Political Quotes

this week, my office received our 100,000th message from the people of Oregon's Third District. This is incredible. On an average day, I receive more than 650 messages, and that is just since being sworn in. We have got a lot to go. Here…

this year, I received a letter from Rachel, a mother in my district with stage IV lung cancer who is living on borrowed time. She is depending on future innovation driven by NIH research to see her son grow up. Her words are more powerful…

This bill is the floor, not the ceiling. While we fight to end child detention altogether, we must ensure that every child in federal custody is protected by basic standards of due process and humane treatment.

I rise today to honor the far too short life and legacy of Cayle Tern, a community leader, a fierce advocate for immigrant and refugee families, and a beloved son of east county and of Oregon. Cayle came to Portland as a young child, an Iu…