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Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Maxine Dexter (OR-03) today announced they introduced the Farmworker Smoke and Excessive Heat Protection Act. The bicameral bill would put safeguards in place for farmworkers facing the dangers of wildfire smoke and extreme weather.
PORTLAND, OR — Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D.
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GRESHAM, OR — Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03) and U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced that the City of Gresham received $959,752 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for essential upgrades to Gresham’s Wastewater Treatment Plant to remove ammonia in the waste streams created by growth in the semiconductor industry.
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressional Doctors and U.S. Representatives Maxine Dexter (OR-03), Ami Bera (CA-06), Kelly Morrison (MI-03), Raul Ruiz (CA-25), and Kim Schrier (WA-08) sent a letter urging the Trump Administration to take immediate and sustained action to address the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in Gaza. The letter highlights the extreme hunger, mass displacement, and near-collapse of Gaza’s health care system, which has left millions of civilians in desperate need of food, water, medical care, and safe shelter.
PORTLAND, OR — Today, Congresswoman Dexter released the following statement in response to the formal rescission of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) endangerment finding, which found that greenhouse gases like
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Representatives Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03), Jerrold Nadler (NY-12), and Ilhan Omar (MN-05) introduced H.R.4605, the End Prescription Drug Ads Now Act, legislation that would ban prescription drug advertising in all forms.
PORTLAND, OR – Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter (OR-03) announced that all 15 of her Community Project Funding (CPF) requests have been included in the proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 government funding bills. The CPF requests reflect the priorities she heard directly from community members.
WASHINGTON, D.C. —Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03) introduced the Climate Health Emergency Act, bold legislation requiring the Secretary of Health and Human Services to declare the climate crisis a public health emergency. The declaration would unlock a myriad of federal resources and jumpstart the unified response needed to meet the full scope of the climate crisis.