Press Releases
Wyden, Merkley, Hoyle Welcome $53 Million CHIPS Investment in HP in Corvallis
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- January 13, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley along with U.S. Rep. Val Hoyle welcomed today’s Biden administration announcement of a $53 million award from the federal CHIPS and Science Act to HP for its Corvallis facility. “This is great news for HP and its employees who are an essential brigade in Oregon’s battle plan to build an even stronger chip industry that keeps generating jobs in the Willamette Valley, the Silicon Forest and … Continue Reading
January 10, 2025
Oregon Delegation Announces $36 Million to Tackle Railroad Crossing Challenges
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- January 10, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, alongside U.S. Representatives Val Hoyle and Janelle Bynum, announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation is sending a combined $36,314,523 for two Oregon communities to eliminate railroad crossings, improve congestion, and boost safety and accessibility. Of this federal funding, the City of Bend is being awarded $32,321,299 to construct and complete its top-priority … Continue Reading
January 10, 2025
HOYLE CALLS ON SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURERS TO ALLOW WORKERS TO UNIONIZE FREELY
For Immediate Release: January 10, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Val Hoyle urged Analog Device Inc. (ADI) and Microchip Technology Inc. (Microchip)to consider adopting neutrality agreements toensure employees can organize freely and without interference. Rep. Hoyle sent the lettersin response to public reporting and outreach from workers concerned aboutlow wages, delayed raisesandfurloughs, and other challengesat ADI’s plant in Beaverton, Oregonand Microchip’s plant in … Continue Reading
January 09, 2025
HOYLE STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT CARTER’S LIFE & LEGACY
For Immediate Release: January 9, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Val Hoyle attended the State Funeral of Former President James ‘Jimmy’ Earl Carter, Jr. who passed away at on December 29, 2024.He was 100-years old. After attending the service at the National Cathedral,Representative Hoyle released the following statement: “I was honored to attend President Jimmy Carter’s celebration of life at the National Cathedral today,” Rep. Hoyle said. “President Jimmy Carter’s … Continue Reading
January 08, 2025
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