Press Releases
Merkley, Wyden, Hoyle: $30 Million Coming to Rural Lane County for Critical Transportation Project
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley, Ron Wyden, and U.S. Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04) announced today that the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is receiving $30,259,024 in federal funding for the OR 126’s Huston Road to Lakeside Drive Project in rural Lane County. The project will transform infrastructure along a 1.9-mile road segment on OR 126 near the communities of Veneta and Elmira. ODOT secured these funds through the U.S. Department of … Continue Reading
January 07, 2025
HOYLE VOTES ‘YES’ ON LAKEN RILEY ACT
For Immediate Release: January 7, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Val Hoyle voted 'Yes' on H.R. 29, the Laken Riley Act. In response to her vote, Representative Hoyle released the following statement: “We all want to keep our communities safe and ensure criminals are held accountable,” Rep Hoyle said. “The first time this bill came up, I voted no because law enforcement in my community was concerned that it didn’t provide any new resources for them to hold migrants who the … Continue Reading
January 07, 2025
Wyden, Merkley, Bonamici, Hoyle Applaud Biden Administration Ban on New Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling Off of U.S. Coasts
For Immediate Release: Jan. 7, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley with U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici and Val Hoyle today applauded the Biden Administration’s executive action to permanently ban offshore oil and gas drilling on 625 million acres of coastal waters along the entire West Coast, East Coast, the eastern Gulf of Mexico, and portions of Alaska’s Northern Bering Sea. “Combating the climate crisis demands bold and decisive action like this that … Continue Reading
January 06, 2025
HOYLE STATEMENT ON CERTIFYING 2024 ELECTION AND JANUARY 6TH ANNIVERSARY
For Immediate Release: January 6, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congress certified the results of the 2024 election and President-elect Donald Trump’s victory. Representative Hoyle released the following statement: “Today Congress certified the results of the 2024 election and President-elect Trump’s victory because that was the will of the majority of the American people,” Rep. Hoyle said. “Though it is not the outcome I worked for, I look forward to working with President-elect Trump and … Continue Reading