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April 26, 2024

Wyden Joins Markey, Colleagues in Urging Affordable Connectivity Program Providers to Support Households in May with Additional Funding

U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore. today joined U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., and colleagues in a letter to NCTA - The Internet & Television Association, and the CTIA, urging their member companies to ensure their Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) subscribers receive the full $30 benefit in May. The Federal Communications Commission recently announced it only has enough funding to provide ACP subscribers with a $14 benefit in May, rather than the full $30. In their letter, the law… Continue Reading

April 26, 2024

Wyden, Markey Celebrate FCC’s Approval of Net Neutrality Rule

U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., today issued the following statement after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to approve its rule reclassifying broadband as a telecommunications service under Title II of the Communications Act and reinstating net neutrality protections: “Net neutrality is simple; it’s about nondiscrimination. Net neutrality ensures that anyone can use the internet without being blocked or obstructed by gatekeepers. Net neutrality p… Continue Reading

April 26, 2024

Merkley, Wyden Introduce Bill to Fund Agriculture Research in Oregon, Support its Industry

Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced the introduction of the Oregon Research Bounty Act, legislation to authorize funding for 11 research projects that benefit Oregon’s agriculture and forest product sectors. As the former top Democrat on the Appropriations subcommittee that writes our nation’s agriculture funding bill, Merkley used his position to create and fund several of the programs included in this bill. The Oregon Research Bounty Act helps maintain the critica… Continue Reading

 The Oregon Way

February 07, 2023

Bringing the WNBA to Oregon

This week Portland and our entire state came together to assemble a "dream team" of Oregon's women's sports luminaries at local bar The Sports Bra to show WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert that Portland is ready to get in the game - and make the winning shot - for a WNBA team. With an all-star panel of… Continue Reading

July 13, 2022

A Chip off the Oregon Block

Oregon's Silicon Forest is one of our state's biggest job creators and the beating heart of American semiconductor production. Oregonians shopping for a robotic vacuum this summer, browsing for a car on lots across the state, or any number of products probably aren't thinking about semiconductors or domestic chip manufacturing. But at the iconic, 90-year-old Stark's Vacuums on Portland's East Side,… Continue Reading

June 22, 2022

Loud & Proud – Pride Prevails Over Prejudice

After two years of virtual events due to COVID, it was so good to dust off my rainbow sneakers and share the joy of the Portland Pride Parade in person. Marching side-by-side with members and allies of Oregon's LGBTQ+ community (including a visit to the PRISM health center and the famous Sports Bra bar), I was reminded that today and every day, it's essential to ensure that pride prevails over prejudice throughout our country.… Continue Reading

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