Team DeFazio · [email protected]

August 7, 2020 at 4:27 PM

Here comes the dark money

Peter DeFazio for Congress     A few weeks back, after national Republicans started hitting up their elite network of right-wing millionaires on behalf of Peter's opponent, Rasmussen Reports downgraded Peter's race from "Safe Democratic" to "Likely Democratic." Contribute $3 now to …

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August 2, 2020 at 3:15 PM

Congress must investigate before more people die [Sign the petition]

Peter DeFazio for Congress     Kids jailed in cages. Families separated. Close quarters that allow the spread of infection and sickness. How can it get worse? COVID-19. Rather than actually do something productive to stem the virus' spread – like not cramming innocent people into deten…

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July 31, 2020 at 9:34 PM

Their list of attacks is actually kind of funny

Peter DeFazio for Congress     My opponent raised $1 million last quarter, and over $250K came in the form of donations from big Trump donors. All while I was fighting for legislation to improve the lives of people, small businesses, and families. The National Republican Congressional…

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July 31, 2020 at 1:26 AM

An update on the protests

Peter DeFazio for Congress     What's been happening in Oregon over the past few weeks, under the direction of President Trump, are the actions of an authoritarian regime, not an open democracy. Unmarked federal agents have detained Americans without cause, without reading people thei…

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July 29, 2020 at 3:12 PM

Withdrawing essential services. During a pandemic.

Peter DeFazio for Congress     The far right will do anything to make a quick buck for their corporate pals, no matter who suffers. For nearly a decade and a half, the United States Postal Service has been suffering under an absurd "pre-funding mandate" – a poison pill concocted by a R…

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July 28, 2020 at 7:02 PM

Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Kevin McCarthy, Don, Jr....what a month. 🙄

Peter DeFazio for Congress     Today, we're exactly 98 days from the election. A lot can happen in 98 days. Over the last 98 days, an army of right-wing GOP donors and Trump loyalists have donated nearly a million dollars to try to flip this district for a new Republican candidate. It…

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  Peter DeFazio · [email protected]

July 25, 2020 at 5:24 PM

Sign the petition: end federal police attacks on our streets

Peter DeFazio for Congress     This is a test. Donald Trump's attacks on peaceful protesters is a test of our nation's principles. Since the start of his presidency, Trump has conducted an endless assault on the pillars of our democracy, our community values, and even our basic human d…

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  Peter DeFazio · [email protected]

July 21, 2020 at 12:55 AM

They're attacking our health care during a pandemic

Peter DeFazio for Congress     In case you missed this weekend's horrible news:  But even as a record number of our friends and family succumb to the virus, Donald Trump still wants to take away our access to health care. Trump has attacked affordable, universal health care nearly ev…

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  Peter DeFazio · [email protected]

July 18, 2020 at 5:18 PM

I'm making sure no essential workers are overlooked

Peter DeFazio for Congress     As we take steps to protect our communities, we must also ensure we're supporting the essential workers who risk their health daily to keep our nation alive and safe. That's why after hearing from the maritime community about the unprecedented challenges…

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  Peter DeFazio · [email protected]

July 18, 2020 at 2:27 AM

Donald Trump has ordered direct attacks on Oregonians

Peter DeFazio for Congress     I am alarmed by the reports from Portland, Oregon about escalating federal violence against protestors. Civilians exercising their First Amendment rights have been severely injured by anonymous federal law enforcement agents and are now being collected of…

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July 17, 2020 at 12:45 AM

Their big donors have started spending. A lot.

Peter DeFazio for Congress     We knew Donald Trump was going to hit up his biggest donors to donate to my opponent. Yesterday, we got a look at what that means: In the last three months, the GOP fundraising machine funneled $757,000 to Alek Skarlatos's campaign. They're determined …

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  Team DeFazio · [email protected]

July 15, 2020 at 9:56 PM

BREAKING: Ted Cruz in Oregon?

