The House is back in session this week. Democrats will force a vote on our bill to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits. No matter the GOP’s chaos, we are focused on the American people.

Five years ago today, Donald Trump ignited a violent mob to attack the Capitol and disrupt the peaceful transfer of power. Last year, Donald Trump pardoned over 1,500 of those insurrectionists. It's an assault on American democracy.

5 years ago, violent insurrectionists stormed the Capitol to attempt to overturn the election results. Today, we remember those who put their lives on the line to protect our country and rededicate ourselves to defending the Constitution, our democracy, and the American people.

All Americans deserve affordable healthcare. Full stop.   Democrats are forcing an up-or-down vote this week to extend the ACA tax credits after Republicans failed to stop huge premium increases.   As a physician, I won’t stop fighting for you and your access to care.

I refuse to stand by and allow us to be pulled into another endless war.

I’m wrapping up my first year in Congress. 365 days of fighting for you and our community. There’s more work ahead, and I’m ready for it.

Last week, my legislation to strengthen employment programs for veterans passed the Senate! Now I am working to get it signed into law. It would ensure the VA can more efficiently connect veterans with the career resources they need to succeed in civilian life. Our veterans deserve nothing less.

By far, the best part of the year has been hearing from YOU. Thank you for reaching out and staying loud. Your voice fuels my work.

Deporting veterans, including a Purple Heart recipient. This is Trump and Kristi Noem’s cruel immigration machine at work. It’s egregious, and I’m dedicated to holding them accountable.

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Instead of working to protect Americans from skyrocketing healthcare costs, Republicans are choosing to target transgender kids and the doctors who care for them. As a physician, I will relentlessly fight to protect evidence-based care.

We now have a bipartisan majority of members of Congress demanding a vote to extend ACA tax credits and keep health care affordable for all Americans. Speaker Johnson, bring this legislation to the House Floor immediately or step out of the way.

What is the GOP doing? We need a vote to protect health care TODAY. Time is running out.

A majority of the House supports a clean extension of the Affordable Care Act tax credits.   Instead of letting us vote on this TODAY, Republican leadership is pushing a backdoor abortion ban. That is unconscionable. Speaker Johnson, call a vote on the ACA tax credit extensions immediately.

A majority of the House of Representatives supports extending ACA tax credits. Speaker Johnson should not leave for the holidays without bringing this bill to a vote. Working families cannot afford to start the new year paying the price for the Republican health care crisis.

BREAKING: 4 Republicans have joined Democrats to force a vote on extending the Affordable Care Act tax credits. Mike Johnson must bring this to a vote immediately. Not tomorrow. Not next year. TODAY. Healthcare coverage for millions of Americans rests on this moment.

I just signed a discharge petition to force a vote to ban stock trading by Members of Congress. Elected officials shouldn't be able to use insider information to profit off the office they hold. It is that simple.

As a former UFCW union member, it was a privilege and honor to speak with the International Association of Fire Fighters president, Edward A. Kelly, at a recent Labor Caucus meeting. I’m committed to securing the rights, safety, and futures our firefighters deserve.

This is a dereliction of our duty to give veterans the best care available. As someone who worked at the VA, I know we need real solutions—not additional cuts where veterans and VA workers pay the price.

Last month, I visited Portland State University’s Women and Politics class and U.S. Immigration Politics & Policy class. Our future is in good hands with these passionate minds leading us!

Not extending ACA subsidies means millions of our people will have to choose between seeing the doctor and buying groceries or paying rent. GOP cruelty is not good for public health.

I am looking forward to coming together with our community tonight for my last telephone town hall of the year. Sign up to receive a call in the link in my bio or stream at Dexter.House.Gov/Live

I am horrified by the antisemitic terror attack in Australia. This is sickening. I am thinking of every victim, their loved ones and the entire Jewish community. Antisemitism has no place in our world. We must stand in solidarity against such vile hatred.

This is what authoritarianism looks like: Kilmar Abrego Garcia was never ordered to be removed by a judge. The Trump Administration deported him anyway—trampling rule of law and ignoring the courts. Good to see the court rule to release him from ICE custody.

When your health insurance premiums increase next year, thank MAGA Republicans. Donald Trump promised to “lower costs on Day One,” but he spends his days tinkering with plans for his vanity project White House ballroom. Let them eat crypto and pardons for dictators.

