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‘There will be no federal takeover of Portland’: Janelle Bynum moment takes over social media
October 2, 2025
In The News
The Oregonian | Lizzy Acker

U.S. Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, did not equivocate when she looked straight into the camera and told a news correspondent earlier this week, “There will be no federal takeover of Portland, Oregon.”

Issues: Congress
Capitol
Bynum Requests Her Pay Be Withheld During Shutdown
October 2, 2025
Press Release

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) sent a letter to the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives requesting that her Congressional salary be withheld for the duration of the shutdown.

Issues: Congress
Capitol
Congresswoman Bynum Slams Republican Shutdown
October 1, 2025
Press Release
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) made the following statement after the government funding deadline expired, sending the federal government into a shutdown:
Issues: Congress
Capitol
Bynum, Neguse Introduce Bill to Protect Firefighters During a Government Shutdown
September 30, 2025
Press Release

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) and Congressman Joe Neguse (CO-02) introduced the Federal Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act to protect all federal firefighters, including wildland firefighters, during a government shutdown.

Issues: Congress
Congresswoman Janelle Bynum on MSNBC
ICYMI Rep. Bynum on MSNBC, NewsNation, and ABC News: “We Didn’t Ask for This and We Don’t Need This”
September 29, 2025
In The News
MSNBC | The Weekend
“There will be no federal takeover of Portland, Oregon. … [President Trump is] trying to… use our National Guardsmen as toy soldiers and none of them signed up for that."
Issues: Congress
JB Roll Call
Bynum Demands Answers on Trump’s Troop Deployment
September 27, 2025
Press Release
Washington, DC – Today, after President Trump announced the deployment of federal troops in Portland, Oregon, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) sent a letter to President Trump, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth demanding a meeting to discuss the legal basis and scope of the deployments.
Issues: Congress
Capitol
Bynum Joins Oregon Delegation in Demanding Trump Keep Federal Troops Out of Portland
September 27, 2025
Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) joined Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici, Andrea Salinas, Val Hoyle, and Maxine Dexter in demanding the Trump administration keep federal agents and troops out of Portland, following Donald Trump’s declaration that he is directing the Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security to deploy troops to the city and around the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility with orders to use full military force.
TheHill
If federal government shuts down, Republicans will ‘own it,’ Oregon Democrat Janelle Bynum says
September 24, 2025
In The News
OPB | Bryce Dole

As leaders of her own party seek concessions from Republicans with a government shutdown looming, U.S. Rep. Janelle Bynum reiterated a sentiment in an interview with OPB Tuesday.

“Republicans have control of the House [of Representatives], the Senate, and the presidency,” said Bynum, an Oregon Democrat who was elected in November 2024. “So whatever happens, they own it.”

Capitol
Bynum Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Help Millions of Americans Build Better Credit
September 19, 2025
Press Release
Washington, DC – This week, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) and Congresswoman Young Kim (R-CA) introduced the bipartisan Credit Access and Inclusion Act to help Americans with little or no credit history more easily build and improve their credit scores.
Issues: Congress Costs & Jobs
Capitol
Bynum Co-Leads Bipartisan Food Farmacy Act
September 17, 2025
Press Release
Washington, DC – This week, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05), alongside Reps. Emilia Sykes (D-OH) and Monica De La Cruz (R-TX), introduced the bipartisan Food Farmacy Act, to expand access to nutritious foods and provide nutritional guidance.
Issues: Healthcare