🚨 I hear about the need for more affordable housing in every corner of NW Oregon. After several months of work, the House and Senate passed the comprehensive 21st Century Road to Housing Act with strong bipartisan support to build more housing and lower housing costs. A signing
Thank you to KALO at the AloHā Resource & Community Center! KALO does important work to provide resources and connect and empower the Native Hawaiian community in the Pacific Northwest.
It was wonderful to celebrate the groundbreaking for Meadowlark Place in Beaverton! Meadowlark will provide more than 100 low-income apartments for seniors and a Head Start center for kids. I was able to secure some federal funding for Meadowlark, and I thank all of the partners
It was an honor to present Clatsop County with more than $1 million for their public safety equipment and 911 operations initiative! This investment will help upgrade the public safety communications system. I know this project is important to the safety of the community and I am
Thank you to the students and instructors at Tongue Point Job Corps in Astoria for another great visit!
Job Corp is an important Department of Labor program that is especially helpful for students who have not been successful in traditional schools. Tongue Point is actively
Looking for something good to read this summer? Check out Portland's new Northwest Library! 📚
This welcoming space has something for the whole family with an interactive play area, teen corner, computers, reservable workspaces, beautiful artwork, and more.
Salmon are integral to the Pacific Northwest's culture and ecosystems. The Select Area Fisheries Management (SAFE) program produces millions of hatchery fish each year, providing relief for endangered fish stocks and supporting Oregon’s commercial and recreational fishing
It was great to visit Multnomah County’s new larger and brighter Northwest Library in Portland. Thank you to the library staff and volunteers who make the Northwest Library a welcoming place to read, learn, and connect with community. Their children’s section is delightful!
Thank you to Alano Club for more than 60 years of providing dedicated recovery support services in the Portland metro region! Alano Club's life-saving and life-sustaining work is a key piece of the recovery services network in Portland.
As a former special education attorney told me, the Department of Education's illegal reorganization is "forcing students with disabilities backward into a medical model under an administration that doesn't think they should be in the community."
It's been one year since Trump signed his Big Ugly Law, and it's even more clear that he doesn't care about the American people. Housing and health care costs are rising. Groceries, gas, and medicine are out of reach for more families, but he "[doesn't] think about Americans'
It has been 250 years since the 13 colonies declared independence from British rule. In the Declaration of Independence, the Founders described many grievances against the king, including that he: refused to assent to laws; obstructed the administration of justice; sent “swarms