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Oregon's First Black Congress Member Seeks Bipartisan Unity Amid Funding Cuts

1/16/2025

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Oregon health officials brace for potential funding cuts to state health programs under President Trump. In a bid for unity, Janelle Bynum, the state's first Black Congress member, seeks bipartisan collaboration on critical issues like maternal health and wildfire relief, while voicing her disappointment over Oregon's exclusion from semiconductor research funding.

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Oregon health officials brace for potential funding cuts to state health programs under President Trump. In a bid for unity, Janelle Bynum, the state's first Black Congress member, seeks bipartisan collaboration on critical issues like maternal health and wildfire relief, while voicing her disappointment over Oregon's exclusion from semiconductor research funding.