Peter DeFazio for Congress     This is critical news. Senator Ted Cruz is firing up his vaunted right-wing fundraising machine of corporate executives and special-interest hacks to raise $100,000 for Peter's opponent, Alek Skarlatos. His spokesman said Cruz's goal is "to ensure Repub…

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July 9, 2020 at 10:55 PM

Over 130,000 thousand dead. What's Trump's plan?

Peter DeFazio for Congress     It's a painful reality: while the whole world is struggling to contain the novel coronavirus, the United States' national response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been an unmitigated disaster. Our country is leading the world in infections and deaths, and sad…

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July 7, 2020 at 9:03 PM

BREAKING NEWS from the Rasmussen Reports

Peter DeFazio for Congress     Rasmussen Reports just raised the flag on Peter DeFazio's race, downgrading the rating from a "Safe Democratic" to "Likely Democratic." This change is about exactly one thing: money. Alek Skarlatos is Trump's new golden boy, so right-wing funders are s…

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  Peter DeFazio · [email protected]

July 3, 2020 at 6:26 PM

We passed a transformative bill yesterday.

Peter DeFazio for Congress     Great news! Yesterday, the House passed the Moving Forward Act – the nation's first major infrastructure bill in years. The bill takes on some of the urgent issues facing our nation: the COVID-19 recession, the climate crisis, systematic and institutional…

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July 2, 2020 at 8:20 PM

A gift to our country this Fourth of July

Peter DeFazio for Congress     Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the most significant transportation package in decades to invest in our communities, address climate change, and to create millions of jobs and opportunities for all. This bill will rebuild our roads, bri…

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July 1, 2020 at 12:12 AM

Powered by the people, not Wall Street Big Shots

Peter DeFazio for Congress     Republicans have been busy these last few months trying to steer out-of-state money into Oregon: coaxing huge checks from corporate PACs, kissing up to Wall Street big shots at high-dollar fundraisers, and coddling millionaire CEOs as they complain about …

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June 30, 2020 at 5:26 PM

Yesterday's Supreme Court decision is cause for celebration, but we can't let our guard down.

Peter DeFazio for Congress     The moment Trump was elected, far-right politicians in state legislatures around the country began drafting horrifying anti-choice bills. Their plan was to appeal their biased laws all the way to the Supreme Court, where Trump has padded the Supreme Court…

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June 28, 2020 at 6:29 PM

Our fight is about so much more than defeating Donald Trump

Peter DeFazio for Congress     It's easy to talk about November in terms of defeating Donald Trump at the ballot box (or, here in Oregon, the mailbox). And make no mistake: winning in November is important. Donald Trump degrades the presidency with nearly every word he utters. But ou…

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June 26, 2020 at 7:16 PM

This will be a multimillion dollar race

Peter DeFazio for Congress     It's clear, this year we're going to see the first-ever multimillion-dollar race in Oregon's Fourth Congressional District. That's not good news. The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is devoting massive sums of money to hyping up their…

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June 26, 2020 at 2:27 AM

I'm voting for justice in policing

Peter DeFazio for Congress     Tonight, I proudly cast my vote in support of the Justice in Policing Act of 2020. This bill provides federal funds to expand community policing, funding for community oversight boards, bans racial profiling, and bans chokeholds and carotid holds. We can…

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June 25, 2020 at 8:21 PM

My INVEST Act: Economic, Environmental, Anti-Racist

Peter DeFazio for Congress     "For too many years, funding from Washington has built roads and highways that divided low-income communities and communities of color without offering the transportation alternatives all of us can use. The INVEST Act offers a different path, one that leads…

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  Team DeFazio · [email protected]

June 24, 2020 at 2:16 PM

Little Don enters the fray

Peter DeFazio for Congress     Donald Trump and the Republican establishment have shown that they are planning to pull out all the stops – hitting up big shot donors, offering free publicity on Republican media outlets, marshaling Republican Party resources – to replace me with their h…

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June 20, 2020 at 6:21 PM

This week's victory is important, but temporary [Petition]

Peter DeFazio for Congress     From day one, the Trump administration has toyed with the lives of 650,000 DREAMers (10,000 in the state of Oregon) – undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children – breaking promises, demeaning character, attacking integrity, and threatening th…

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June 19, 2020 at 5:34 PM

This is our charge on Juneteenth:

Peter DeFazio for Congress     Today is Juneteenth, the oldest annual celebration of the end of slavery in the United States, commemorating the emancipation of the last enslaved African Americans from the Confederacy. Though Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in Sept…

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June 18, 2020 at 1:16 AM

My Republican opponent's plan...

