Oregon's 5th Congressional District
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Recent News About Oregon's 5th Congressional District
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Dignity Act seeks to bolster border security while fixing the immigration system
On May 23, 2023, Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) joined Reps. Maria Elvira Salazar (FL-27), Veronica Escobar (TX-16), and a bipartisan group of her colleagues to introduce the Dignity Act. The historic proposal seeks to fix the United States’ broken immigration system, and it is the first serious bipartisan immigration solution proposed by Congress in over a decade.
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House Passes Chavez-DeRemer-Backed Bill to Halt the Proliferation of Fentanyl
On May 25, 2023, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 467, the HALT Fentanyl Act, which would make the class-wide scheduling order for fentanyl-related substances permanent, supply law enforcement with the tools needed to keep these dangerous drugs off the streets, and support research efforts to understand the effects of fentanyl-related substances on people's health.
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Chavez-DeRemer Joins Colleagues in Urging USTR, USDA to Ensure Blueberry Producers Have Equal Market Access
On May 9, 2023, Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) joined Reps. Rick Larsen (WA-02), David Valadao (CA-22), and a bipartisan group of her colleagues in urging U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to work with their Japanese counterparts to ensure equal market access for U.S. farmers by eliminating Japan’s damaging frozen blueberry tariffs.
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Chavez-DeRemer Statement on House Passage of Secure the Border Act
On May 11, 2023, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Secure the Border Act of 2023. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer
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Chavez-DeRemer Announces Office Opening in Deschutes County
On May 4, 2023, Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) is officially announcing the opening of a new district office location in Deschutes County.
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As More Portland-Area Businesses Close Their Doors, Chavez-DeRemer Signs onto Combating Organized Retail Crime Act
Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) recently cosponsored the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act, a bipartisan and bicameral proposal that seeks to target the rise in organized retail crime gangs that have been wreaking havoc on retailers and threatening public safety.
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Chavez-DeRemer Urges EPA to Reconsider Proposed Rodenticide Regulations that Would Harm Food Supply, Public Health
On May 1, 2023, Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) led 29 of her colleagues in urging U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan to listen to experts and follow the science before restricting eleven widely used rodenticides.
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Chavez-DeRemer Backs Two Bipartisan Proposals Supporting Pragmatic Cannabis Policies
Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) has cosponsored two bipartisan proposals, the Harnessing Opportunities by Pursuing Expungement (HOPE) Act and the Preparing Regulators Effectively for a Post-Prohibition Adult Use Regulated Environment (PREPARE) Act, which would encourage expungement of cannabis offenses and prepare for the inevitable end to cannabis prohibition.
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Chavez-DeRemer: Governing Responsibly through the Limit, Save, Grow Act
With our national debt above $30 trillion and rising, I ran for Congress on a promise to restore fiscal responsibility by reining in deficit spending.
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Chavez-DeRemer, Moskowitz Launch Bipartisan Congressional Sneaker Caucus
On April 27, 2023, Reps. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) and Jared Moskowitz (FL-23) launched the bipartisan Congressional Sneaker Caucus (CSC).
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Chavez-DeRemer Helps Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Expand Apprenticeships, Joins Building Trades Caucus
Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) joined House Education and the Workforce Committee Ranking Member Bobby Scott (VA-03), Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), and a bipartisan group of her colleagues to introduce the National Apprenticeship Act of 2023 earlier this week.
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Chavez-DeRemer, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Bolster Pilot Training Opportunities, Expand Access to Student Loans
Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) recently joined Reps. Colin Allred (TX-32) and Steve Cohen (TN-09) to introduce the bipartisan Flight Education Access Act. The Transportation and Infrastructure committee members’ proposal would raise the student loan limit for those who need financial assistance to pay for flight training.