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Oregon City, OR – Yesterday, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) spoke at the Neighborhood Health Clinic in Oregon City following the passage of Republicans’ bill to cut Medicaid.

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) voted against H.R. 1, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.”

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) and Congressman Maxwell Frost (FL-10) led 24 Democrats in sending a letter to the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Acting Director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) demanding the closure of the “Alligator Alcatraz” detention facility. The facility, located within the Everglades, is intentionally designed to subject detainees to inhumane living conditions.

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05), announced with the Oregon delegation – Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, and Representatives Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), and Maxine Dexter (OR-03) – that $2,217,708 is heading to the Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership (OMEP), which will ensure the program can continue to support local manufacturers across the state.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05), alongside U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Congresswoman Val Hoyle (OR-04), announced $9.7 million in federal grants for infrastructure improvements to taxiways, fencing, aircraft storage and more at airports throughout Oregon, including $8.38 million for Roberts Field in Redmond.

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (D-OR) co-led the bipartisan Connecting Students with Mental Health Services Act, alongside Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Greg Landsman (D-OH), and Mike Lawler (R-NY). The bill aims to help schools in connecting students with the mental health services needed to succeed and thrive.

Washington, DC – Last night, the House passed Congresswoman Janelle Bynum’s (OR-05) three bipartisan bills, which now head to the Senate to be voted on. The three bills, the Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act, the ELEVATE Act, and the Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act, all benefit small businesses to help them get off their feet and hit the ground running.