Peter DeFazio for Congress     My newbie Republican opponent is at it again. This time, he's attacking my long-standing record of supporting Oregon industry and focusing on passing a transportation bill that would create millions of jobs. We're in for a lot more of these baseless att…

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June 17, 2020 at 1:40 AM

A win - for all of us

Peter DeFazio for Congress     Yesterday, in a landmark 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that it is illegal for an employer to discriminate based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Every civil rights achievement is the product of generations of hard work and sacrifice by c…

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June 16, 2020 at 6:40 PM

It's time for justice in policing

Peter DeFazio for Congress     Derek Chauvin has been arrested and charged. The three officers who assisted Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd have been arrested and charged. Confederate monuments across the world – from Birmingham, Alabama, to Bristol, England – are coming down. …

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June 12, 2020 at 11:56 PM

We're doing this:

Peter DeFazio for Congress     Great news: Within one week, our movement has raised over $34,000 (!!) to support the critical fight for racial justice and equality. Thank you to everyone who donated; it makes a positive difference for our collective movement. We have so much work to do in d…

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June 5, 2020 at 11:21 PM

I'll match your support for anti-racist work.

Peter DeFazio for Congress     Hundreds of cities across the nation. Every state. 18 countries and counting. And hundreds of thousands of people protesting police brutality. Demanding justice not just for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Trayvon Martin, Sandra Bland, and so…

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June 4, 2020 at 6:14 PM

My agenda to address police brutality

Peter DeFazio for Congress     This week, I and more than 30 of my colleagues in the House introduced a resolution to address police violence in our country. It calls for Congress to condemn police brutality, racial profiling, and the use of excessive and militarized force. More importa…

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June 1, 2020 at 5:29 PM

Those of us with agency and privilege must act

Peter DeFazio for Congress     This weekend, in homes and parks and streets across America, our people mourned George Floyd, the latest fatal victim of racism in America. Another gasping reminder of America's original sin. He joins Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Freddie Gray, Trayvon Mar…

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  Carly Gabrielson, DeFazio for Congress · [email protected]

May 24, 2020 at 3:16 PM

Fwd: what we learned on Tuesday

Peter DeFazio for Congress     It's official: in 2020, a record number of Oregonians voted in the primary elections! That's great news for our progressive movement – Peter won the Democratic nomination with more than 80% of the vote! But Tuesday's primary also showed Republican support bu…

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May 16, 2020 at 5:27 PM

I will not let the USPS down. Not now, not ever.

Peter DeFazio for Congress     I've been fighting for the United States Postal Service for over a decade now. From mail to prescription drugs to election ballots, our Postal Service provides an essential, affordable, reliable service. And today, in the midst of a devastating pandemic,…

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May 15, 2020 at 3:12 PM

My Republican opponent has been busy

Peter DeFazio for Congress     Have you seen this? While I've been working with senior leadership in Congress to fight a global health crisis and ensure our working families have a paycheck, Alek Skarlatos – Donald Trump's hand-picked candidate for this seat – has been playing catch u…

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May 11, 2020 at 6:50 PM

A powerful statement from a crucial partner

Peter DeFazio for Congress     Check out this op-ed from Sara Nelson in the Register Guard: A longtime constituent, Sara is also the international president of the Association of Flight Attendants, the 50,000-person union that protects the rights of flight attendants. She's worked w…

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May 7, 2020 at 2:15 PM

It's not just a TV show. We must end private ownership of big cats

Peter DeFazio for Congress     So far, more than 30 million Americans have watched Tiger King – and seen firsthand the cruelty and danger of keeping lions, tigers, and other big cats as pets. Some states have passed laws to protect big cats and other animals, but the lack of a nationa…

