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Tina Kotek
@tinakotek· Democratic · OR· Nov 25, 2025

Repair plans for the 20-inch segment are being developed and a timeline for repair and restart will be shared when available.

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Janelle Bynum
@janellebynum· OR· Nov 21, 2025

the beginning of this month marked the start of open enrollment for healthcare. As Oregonians have started to select their plans, constituents of mine have been writing in. They are seeing plans that are hundreds, if not thousands, of…

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Maxine Dexter
@maxinedexter· OR· Nov 20, 2025

this past weekend, I visited the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum with my daughter. I had been before, but the timing of this visit was very intentional. I went to reflect on the horrific history of dehumanization and ethnic…

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Tina Kotek
@tinakotek· Democratic · OR· Nov 19, 2025

I am relieved that all 200 Oregon citizen-soldiers are finally heading home.

theguardian.com
Maxine Dexter
@maxinedexter· OR· Nov 19, 2025

I recently held the first meeting of my Youth Advisory Council, a group of two dozen high school students from my district who will help guide my work here in Congress. These students spoke boldly about their fears and hopes for the…

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Nov 18, 2025

Hallelujah. Equal justice under law just took an enormous stride forward in this Senate Chamber. It was back earlier this year in July when Senator Lujan and I introduced the Epstein bill--the same bill that just passed the Senate Chamber…

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Nov 18, 2025

I join my colleague the minority leader from New York in noting that principles matter. Equal justice under law matters. In fact, it matters so much that it is carved into the facade of the Supreme Court. If you go out these doors down the…

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Tina Kotek
@tinakotek· Democratic · OR· Nov 18, 2025

Members of the Oregon National Guard, who are our friends and neighbors, have been away from their families and jobs for 50 days on an unnecessary deployment.

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Nov 11, 2025

should have the right to be told if the government spies on them

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Nov 11, 2025

takes a reasonable protection against government surveillance and wraps it in an unacceptable giveaway of your tax dollars to Republican senators

abcnews.go.com
Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Nov 10, 2025

What does a pocket rescission mean? It means the President can steal the power of the purse from Congress, which is assigned to Congress in the Constitution, by submitting a proposal to undo spending for a program in the last 45 days of…

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Nov 10, 2025

I really ask my colleagues, particularly on this side, to hear me out on this. The Senators from Kentucky and Oregon cooperated to create the first research on hemp. We cooperated to give the first opportunity to move research seeds across…

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Dan Rayfield
@danrayfield· OR· Nov 9, 2025

From the beginning, this case has been about making sure that facts, not political whims, guide how the law is applied. Today’s decision protects that principle.

usatoday.com
Dan Rayfield
@danrayfield· OR· Nov 9, 2025

The courts are holding this administration accountable to the truth and the rule of law.

usatoday.com
Tina Kotek
@tinakotek· Democratic · OR· Nov 9, 2025

This ruling, now the fourth of its kind, validates the facts on the ground. Oregon does not want or need military intervention, and President Trump’s attempts to federalize the guard is a gross abuse of power.

usatoday.com
Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Nov 8, 2025

I would ask any Republican who accuses Democrats of bailing out insurance companies to talk to a small business owner in their State who fears that if they don't have the tax credits next year--I repeat, next year--those small businesses…

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Nov 7, 2025

all across our country, in every congressional district, in every corner of every State, families are suffering. They are taking a look at what it is going to cost to buy healthcare for this coming year. And they are going: Wow. I won't be…

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Nov 7, 2025

I support this proposal and would like Americans to know why. Since before Donald Trump was sworn in for a second term, Senate Democrats have known that this is a healthcare problem for millions of American families that cries out for…

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