WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Democratic Doctors Caucus Calls on HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Resign Over Undermining of CDC and Vaccine Science * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03) sent a letter (link is external) to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., demanding his resignation in light of repeated actions that have undermined evidence-based public health g  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Sept. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon posted the following news release on Sept. 5, 2025: * * * Drug Trafficker Unlawfully Residing in the United States Sentenced to Federal Prison for His Leading Role in Distributing Fentanyl and Heroin and Laundering Millions in Drug Proceeds Luis Antonio Beltran Arredondo, 35, a Mexican National residing in Las Vegas, was sentenced today to 135 months in federal prison and five years of supervised release f  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2025: * * * Finance Committee Democrats Demand Robert Kennedy's Resignation Members of the Senate Finance Committee called on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to resign from his position as secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today, as he continues to push his dangerous anti-health and science agenda, lie to Congress, and push disinforma  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California posted the following news release: * * * Former CEO Of Tribal Telecom Subsidiary Pleads Guilty To Embezzling Over $500,000 From Yurok Tribe Jessica Engle pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday afternoon to embezzling more than $500,000 from the Yurok Tribe. Engle, 42, of Gold Hill, Oregon, was indicted by a federal grand jury on Sept. 25, 2024, on charges of embezzling approximate  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Merkley, Cortez Masto, Peters Urge Smithsonian Secretary to Stand Strong Against Trump's Attacks on Museums * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, Catherine Cortez Masto (D  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Andrea Salinas Delivers Floor Speech on Border Patrol Arrest and Unconstitutional Treatment of Wildfire Fighter and Constituent * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) spoke on the House Floor to call out President Trump and his Administration for the arrest and unconstitutional treatment of her constituent -- a wildland fighter dispatched to Washington State to comba  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2025: * * * Wyden and Alsobrooks Detail Higher Costs, Chaos and Corruption Under RFK Jr. New Report Chronicles Harmful Actions Robert Kennedy Has Taken Against American Families Since Becoming Health Secretary * Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senator Angela Alsobrooks, D-Md., today revealed the constant stream of chaos  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2025: * * * Wyden Blasts RFK Jr. on Trump Administration's Scheme to Disappear Vulnerable Unaccompanied Migrant Children Hundreds of kids in RFK's care - some as young as 10 years old - were targeted to be loaded onto planes in the dead of night as part of Trump's cruel mass deportation efforts * At yesterday's Senate Finance Committee hearing, Ranki  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2025: * * * Wyden Statement on August Jobs Report, Bessent and Lutnick Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement on the terrible August jobs report: "The job market has flatlined, and it's clear the Trump economy is a loser for American workers. In addition to Kennedy, Trump ought to fire Bessent a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Shaheen Unveils Report on Millions of Americans Losing Coverage and Skyrocketing Costs if Republicans End Premium Tax Credits Loss of enhanced premium tax credits will lead to the largest premium increases in almost a decade - disproportionately harming Americans who are older, low- and middle-income, self-employed, and living in rural areas * U.S.  more