Representative Val Hoyle

I’m headed back home after a weird week in Congress. At least after 76 days, we funded DHS minus ICE and CBP and did what Democrats were asking for in the first place, something that @SpeakerJohnson said he wouldn’t do.

Join my district office team tomorrow for our Congressional Art Competition Showcase featuring artwork from high school students around Oregon’s 4th Congressional District! This event is hosted in partnership with the Lane Arts Council.

I just introduced the No WAR Act, which prevents Congress from fast tracking war funding through a backdoor budget process. If Congress is going to spend money to put American troops in harm’s way for another foreign war for oil, then the American people deserve more than a process engineered to avoid real debate.

Today I voted NO on the Farm Bill because it locks in SNAP cuts that have taken accessible and nutritious food away from over 42,000 Oregonians, does nothing to lower food costs and weakens worker safety protections across the whole supply chain. 

 We had an opportunity here to strengthen labor standards and lower costs for Americans and this bill missed the mark.

Today's Supreme Court decision is an outrageous blow to our democracy and Congress needs to respond. That begins with passing the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and using all the tools we have to keep our elections free and fair. Justice Kagan said it best in her dissent: The Voting Rights Act has been repeatedly, and overwhelmingly, reauthorized by the people’s representatives in Congress. Only they have the right to say it is no longer needed—not the Members of this Court.

National Apprenticeship Week is a reminder that we must do more to invest in the next generation of workers and do more to destigmatize careers in trades. When we’ve got students who are graduating with hundreds of thousands of $$$ in debt and fighting for jobs at $15 an hour, we need to do better. Registered apprenticeships are a proven path to good-paying jobs. Here’s why⬇️

Huge congrats to our Congressional App Challenge winner, Rylan Pierce. His app, Generations Connect, is building community by allowing senior citizens to hire local high school students for tasks around their homes. You make Oregon’s 4th congressional district proud!🧑‍💻

I stand with the REI workers fighting for a fair contract. Refusing to reach a deal with your workers after years of bargaining is not leadership. Stop union busting, bargain in good faith and deliver the fair contract these workers deserve. @reiunion #unionstrong

Today we honor the 1.5 million lives lost in the Armenian Genocide. We remember not only to honor the past but to challenge those who deny history and stand against systematic violence wherever it occurs in the world.

Way overdue.

It was great to speak with PNWA on what we’re doing to help with port dredging and maintenance, improve infrastructure and support the thousands of workers that our ports employ. I love my port people! @PNWaterways

The Working Families Guarantee is not about left or right, it’s about standing up for working people. For too long, this broken system has left people behind. When Democrats have the majority we cannot be timid. We must be bold and deliver on accessible and good paying jobs, affordable housing and education that works for all of us. @WorkingFamilies

To celebrate Earth Day, my team shared some of their favorite district views.   We must keep fighting to protect our beautiful coasts, rivers and forests for generations to come.

Corporations got the best government money could buy while we the people are footing the bill and feeling the pain.