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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· May 12, 2025

This whole thicket of red tape bureaucracy is being deployed in order to keep people who are eligible from getting covered.

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

The largest Medicaid cut in history.

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

Trump spent his entire first term blathering about Big Pharma, but in the end he always backed down instead of fighting for American seniors and families.

commondreams.org
Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· May 11, 2025

Donald Trump is all hat and no cattle when it comes to lowering the price of prescription drugs.

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Maxine Dexter
@maxinedexter· OR· May 8, 2025

House Republicans' all-out attack on Medicaid is morally indefensible. In my district alone, over 255,000 Oregonians, including 59 percent of our children, rely on Medicaid for lifesaving care. These aren't just numbers. They are the…

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· May 8, 2025

Access to the White House shouldn't be up for sale to the highest bidder!! This kind of blatant corruption takes a sledgehammer to public trust—we need to add my End Crypto Corruption Act to the GENIUS Act NOW!

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Val Hoyle
@valhoyle· Democratic · OR· May 8, 2025

2 days ago I got a text from a firefighter in my district saying: Get a rare blood cancer and find out there is no firefighter cancer registry. The cancer registry is hosted by NIOSH, and on April 1 and last week, the agency was gutted. In…

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Maxine Dexter
@maxinedexter· OR· May 7, 2025

Deep-sea mining is a high-risk, low-reward gamble with no credible economic case.

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Val Hoyle
@valhoyle· Democratic · OR· May 7, 2025

My district has more Social Security recipients than 87 percent of the congressional districts nationwide. Back home I heard a clear, urgent message from seniors. They are scared because Social Security and Medicaid are not luxuries. They…

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

This analysis from the non-partisan, independent CBO is straightforward: the Republican plan for health care means benefit cuts and terminated health insurance for millions of Americans who count on Medicaid.

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· May 6, 2025

the Senate will soon vote on Frank Bisignano to serve as Commissioner of the Social Security Administration. I came to the floor last week to lay out my concerns surrounding the confirmation process for Mr. Bisignano. This nominee lied…

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· May 5, 2025

Currently, people who wish to cultivate influence with the president can enrich him personally by buying cryptocurrency he owns or controls.

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Janelle Bynum
@janellebynum· OR· May 5, 2025

Today is the 122nd day of the 119th Congress. It has been 122 days since I began the fight in Congress for lower costs, more jobs, and a better quality of life for Oregonians. Unfortunately, I have yet to have the opportunity to vote on a…

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· May 4, 2025

There’s a trust gap between the nominee and the American people before he’s even gotten in the door.

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· May 3, 2025

He could lie by denying any American who paid their Social Security taxes the benefits they've earned, claiming some phony pretense.

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· May 3, 2025

If Mr. Bisignano can get away with lying before he's even in place as commissioner, who knows what else he'll be able to get away with once he's in office.

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· May 3, 2025

All Americans should be concerned that a nominee for a position of public trust like commissioner of Social Security is accused of lying about his actions at the agency and that efforts to bring this important information to light are…

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Maxine Dexter
@maxinedexter· OR· May 2, 2025

And yet, instead of empowering states to raise the bar on clean air, Republicans are telling them to stand down.

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