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

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.

Absolutely. Kids can't learn if they are hungry, if they are homeless, or if they are sick. Those programs really matter. I thank Representative Hayes for leading this. We must protect the Department of Education. It is the future of our…

That is why we have Federal education research, which they are also trying to cut. I tell you: If we could fully fund IDEA, if we could fully fund title I for low-income schools, fund title II for professional development, fund title III…

Look at the interagency agreements, where they are trying to outsource all of these programs to other agencies that don't have the staff, don't have the expertise, and Congress didn't approve it. I am here with you today, Representative…

Well, I did think it was connected because you said the mission was to stop drugs from getting into the United States. So it seems inconsistent. But if, in fact, there is so much evidence that these boats are moving drugs, why wouldn't it…

My question is, if the President is trying to stop drugs from coming into the United States, why did he pardon the kingpin who built the cocaine superhighway that killed thousands of Americans?

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

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…

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

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.

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