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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.
As a physician, I’ve seen what wildfire smoke and toxic air do to our health. I’ve treated adults with asthma, seniors with COPD, and firefighters whose lungs were permanently scarred just for doing their jobs.
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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.
Last week, the House passed a government funding bill that fails to meet the needs of working families — and I voted no.
Let me be clear: funding the government is essential. But doing so without protecting access to affordable healthcare is unacceptable.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03) released the following statement ahead of a vote on the Senate-passed agreement that reopens the government but does not extend the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced premium tax credits or address rising healthcare costs:
Today, and every day, we honor the veterans who have selflessly served our country, and we recognize the families who have stood by their side.
Before I came to Congress, I practiced for more than two decades as a physician. For over seven of those years, I cared for veterans at the VA hospital, where I walked past a sign each morning that read: “The price of freedom is visible here.” That message has never left me.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representative Maxine Dexter, M.D.
PORTLAND, OR— Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03) wrote to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons, calling for the reinstatement of congressional oversight and communication functions that ICE has suspended during Trump’s government shutdown.