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After Windstorm-Wildfire Events Pummel the State, Oregon’s Congressional Delegation Urges President Biden to Send Additional Federal Assistance

Feb 17, 2021 Press Release

Today, in an effort led by Congressman Peter DeFazio (OR-04), whose committee has jurisdiction over FEMA, the entire Oregon congressional delegation called on President Biden to approve a February 9 request from Governor Kate Brown for additional federal funds to respond to recent windstorm-wildfire events.

Issues:
Wildfires

DeFazio Re-introduces Southwestern Oregon Salmon and Watershed Protection Act to Make SW Oregon Mining Ban Permanent

Feb 12, 2021 Press Release

Rep. Peter DeFazio yesterday re-introduced legislation to make permanent a twenty-year ban on new mining projects in the Pistol River and Rough and Ready Creek watersheds in southwest Oregon.

Issues:
Natural Resources

Chairs DeFazio and Thompson Urge FAA, TSA to Enforce Federal Mask Mandate for Airline Passengers to Help Slow the Spread of COVID-19

Feb 9, 2021 Press Release
Issues:
Transportation & Infrastructure

President Biden: “I Can Hardly Wait to Sit Down with Peter DeFazio to Work on Infrastructure”

Feb 5, 2021 Press Release

Rep. Peter DeFazio, Chair of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today met with President Joe Biden and other members of House Democratic leadership to discuss the urgent need for another COVID-19 relief package.

Issues:
Transportation & Infrastructure

Chair DeFazio Urges President Biden to Repeal Trump’s Rollback of Federal Clean Water Protections

Feb 2, 2021 Press Release

Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) called on President Joe Biden to repeal the Trump administration’s so-called Navigable Waters Protection Rule—a harmful rule appropriately known as the Trump Dirty Water Rule.

Issues:
Transportation & Infrastructure

DeFazio, Reed, Maloney, Fitzpatrick, Allred, Daines, Schatz Reintroduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Help Sustain US Postal Service

Feb 1, 2021 Press Release

Reps. Peter DeFazio (OR-04), Tom Reed (NY-23), Carolyn B.

Issues:
Protecting the Postal Service

Rep. Peter DeFazio, Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, Lane County Commissioner Heather Buch Applaud FEMA’s Approval of Direct Housing Mission for Lane County following September’s Deadly Wildfires

Jan 25, 2021 Press Release

Rep. Peter DeFazio (OR-04), Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Lane County Commissioner Heather Buch today applauded the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) approval of Lane County’s request for a direct housing mission following September’s deadly wildfires.

Issues:
Wildfires

Chair DeFazio Cheers President Biden’s Actions to Promote and Protect American Jobs and Manufacturing

Jan 25, 2021 Press Release

Rep.

Issues:
Trade, Transportation & Infrastructure

Statement from Rep. DeFazio on President Biden’s Executive Actions on Climate Change

Jan 22, 2021 Press Release

Rep. Peter DeFazio (OR-04) today released the following statement on the Executive Actions on climate change President Joe Biden signed this week:

Issues:
Climate Change

DeFazio Applauds President Biden for Prioritizing Review of Trump Environmental Rollbacks as Part of Day One Executive Order

Jan 22, 2021 Press Release

Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) released the following statement applauding President Biden for prioritizing Federal agency scrutiny of the Trump administration’s “Dirty Water Rule” and gutting of the environmental review process under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) as part of the President’s Executive Order titled, “Pr

Issues:
Climate Change, Transportation & Infrastructure

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