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Climate hawks have a message for the administration as it continues bipartisan infrastructure talks: Don't abandon key investments to fight climate change.

Regan told the panel the agency was asking for an increase of just over 1,000 employees, which he said were “the numbers we believe we need to focus on providing the appropriate research, the analytical capabilities to inform our regulations.” ADVERTISEMENT “With this increase we will still have a significantly reduced workforce,” he added. “What we hope to do with this thousand employees is replenish the capacity we’ve lost, but also build the capacity that we need for future activ...

Feinstein, Padilla Ask Biden Admin To Get China To Lift Tariffs On U.S. Wines CBS SF Bay Area 3 days ago Syndicated Local – CBS San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Three U.S. senators, including both representing California, sent a letter to the White House Tuesday asking trade officials to push China to lift its tariffs on American wine. Senators Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla, both from California, joined Sen. Jeff Merkeley of Oregon in pushing U.S. Trade Represent...

Diane Wilson begins hunger strike to stop dredging project April 8, 2021, by Eldin Ganic Diane Wilson, an American environmental activist, began a hunger strike at the waterfront of Lavaca Bay yesterday to demand that the Biden Administration stop the dredging of the mercury-contaminated Matagorda Ship Channel. The dredging, which has not begun, would allow for the construction and operation of a new crude oil export terminal proposed by oil company Ma...

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) signaled late Tuesday he would oppose the Equality Act, legislation to expand the prohibition on anti-LGBTQ discrimination under federal law, throwing a massive wrench into plans of the bill's supporters to guide it into law.

Washington —President Trumps legal team on Friday rested their case after less than three hours, prompting another two-and-a-half hours of questioning from senators. Mr. Trumps attorneys tried to argue the former president was being hounded by a political vendetta, and said his actions were protected by the First Amendment.  In their opening arguments, Mr. Trumps attorneys sought to link Democrats to political violence, repeatedly showing a long video montage of Democrats saying the word "fi...

Representatives and Senators from Oregon have widely said that they are safe after the chaos in Washington D.C. on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON — In a day scarred by a historic violent attack on the U.S. Capitol as Congress met, shaken lawmakers insisted on resuming a session that went late into the night to approve the Electoral College vote for President-Elect Joe Biden early Thursday morning, Jan. 7. Lawmakers had come to Congress Wednesday expecting a contentious day of debate as a splinter group of Republicans said they would slow and perhaps even halt the traditional reading of the votes for president cast Dec. 14...

. >> its a shutdown. do you you have a moment to chat? we heard the president is apparently going to sign this legislation. whats your reaction? mitch mcconnell said the president might sign it but he will declare a national emergency simultaneously. do you think thats the right plan? >> no, i dont. i do not. i think declaring a national emergency is not good for the president. gency is not good for president. welcome back. hillary clinton once again says she is not running for president in 20...

Invented with also the research we paid for in america that they should not have had to pay for in canada for the same drugs. we have to be willing to take on the high cost of drugs. were ready to do that with them if they will join us. >> senator, thank you for joining us, we appreciate the time you have taken with us. senator jeff merkeley of oregon. lawrence, you and i have had this conversation before. what is the advance of obamacare? what does it look like? you mentioned medicare and youre...