Ron Wyden steps up to represent Oregon brewers

Portland Business Journal:

It just makes sense that a member of Oregon's Congressional delegation would lead a committee on beer. The state is, after all, among the nation's leaders in terms of number of breweries and the economic impact generated by the industry.

So it follows that U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden has been tapped to co-chair the Senate Bipartisan Small Brewers Caucus, which includes 20 senators from 14 states.

“With 161 brewing companies in Oregon employing 6,400 full and part-time employees, the small brewers are…

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