By approving an eight month extension of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) today, the Republican-controlled House, Senate and White House have admitted their failure to create jobs and stimulate the economy by enacting a long-term bill to invest in our nation's crumbling infrastructure.

U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Springfield) today announced that he was able to secure $1.25 million for installation of an instrument landing system at the Eugene Airport and $2 million for construction of an air traffic control tower at North Bend Airport.

Several Oregon lawmakers today sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson, asking that he expeditiously approve Oregon's Pioneer Prescription Drug Project, a plan proposed by Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski which permits Oregon pharmacists to reimport drugs from licenced and inspected Canadian drug wholesalers.

In conjunction with his Medicare prescription drug forums, U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio today released a congressional report which analyzed the 32 Medicare-approved prescription drug cards available to seniors in Oregon's 4th Congressional District.

U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Springfield) today at the Woodworkers Union Hall in Springfield unveiled major westside forest thinning legislation. The Northwest Rural Employment and Forest Restoration Act would require the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to prioritize forest management; first treating the nearly two million acres of crowded second-growth stands on late-successional reserve and matrix land in western Oregon and Washington.

Ranking Democrat on the House Aviation Subcommittee, U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Springfield), today sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office asking for the agency to report on aviation service to small communities.

Late last night, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) issued three new security directives that will change security screening procedures at U.S. airports and close a gaping loophole in the nation's aviation security system.

Taxpayers for Common Sense Action, a non-partisan federal budget watchdog based in Washington, D.C., awarded Representative Peter DeFazio (D-Springfield) its "Treasury Guardian" designation for his votes to cut wasteful and unnecessary federal spending and subsidies in 2003.

U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Springfield) today cast a vote in favor of American workers, small businesses and taxpayers and against special interest handouts and sending American jobs overseas.

The House of Representatives today appointed U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Springfield), a senior member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, to the conference committee on HR 3550, "The Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users" a six-year, $275 billion federal highway and transit funding bill.

U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio commented on the final environmental impact statement on Biscuit Fire salvage released by the Forest Service today.

Rep. Peter DeFazio today cast a vote in favor of the "National Defense Authorization Act for 2005," a bill which increases pay and benefits for soldiers, improves the treatment and benefits of the National Guard and Reserve personnel, increases funding for equipment and armor for our troops, and improves benefits for military retirees.

U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Springfield) today was pleased with the response he received from the Army regarding the reenlistment of thousands of U.S. Army veterans under false orders.

U.S. Reps. Peter DeFazio (D-Springfield) and Greg Walden (R-Hood River) called for increased federal resources to combat Western wildfires following today’s release of a General Accounting Office (GAO) report on the Biscuit Fire.

U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Springfield) in a letter sent today, again asked Governor Kulongoski to help facilitate access to affordable prescription drugs for all Oregonians.

U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Springfield) today introduced legislation that would give an additional $500 a month to soldiers who plan to retire or otherwise leave the military after completing their term of service but are forced to continue to serve under "stop-loss" orders.

U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio in a letter sent today and signed by Rep. Darlene Hooley, and Senators Ron Wyden and Gordon Smith, called once again on the Bush Administration to help protect the intellectual property of Videx, Inc.

The House of Representatives today voted on the federal government’s fiscal year 2005 budget.

U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Springfield) in a ceremony today at the Governor’s office, was honored by Governor Kulongoski and the Oregon Student Assistance Commission (OSAC) for donating over $153,000 for 128 individual scholarships to five southwest Oregon colleges during his almost 18 years in Congress.

U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Springfield) today praised a Department of Defense decision to locate a new National Guard Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team in Oregon.

U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Springfield) today criticized President Bush's $2.4 trillion fiscal year 2005 budget as reckless.

Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Springfield) today organized a letter that was signed by the entire Oregon House Delegation and sent to the leaders of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, asking that funding, to match money being raised by the State, be included the federal highway funding bill, TEA-21, to help repair Oregon’s numerous cracked and crumbling bridges.

Democrats on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee late last night elected Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Springfield) Ranking Democrat on the Aviation Subcommittee for the 108th Congress.

House Minority Leader, Nancy Pelosi today named Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Springfield) to the newly-created House Select Committee on Homeland Security.

Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Springfield) today introduced his economic stimulus legislation, HR 396, “The Emergency Anti-Recession Act of 2003,” and called on President Bush to address the real needs of Americans in his State of the Union Address this evening.

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