Newsletters
August Newsletter
A MESSAGE FROM VAL Dear Neighbors, I hope your summer is going well, I’m writing to let you know what’s been happening in Congress over the last month and I’m happy to be able to do that from home here in Oregon. I also would like to thank the over 15,000 constituents who were able to join me who joined me and ask questions at my tele-town hall and Wildfire Preparedness Webinar with Oregon State Fire Marshal Mariana Ruiz-Temple this month. If you missed the Webinar, you can still check out … Continue Reading
July 05, 2025
July Newsletter
A MESSAGE FROM VAL Dear Neighbors, June was another busy month in D.C. I was glad to be able to come home for a week this month and meet so many of you in Eugene at BLAQ Youth’s Juneteenth celebration and in Corvallis where I joined Governor Kotek for the opening of the Benton County Crisis Center. I would like to start by acknowledging the disgusting acts of political violence we saw in Minnesota that resulted in the murder of Minnesota House Speaker Emirata Melissa Hortman and her … Continue Reading
June 16, 2025
June Newsletter
A MESSAGE FROM VAL Dear Friends, Thank you to everyone who joined Senator Wyden and I at our town halls in Coos and Curry County over Memorial Day weekend. Hearing from you directly means that I can bring your thoughts, opinions, and priorities with me to D.C. in real time. Throughout the month of May, I joined House Democrats to fight back against what the Republicans are calling the “Big, Beautiful Bill”, a proposed budget resolution that explodes the national deficit and includes … Continue Reading
May 12, 2025
May Newsletter
A MESSAGE FROM VAL Dear Friends, Thank you to everyone who was able to attend my town halls in April. I was pleased to join Senator Merkley for town halls in Brookings, North Bend and Reedsport, and to join Senator Wyden for a town hall in Roseburg. I also held a town hall in Eugene focused on Social Security with former Representative DeFazio and Max Richtman, president and CEO of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare (NCPSSM). In every part of the district, … Continue Reading
March 06, 2025
March 2024 Newsletter
RAW TEXT: PAGE 1 A message from Val: Dear Friends, Thank you to those of you who reached out and left messages over the past month. It is important to me that I hear your stories and opinions. I also want to share what I am doing to protect our district from the Trump administration’s policies that attack our government and our democracy. Let’s get one thing straight: we all want to eliminate waste, fraud and abuse. However, this administration’s policies are not cutting ‘waste’, they … Continue Reading
May 09, 2024
April 2024 Congressional Update
Dear Friend,It’s been a busy month in Washington and back home. I’d like to start this newsletter by highlighting the work my office has done for constituents across our community. Since the beginning of this year my office has taken in 318 constituent cases and to date, we have successfully closed 165 of those cases. My office is here to serve you. If you have an issue with a federal agency or need help securing an earned benefit, call us at (541) 465-6732 or go to hoyle.house.gov. … Continue Reading
February 16, 2024
Protecting your rights to safe, affordable, and comprehensive reproductive health care
In this newsletter, I’d like to discuss reproductive health and the work I’m doing in Congress to protect these rights. Throughout the country there have been unprecedented attacks on access to abortion and birth control. As one of their first orders of business, House Republicans rammed through anti-abortion bills that threaten the reproductive rights of every American. I have opposed each of these attacks and will continue to do so. Here’s what I’ve done to fight back: H.R.12, the … Continue Reading
February 02, 2024
Recovering from the ice storm and our future disaster resilience
For all of us that were impacted by the recent ice storms, it’s been a long few weeks and there is a lot of work ahead. In this newsletter, I’d like to update you on what is happening and what resources are available in the affected communities. First, I want to highlight the public works and utilities staff and electrical line workers who continue to work around the clock to restore power and water. And, to the public servants and community volunteers who stepped up to help our neighbors … Continue Reading