“We know that everything this administration is trying to do is to gut people's opportunity to get quality, affordable healthcare.
Officials
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Andrea Salinas
Representative (OR-6)D
DR
Dan Rayfield
Attorney General of Oregon (OR)D
JB
Janelle Bynum
Representative (OR-5)D
JM
Jeff Merkley
Senator (OR)D
MD
Maxine Dexter
Representative (OR-3)D
RW
Ron Wyden
Senator (OR)D
SB
Suzanne Bonamici
Representative (OR-1)D
TK
Tina Kotek
Governor of Oregon (OR)D
VH
Valerie Hoyle
Representative (OR-4)D
CB
Cliff Bentz
Representative (OR-2)R
LC
Lori Chavez-DeRemer
Former Secretary of Labor (OR)R
Recent statements
JM
Re: Five Days Before the Fiscal Year Ends and With the House Gone Until After the Midterms, Russ Vought Sends Congress an $810 Million "Pocket Rescission" — the Republican Chair of Senate Appropriations, Susan Collins, Calls It "a Clear Violation of the Law," Patty Murray Calls It "Theft From the American People," and the White House Says Trump Will Use "All Possible Tools"Jeff Merkley
Senator (OR)D
“Once again, President Trump and Russ Vought have violated the law by sending Congress more illegal pocket rescissions in the dark of night.
RW
Re: Xi's State Visit Ends With a Two-Month Extension of the Trade Truce, a New "Board of Trade" and a Pair of Pandas for Atlanta — Trump Calls It "One of Friendship, Strength, and Success," 21 Senate Democrats Say the Summit "Failed to Deliver," and Chuck Grassley Warns Trump Is "Making a Great Big Mistake by Having a Showcase of a Communist Autocrat"Ron Wyden
Senator (OR)D
“In return for China breaking nearly every trade promise it has made, Trump is rolling out the red carpet for President Xi. China is shortchanging our farmers by refusing to buy the ag goods it promised.
JM
Re: Eight Days Before Xi Comes to the White House, His Wife Testifies to Congress That an American Scholar Has Been Held in China Since June — Young Kim Says Beijing "Wanted to Send a Message," Ro Khanna Calls It "Appalling," and a Bipartisan Senate Resolution Demands His ReleaseJeff Merkley
Senator (OR)D
“[In a letter to President Trump urging him to use Xi Jinping's state visit to secure the release of wrongfully detained people, including American citizen Min Zin:] Even a single mention of a detainee's name by a senior U.S. official, let alone by yourself, can significantly increase that individual's chances of clemency or improved treatment.
SB
Re: Three Months After House Democrats Filed Articles Against Her, Senate Democrats Start Saying It Out Loud About the Education Secretary — Chris Van Hollen Says Linda McMahon "Should Be Removed," Angela Alsobrooks Says She Is "Unlawfully Trying to Eliminate the Department of Education," and the White House Answers That She Is "Returning Education Back to the States Where It Belongs"Suzanne Bonamici
Representative (OR)D
“[Families deserve a secretary who will] advocate for [and] protect [them. McMahon is] doing the opposite.
“The steps the Defense Department has taken so far, Wyden said, “have not been effective at neutralizing this threat.”
“Freedom means very little if the government can reach into your family's private decisions and take it away.
“We will keep defending the right to keep these medical choices between patients, families and their doctors.
“We urge the Israeli government to immediately rescind these tenders, halt settlement expansion in the West Bank, and take urgent action to rein in settler violence.
“I will continue to stand up for their opportunity to pursue an education and build a life here.
“Mr. Boren's actions constitute potentially a misuse of taxpayer funds and put American families at further risk by diverting scarce resources from high-priority wildfires threatening communities elsewhere in the region and country.
“With this deal, President Trump is not only triggering a nuclear arms race in the Middle East but also weakening America's security and standing on the world stage.
“The President's decision to provide Saudi Arabia with a nuclear deal that does not meet the bipartisan Gold Standard nor mandate the Additional Protocol, both necessary to ensure sensitive U.S. technology is not used to help build a nuclear bomb, is dangerous and a strategic mistake for our national security.
“This resolution demands answers about these abuses and accountability for those responsible.
“There are consequences for lying to Congress.
“Given the scale, visibility, and long-term implications of this project, an independent GAO review is essential to ensure accountability, transparency, and responsible management of federal resources and historic assets.
“Congress has neither authorized nor appropriated funding for the "East Wing Modernization Project," nor has Congress been provided any planning details or justifications that would allow for informed consideration of the White House's plans that would be a prerequisite for authorization or appropriation of funds.
“Politicians need to stay out of medical decision-making. Full stop. This Administration is putting lives at risk & spreading misinformation.
“At a time when families are struggling to afford groceries, gas, healthcare, and childcare, Congress cannot throw hundreds of billions of dollars at Trump’s “Golden Fleet,” including plastering his name across a new battleship.
“While we continue to see too many Pentagon programs burdened by cost overruns, delays, and unrealistic promises that fail to meet reality, Congress cannot afford to commit to another massive military boondoggle that will only succeed in filling the coffers of the military-industrial complex.
“Congress must reject it.
“Donald Trump has abused every trade authority at his disposal, and he is now excavating a law from the Great Depression to once again impose vast, unilateral tariffs on products from one of our closest allies and trading partners. This is yet another shakedown that will raise the cost-of-living for Americans, their families, and small businesses across the country. Trump cannot be trusted with tariff authority, and I will be introducing a bill very soon to rein him in and put Congress back in the driver's seat.
“There are credible allegations that he provided false testimony to the committee during his hearing about intimidation subpoenas sent about New York Times reporting.
“The Department of Justice's highest-ranking officials continue to break the law, denying justice.
“the most brazen theft of taxpayer dollars by any president in history
“Commercial location data can be used to identify where U.S. troops congregate and their pattern of life, which can be exploited by adversaries to target attacks such as missiles, drones, and roadside bombs, as well as for counterintelligence purposes. That foreign adversaries are still able to buy location data collected from the phones of U.S. personnel serving in military hotspots is a direct result of DoD leadership’s failure to prioritize this threat and implement commonsense cyber defenses recommended by federal cybersecurity experts.
“This president has repeatedly spoken of an enemies list that he wants to go after, and I must say it's one of the symbols of the breakdown of a democratic republic.
“Regardless of whether Trump filed this lawsuit with a personal payday or a slush fund in mind, he deserves no credit for dropping it, and even by his standards the move he's trying to get away with now is a stunning act of corruption. What Trump wants is a $1.7 billion slush fund for right-wing political violence and subversion, and if he follows through, it will be the most brazen theft and abuse of taxpayer dollars by any president in American history.
“Not only is this another heinously corrupt act by the most corrupt administration in history, it's clearly a violation of the law that prohibits interference by executive branch officials in IRS audits.
“President Trump's war of choice against Iran should be called 'Operation Epic Failure.' The Trump Administration refuses to give Congress straight answers about the war, is demonstrating dangerous incompetence, and continues to mislead the American people about the realities of this war and all that it has failed to accomplish.