Press Releases
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Rep. Peter DeFazio (OR-04) today released the following statement in reaction to President Trump’s admission on Saturday that he has pushed officials to purposefully slow down coronavirus testing in order to keep recorded case numbers low:
Transformative legislation will invest nearly $500 billion in highways, transit, rail, bike and pedestrian safety, and carbon pollution reduction
Local leaders from across Southwest Oregon today endorsed Chair Peter DeFazio’s transformative infrastructure bill, the Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America (INVEST in America) Act.
DeFazio Urges Police Reforms, Improved Accountability
Rep. Peter DeFazio (OR-04) this week signed on as an original co-sponsor to the Justice in Policing Act, comprehensive legislation to improve police accountability and change the culture of law enforcement.
DeFazio Announces $76,000 in Grant Funding for Lane Transit District RideSource Program Improvements
Rep. Peter DeFazio (OR-04) today announced that he has secured $76,000 in grant funding for improvements to Lane Transit District (LTD)’s RideSource program under the Federal Transit Administration (FTA)’s Innovative Coordinated Access and Mobility (ICAM) pilot program.
Rep. Peter DeFazio today released the findings of a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report he requested on the U.S. Forest Service’s (USFS) firefighting response to the 2017 Chetco Bar Fire.
Reps. Peter DeFazio (OR-04), Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), Greg Walden (OR-02) and Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) today requested U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Chief Vicki Christiansen provide details on the agency’s efforts to prepare for the 2020 wildfire season amidst the coronavirus pandemic.
Representatives Peter DeFazio (OR-04) and Lloyd Doggett (TX-35) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) today led a bicameral group of more than 80 lawmakers calling on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to put workers—not corporate profits—first and include strict corporate accountability measures in any coronavirus relief aid provided by Treasury and the Fed
Chair Peter DeFazio (OR-04) and Chair Frank Pallone (NJ-06) today introduced legislation to withdraw the United States from the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Rep. Peter DeFazio (OR-04) today called on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to provide long-term financial relief for students by including student debt cancellation in the next coronavirus relief package.