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To me, it's pretty obvious that the intent here, with this new practice of ICE showing up at school bus stops, is to traumatize the children.

Imagine that six-year-old who boarded the school bus, and when he got back from school that day and got off, his parent wasn't there.

For parents in this body, you know how anxious that first day of school is, how kids are just brimming with nervous anxiety about that first day, and you know what that feels like to watch your kid walk onto that school bus.

I am […] just asking my colleagues: can we come to an agreement that school bus stops should be off limits?

But again, Republicans blocked that today.

Their families – and the American people – deserve answers on their deaths. But today Republicans denied them that.

The U.S. Government – including this Administration – has said time and again that our number one priority abroad is ensuring the safety and security of American citizens.

This bill would take an innovative approach to creating job opportunities for young Americans that want a bite at the American dream that has become out of reach for too many students and graduates.

With the looming threat of massive job losses from AI, we have to find new ways to protect Americans from long periods of unemployment and connect them to good-paying, stable jobs.

Long-term unemployment is devastating for someone’s financial security, future job opportunities, and overall wellbeing—and it can take a toll on our economy as well.

Every American who wants to work should be able to find a job. But with AI as a looming threat to our workforce – and nearly two million Americans already unemployed for six months or longer – it’s clear that we need to do more.

People need help after an emergency, and the faster that help comes, the better shot they have of rebuilding what was lost.

As wildfires in central Oregon and statewide set new records every year in size and intensity, the rural communities on the front lines of these fights are the most in need of resources for recovery efforts.

Immigration court proceedings must uphold fairness and rule of law and not be politicized to satisfy Donald Trump’s arbitrary detention quotas.

This unwarranted blitzkrieg of assaults on justice and fair treatment raises serious constitutional concerns and is unworthy of the oaths you swore to uphold.

Congress must not let the Trump administration establish a dangerous precedent that our public lands are a fire-sale inventory for development by the highest bidder.

My legislation is the ironclad path to ensuring that Trump – or any future administration – cannot hijack our treasured public lands to build data centers that use up water resources and jack up energy costs.

If there’s one thing I’ve learned during my time in public service, it’s that when you come for Oregonians’ public lands, you’ll have hell to pay.