Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici, Andrea Salinas, Val Hoyle, Maxine Dexter and Janelle Bynum today demanded the Trump administration keep federal agents and troops out of Portland, following Donald Trump’s declaration that he is directing the Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security to deploy troops to the city and around the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility with orders to use full military force.
PORTLAND, OR — Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03) released the following statement condemning the deployment of militarized federal agents to Portland:
Washington, D.C. – The Democratic Doctors Caucus, comprised of U.S. Representatives Maxine Dexter (OR-03), Ami Bera (CA-06), Herbert Conaway (NJ-03), Kelly Morrison (MN-03), Raul Ruiz (CA-25), and Kim Schrier (WA-08), released the following statement in response to HHS Secretary Kennedy and President Trump’s irresponsible press conference where they baselessly linked acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, to higher rates of autism.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03) joined House Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee Ranking Member Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) for a shadow hearing titled Kidnapped and Disappeared: Trump’s Assault Destroys U.S. Families and Communities.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03) released the following statement on her vote on H. Res 719:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last week, U.S. Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03), spoke on the House floor to oppose an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would ban Pride flags in common areas and offices across Department of Defense facilities.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03), the Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, secured a commitment from U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Chief Tom Schultz for a detailed oversight briefing on firefighter health protections.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03), the Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, alongside Jared Huffman (CA-02), the Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee, and Joe Neguse (CO-02), the Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands, led lawmakers in an oversight effort to address the federal government’s failure to protect wildland firefighter health.
Amendment would require Department of Energy to interrogate water usage at data centers.