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May 6, 2020 at 10:08 PM

Join me in thanking our nurses

Peter DeFazio for Congress     Today is National Nurses Day, an opportunity to pause and honor nurses who are providing lifesaving care to our communities. These heroes provide critical care 365 days a year, but in this difficult time, we should recognize that they're putting their ow…

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May 5, 2020 at 5:16 PM

For teachers: The same question twice

Peter DeFazio for Congress     How do they do it? Since the coronavirus turned millions of unsuspecting parents into school teachers overnight, I've heard that same question over and over, as folks get a firsthand look at teachers' lives. Generally, people have meant the question one …

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May 4, 2020 at 4:16 PM

Why I'm honored to be endorsed by the Working Families Party!

Peter DeFazio for Congress     My dad was a high school teacher and my mom worked as a librarian; they spent their lives working to give my brother and me more opportunities than they had growing up. One of my first jobs was parking cars at a country club, where I experienced and witne…

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May 1, 2020 at 2:16 PM

Why Peter?

Peter DeFazio for Congress     Ballots are hitting mailboxes so we want to make sure you have access to Peter's voters' statement! We know that Peter is the right person to represent us in D.C because he has the experience to get our country through this crisis and make sure that the …

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April 30, 2020 at 10:56 PM

This administration is always searching for new ways to be cruel.

Peter DeFazio for Congress     Donald Trump kicked off his presidential campaign by attacking immigrants. He began his presidency with an immigration ban. He followed that by turning away refugees, tearing children from their parents' arms, and denying migrant families even the most b…

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April 23, 2020 at 11:03 PM

Endorsement Alert! Eugene Weekly: "We need our savvy, seasoned congressman"

Peter DeFazio for Congress     In the midst of a global pandemic, we're always looking for this silver lining. And this week's bright spot comes as an endorsement by Eugene Weekly. I am honored to have strong support of our whole community behind a movement that fights for hardworking…

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April 22, 2020 at 9:27 PM

Earth Day and the Green New Deal 2.0

Peter DeFazio for Congress     Today's the 50th Earth Day. And while the Trump administration is using the coronavirus as an excuse to cut favors for big polluters, it's important to remember that Congress can respond to this national crisis while creating millions of family-wage jobs …

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April 20, 2020 at 10:08 PM

CARES Act resources (Y en español)!

Peter DeFazio for Congress     Have you checked out Peter's CARES Act resources page yet? (En español tambien) Many of the relief programs created by the CARES Act have begun rolling out, and we want to make sure you have the most up-to-date, accurate, and helpful information possible. P…

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April 18, 2020 at 12:38 AM

The model for working Americans everywhere.

Peter DeFazio for Congress     In the month of March, 2020, more than 15 million Americans applied for unemployment. Estimates by the Economic Policy Institute projects our unemployment rate to hit nearly 16% by July – a percentage not seen since the Great Depression. I sat down with …

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April 16, 2020 at 9:59 PM

Looking to the future during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Peter DeFazio for Congress     No one disagrees our nation must be rebuilt so it can be sustained for our children and grandchildren. And that we must rebuild it in a way that looks to the future, the 21st century, and also deals with climate change and carbon pollution at the same tim…

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April 15, 2020 at 11:53 PM

"Primary voters should choose DeFazio"

Peter DeFazio for Congress     Great news! Our local newspaper, The Register-Guard, has strongly endorsed Peter's re-election in Oregon's Fourth Congressional District. As we prepare to clean up the mess of Donald Trump's four years in office, we'll need strong, principled progressiv…

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April 13, 2020 at 5:19 PM

Resources in the CARES Act

Peter DeFazio for Congress     Last month, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to set up the supports to give some crucial relief from the economic shock of the pandemic. While this bill is not perfect – it's just the first step of many in wh…

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April 10, 2020 at 8:42 PM

It's time to vote by mail

Peter DeFazio for Congress     The novel coronavirus doesn't just threaten the health of our citizens; it threatens the health of our democracy. Images from Tuesday's primary in Wisconsin are haunting; people lined up for blocks and blocks, risking their health so they could cast a ba…

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