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February 20, 2019

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February 19, 2019
According to detainees and advocates, the purpose of the hunger strikes in El Paso and elsewhere is to call attention to mistreatment and abuse in immigration detention.

February 19, 2019

Nearly 50 Democratic lawmakers called for a watchdog investigation of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Tuesday after the agency confirmed it had been force-feeding immigrant detainees on a hunger strike.

Reporting by The Associated Press revealed late last month that nine Indian men who were refusing food at a Texas detention facility were being force-fed through nasal tubes against their will.

Issues:Civil Rights

February 18, 2019

Salem teacher Jamie Keene went to urgent care early this year after one of her fourth-grade students caused her to pull a muscle in her back.

With 33 students in her class at Schirle Elementary, Keene said one regularly hits her, pulls her hair and twists her arms when he gets overstimulated in class. He'd benefit from more individual attention and a smaller class, she said.

Issues:Education

February 15, 2019
Our coastal communities rely on accurate ocean data and monitoring for information on ocean acidification, harmful algal bloom and hypoxia forecasting, tsunami preparedness, navigation, and port security.

February 15, 2019
We must do more to help vulnerable communities prepare and respond to landslides.

February 14, 2019
Statements
I rise today to express my support for this government spending bill negotiated by the bipartisan Conference Committee.

February 14, 2019
Our oceans and estuaries face immediate threats from increasing carbon emissions.

February 14, 2019
Americans are living and working longer, and we must do all we can to make sure they are protected from age discrimination.

February 14, 2019

A compromise on border and immigration enforcement cleared the Senate on Thursday, giving President Donald Trump just a sliver of the money he wanted for his border wall. The White House said Trump would sign the bill and then declare a national emergency to try to shift money to wall-building from elsewhere in the federal budget. The bill, which averts another government shutdown, includes many other provisions.