Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C.– Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03) announced that she advanced $1,092,000 in Community Project Funding for the City of Sandy to build a new wastewater pipeline. The funding was included in the bipartisan legislative package comprised of three spending bills for Fiscal Year 2026 that passed the House of Representatives. It now awaits Senate passage.   

“Only Congress, under Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution, has the authority—on behalf of the American people—to authorize acts of war. Last night, Trump once again trampled the Constitution by launching an illegal and reckless military strike in Venezuela and capturing their leader. 

“Congress was not consulted, nor did we give approval. 

PORTLAND, OR — Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03) announced that her bipartisan legislation, the Focused Assistance and Skills Training for Veterans’ Employment and Transition Success (FAST VETS) Act passed the U.S. Senate. The legislation passed out of the House in the fall and now heads to the President’s desk to be signed into law.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, at a press conference with the Democratic Women’s Caucus, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03), called on Speaker Mike Johnson to hold a vote to extend the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced premium tax credits before sending Congress home for the year.

Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) Lands, Waters, and Nature Task Force, led by Co-Chairs Reps.  Maxine Dexter (OR-03), Don Beyer (VA-08), and Doris Matsui (CA-07), announced the endorsement of ten bills that work to protect and preserve America’s natural treasures for generations to come.  

WASHINGTON, DC– Today, the Democratic Doctors Caucus released the following statement after the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted to stop recommending the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine.

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WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03) released the following statement after voting to release documents in the possession of the Department of Justice tied to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein:

“For too long, through his obstruction and evasion of accountability, Trump has prolonged the pain and suffering of survivors. First, he said the Epstein files were a hoax, then he bullied Republicans who had the courage to call for transparency.