🚨Yesterday, we passed @golden.house.gov's bill to restore collective bargaining rights for over 1 million federal employees. We’re proud to lead the resistance to Trump’s union-busting, & we’re winning. Now the Senate needs to immediately pass this bill and deliver for working people.

When I heard Jackie, a Portland mom, & her four kids had gone missing after a visit to the Canadian border, I jumped in a car to find them. It is thanks to all our collective voices that she is free today from federal immigration custody—but this never should have happened in the first place.

When I traveled to El Salvador it was never just about Kilmar Abrego Garcia—it was about holding our nation accountable to the rule of law. Today, our collective pressure worked. Due process is prevailing. Stay loud.

RSVP to receive a call in the link in my bio or stream live at Dexter.House.Gov/Live. I can't wait to take your questions!

Our community helped bring Jackie Merlos home after she was unlawfully detained with her four U.S. citizen children. The village won. This weekend we celebrated her freedom and committed to keep fighting for every single family caught up in Trump's cruelty.

Public health pro tip from the only lung doctor in Congress: this will make our communities sicker. Trump is dismantling the federal soot regulations that keep us safe, just to deepen the pockets of big corporations.

It was great to welcome Portland Councilor Eric Zimmerman with ribbits and season's greetings to my DC office. I look forward to working together to ensure our communities—and the working families who call them home—can thrive.

Real community safety is based on stability and trust, not fear and force. As your representative, I'm committed to holding Trump accountable for his cruel immigration machine with legislation, litigation, and public pressure. Stay loud.

Today I was proud to stand with healthcare workers in solidarity against Trump’s cruelty. Oregon leads with compassion, dignity, and justice. We do not abandon our neighbors. And we do not allow cruelty to be carried out in the shadows.

I recently spoke with Anne, a constituent in my district who is being pushed to the brink due to Trump's assault on our healthcare system. Anne told me her premiums are going up from $400 to $900, forcing her to make impossible decisions.

I’m beyond excited for the transformative plans the 1803 Fund has in store for Albina. This is a major step in correcting years of gentrification and division.

I am in your corner and so is my team. If you need help, contact my office at Dexter.House.Gov or call 503-231-2300.

From the physical violence to the collapse of due process—Trump’s cruel immigration machine knows no bounds. We will keep highlighting Trump's abuses and demanding accountability. Stay loud.

I said it months ago, I said it days ago, I'm saying it again: Pete, you gotta resign.

How many times do we need to make it clear to Trump that food is not a bargaining chip? The cruelty knows no bounds. In Congress, I'll keep working for families to have the resources they need to put food on the table. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...

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Trump says “affordability,” which was his campaign theme, is actually a “fake narrative” and a “Democrat con job.” Next argument: everyone at his Great Gatsby black-tie party says Trump tariffs and Trumpflation are working out great!

Absolutely despicable. If you had one iota of doubt that Trump’s plan all along was to take food off the tables of vulnerable families, let that doubt be crushed. This is about causing maximum pain and playing political games with people’s lives.

After immense public pressure, Trump is releasing $3.7 billion in federal funds that he withheld from families struggling to pay their utility bills. Staying loud works. Let’s keep up the pressure. We will continue standing up for our community.

WEEKLY REMINDER: Republicans control the House, Senate, & White House & can extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits TODAY. Instead, they’re letting them expire at the end of the month, leaving millions without healthcare. Americans deserve better.

It was great visiting Rockwood Market Hall in Gresham! I learned more about how they are training and supporting entrepreneurs in our communities, helping our small businesses flourish and thrive.

Pete Hegseth must resign.

As Trump rips health care and SNAP away from MILLIONS of Americans, he’s making sure he and his family grow richer and richer. He will never put the American people ahead of his quest to enrich himself.

“Concepts of a plan” aren’t going to cut it. Millions of Americans will go without care in less than a month if the ACA tax credits aren’t extended. Real people will suffer if Republicans' inaction continues.

As a physician, I know what Trump’s reckless cuts to HIV prevention & research mean: more preventable deaths. It’s plain cruelty.   On #WorldAIDSDay, I stand with the Save HIV Funding Campaign, continuing the decades long tradition of using quilt art as an act of protest against this virus.