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WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Representatives Maxine Dexter, M.D.
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden—along with U.S.
Officials at the detention center allowed the Members to tour the facility one hour after they arrived. Despite repeated attempts, the Members were only permitted to meet with two detained individuals, which raises concerns over the medical care and legal counsel available in this detention center.
GRESHAM, OR — Yesterday, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03) and Congressman Mark Takano (CA-29), the Ranking Member of House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs hosted a town hall focused on ensuring veterans receive the benefits they have earned and deserve at VFW Gresham United Post 180.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03) released the following statement after voting against House passage of the GOP tax scam, which would rip away health care from as many as 14 million Americans and enact the largest-ever cut to federal food assistance, all to give tax breaks to billionaires.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03) fought for 8+ hours to testify against the GOP tax scam during the House Rules Committee hearing that began at 1:00 am. Her testimony came as she introduced amendments to prevent attacks on Medicaid, free speech, and public lands.
WASHINGTON, D.C. —Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03) is set to introduce amendments to block attacks on Medicaid, free speech, and public lands during the 1:00am House Rules Committee Hearing on the Republican budget. The House Rules Committee is tasked with determining when and how bills advance to the full House for a vote.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D.
WASHINGTON, D.C— Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03), the Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, fought to uplift community-led fire resilience efforts to combat increasingly deadly wildfires during a committee hearing on forest management. Dexter, a critical care and lung physician, came to Congress to fight for clean air.
WASHINGTON, DC– Today, the Democratic Doctors Caucus released the following statement on Republican attempts to strip health care from nearly 14 million Americans.
“The goal of the Republican budget is clear: sacrifice the health and well-being of millions of Americans by slashing Medicaid and gutting food assistance, all to hand $4.5 trillion in tax breaks to billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos.