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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Jan 10, 2026

It's so important we be honest with the American people about what happened.

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Suzanne Bonamici
@suzannebonamici· Democratic · OR· Jan 9, 2026

let's work together. Let's defeat this bill today. Instead, let's consider legislation that will really lower costs, not raise them. Let's ensure that the standards are enacted before we start passing these costs on to consumers. Mr…

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Val Hoyle
@valhoyle· Democratic · OR· Jan 9, 2026

tonight the Oregon Ducks are fighting for their first-ever national championship. After dominating Texas Tech in only the third shutout victory of all 49 college football playoff games, the Ducks are only two wins away from celebrating in…

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Janelle Bynum
@janellebynum· OR· Jan 8, 2026

early last year, the Flat fire burned over 23,000 acres of land in central Oregon, destroying homes and forcing thousands of people to evacuate. Our historic fire crews were eventually able to contain the fire, but they were unnecessarily…

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Cliff Bentz
@cliffbentz· Republican · OR· Jan 8, 2026

I rise to honor Doug LaMalfa, my good friend. His office is right across from mine and his district is right across from mine in California from Oregon. This meant we worked together over and over again on issues involving water to try to…

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Jan 8, 2026

5 years and 2 days ago, the Capitol Police protected us as a team stormed the Capitol. Many other forces came and defended the Capitol as well. It was more than just stopping folks headed toward the Capitol to try to interrupt the counting…

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Jan 7, 2026

Donald Trump has taken us back to the era of gunboat diplomacy over the last 4 months, back to that era when a powerful nation would station its gunships off the coast of another nation in order to compel them to do what we wanted to…

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Jan 6, 2026

The plaque says: ON BEHALF OF A GRATEFUL CONGRESS, THIS PLAQUE HONORS THE EXTRAORDINARY INDIVIDUALS WHO BRAVELY PROTECTED AND DEFENDED THIS SYMBOL OF DEMOCRACY ON JANUARY 6, 2021. THEIR HEROISM WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. And their heroism…

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Jan 6, 2026

it is with heavy hearts that we pause to mark the fifth anniversary of the January 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol--this Capitol, this Capitol that represents article I of the Constitution, the people's representatives in the House and the…

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Jan 6, 2026

it was this time of the evening 5 years ago that the Senate had returned here to this Chamber and then gone back across to the House of Representatives to continue counting the ballots from each State, the ballots for the electors, the…

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Val Hoyle
@valhoyle· Democratic · OR· Dec 18, 2025

Mr. Speaker, when my colleagues say an activist judge overturned this, it was a Republican-appointed judge who found, again, that it failed to use the best available science. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service just canceled the first-ever…

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Cliff Bentz
@cliffbentz· Republican · OR· Dec 18, 2025

the purpose of process is to create a predictable sequence of steps to achieve an outcome consistent with substantive law. When process is allowed to intrude, the purpose of the law itself is perverted. As philosopher Franz Kafka described…

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Val Hoyle
@valhoyle· Democratic · OR· Dec 18, 2025

H.R. 845 delists the gray wolf across the United States and blocks judicial review of the delisting. This is an antiscience bill that prioritizes politics ahead of species conservation. This bill will result in hundreds of unnecessary and…

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Val Hoyle
@valhoyle· Democratic · OR· Dec 18, 2025

I acknowledge that wolf-livestock conflicts do happen and that ranchers deserve support when there is a wolf problem. We already have tools that work to address these conflicts, but this bill does nothing to improve them or to help our…

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Andrea Salinas
@andreasalinas· Democratic · OR· Dec 17, 2025

I rise in opposition to this disgusting bill that does nothing to protect children's innocence. It endangers parents, healthcare providers, and children. It allows healthcare providers and parents to be fined and possibly jailed if they…

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Maxine Dexter
@maxinedexter· OR· Dec 17, 2025

I rise today to say as clearly as I possibly can: Politicians have no role in the medical exam rooms. As a physician who spent 20 years caring for patients, I know responsible care requires building trust and understanding between a…

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Val Hoyle
@valhoyle· Democratic · OR· Dec 17, 2025

Today, we are not voting to reduce the cost of healthcare or make groceries or housing more affordable or to take back the power of Congress from the executive branch in determining tariffs or deciding whether or not we should invade a…

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Suzanne Bonamici
@suzannebonamici· Democratic · OR· Dec 17, 2025

I find it disturbing and disappointing that my colleagues seem to be more obsessed with what genitals are in people's pants than whether they can afford their healthcare or housing bills.

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