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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Aug 19, 2026

It looked like bombs had gone off in these towns. Thousands of people in the fairgrounds who couldn’t return to their homes. We want expertise, and the mistreatment of the federal expertise, the civil service, is going to hurt us for…

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Aug 19, 2026

Our state’s world-renowned wood products industry only gets stronger with federal investments like these that sharpen its cutting edge, keep generating jobs and lessen the dangers from wildfires.

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Aug 19, 2026

Oregon has the best wood products in the world, and federal support helps keep our state at the forefront of timber innovation while uplifting our rural communities.

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Aug 19, 2026

Bees and butterflies will all benefit from this fresh federal investment in pollinator health that’s a key to fighting drought and supporting landscapes native to Oregon.

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Aug 19, 2026

Pollinators need healthy habitats to survive and benefit Oregon’s farms, forests, and natural landscapes.

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Aug 19, 2026

HHS must suspend all Medicaid data transfers to ICE and DHS pending a comprehensive review of HHS’s controls and the court’s continuing oversight.

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Aug 19, 2026

Each person whose information was inappropriately disclosed is entitled to know what happened to it, and Congress is entitled to know how a federal agency came to violate the same court order three times in six months.

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Aug 19, 2026

Congress has a responsibility to ensure that the personal health information of the tens of millions of people who rely on Medicaid is protected and that HHS and CMS comply with federal court orders.

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Aug 18, 2026

Extremely dangerous to give Trump massive new tariff powers, particularly after we've seen the disastrous impacts of his corrupt, chaotic, and inflationary tariff spree,

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Aug 18, 2026

This type of coercive diplomacy does not serve U.S. global health interests and is extremely susceptible to risk of corruption.

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Aug 18, 2026

Without USAID, CDC’s global health infrastructure remains the most effective tool the U.S. has to monitor and prevent global health emergencies.

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Aug 15, 2026

Offering bets on destructive wildfires threatens to minimize communities’ suffering all so the rich and powerful can profit.

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Aug 14, 2026

If we don't repair the Constitution, we don't have a republic.

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Aug 14, 2026

This is a president trying to become a strongman authoritarian.

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Aug 14, 2026

We urge the State Department to ensure timely processing of F, M, and J student and exchange visitor nonimmigrant visas, consistent with the approach taken by administrations of both parties in the past, and to implement other measures to…

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Dan Rayfield
@danrayfield· OR· Aug 12, 2026

Because we barely look at that statement that comes in the mail every month, frankly, I think the Trump administration thought they could get away with this because most of us probably wouldn’t notice.

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Aug 12, 2026

These destructive health care choices by Trump and congressional Republicans have added up to hospitals, particularly in rural areas, ending maternity care; primary care doctors shuttering their practices; and 3 million Americans now…

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