Maxine Dexter
U.S. Representative · OR-3 · Democrat
Statements and posts
167 press releases, floor remarks and posts since Jan 3, 2025.
Activity, last 12 weeks
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4 statements, Sep 1, 2025 – Sep 7, 2025
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Dexter’s Amendment to Protect Water from Data Center Strain Passes Republican-Controlled House
Passed amendment requiring Department of Energy to study water usage at data centers.
“Data centers are draining our most precious resource: water. Some consume up to 5 million gallons a day—the same as an entire town. As the climate crisis fuels water scarcity across the country, we cannot afford to look away. As the top Democrat on the Natural Resources Oversight Subcommittee, I won’t”
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Sent letter demanding HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. resign over vaccine science undermining.
“During your confirmation hearings, you pledged to follow the science on vaccines”
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Dexter Leads Oregon Lawmakers in Standing Up for Wildfire Response and Research
Led letter opposing USDA plan to close Forest Service offices in Oregon.
“Forests cover over half of Oregon. Over 15.6 million acres are managed by the Forest Service. Forests remain Oregon’s most abundant natural resource and support over 62,300 forest sector jobs with higher-than-average wages”
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Dexter Completes Forty-Mile Trek Around Mt. Hood to Shape Public Lands Policy
Completed forty-mile trek around Mt. Hood to inform public lands protection policy.
“Forty miles of hiking made clear that Oregonians from all walks of life demand bold action to protect these treasured places. The climate crisis is accelerating, visitor use is surging, and federal resources are diminishing. We must preserve Mt. Hood for our children and grandchildren”
Sources: members’ press releases from their official websites (since the 119th Congress began (Jan 3, 2025)), the Congressional Record (since Aug 2026), and Bluesky posts. Quotes are shown only when they match the archived source text word for word; topics are AI-read and mentions are matched from the text.