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Following Visit to Redmond Food Service Facility, Bynum Leads Letter Demanding USDA Reverse Funding Freeze

“We urge you to reverse this funding freeze immediately to ensure that Oregon families—and families across the country—do not face disruption to essential food distribution services.” Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) led the bicameral, Democratic Oregon Congressional delegation in sending a letter to the Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke Rollins, strongly condemning the

AS STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY STRIP AWAY LGBTQ+ RIGHTS, MERKLEY, BALDWIN, BOOKER, TAKANO INTRODUCE URGENTLY NEEDED PROTECTIONS THROUGH THE EQUALITY ACT

Wednesday, June 21, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Despite significant steps forward, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) Americans around the country are facing an uptick in discrimination and dangerous state-sponsored legislation. To combat these hateful actions, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with Wisconsin’s U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin and

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