut Poverty, Not Nutrition Assistance -- Congresswoman Objects to Farm Bill's $20 Billion in SNAP Cuts
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici
May 16, 2013
Schrader Strengthens Oregon Agriculture Competitiveness in Farm Bill Mark-Up
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
April 19, 2013
Letter to Chairman Kingston, Ranking Member DeLauro, Chairman Latham, Ranking Member Pastor - Programs that Aim to Eliminate Poverty Funding
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
April 16, 2013
Wyden Grills Forest Service Chief on Timber Harvests, Secure Rural Schools
Sen.Ron Wyden
April 10, 2013
Additional Statements
Sen.Ron Wyden
April 10, 2013
Additional Statements
Sen.Ron Wyden
March 28, 2013
Letter to Secretary of Energy Steven Chu - Save Weatherization Assistance Program
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Feb. 15, 2013
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Jan. 31, 2013
Bipartisan Finance Committee Members Release Recommendations to Combat Waste, Fraud & Abuse in Medicare & Medicaid
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Dec. 7, 2012
Letter to House and Senate Leadership - Unemployment
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Dec. 7, 2012
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Restore Funding for LIHEAP
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Dec. 3, 2012
Letter to Harry Reid, Majority Leader, and Mitch McConnell, Minority Leader - Unemployment Insurance Programs
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Oct. 11, 2012
Letter to Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Restore Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program Funds
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
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