Stories
Treasury Goes After Mexico’s “Gasoline Cartel”
U.S. Senator; ranking member, Senate Finance Committee - Opened an inquiry into tanker-shipping exposure to cartel-linked fuel smuggling (2025-12-19)
Trump orders a fast-track marijuana reschedule to Schedule III—reviving a stalled Biden-era process
U.S. Senator (D-Oregon); Senate Finance Committee Chair (at time of 2023 statement) - Longtime advocate for federal cannabis reform; highlighted 280E implications
Congress Moves to Revive Secure Rural Schools After 2023 Funding Cliff
U.S. Senator (D–Oregon), SRS co-architect - Longtime SRS champion for Oregon timber counties
Scott Bessent’s Farmland Divestiture: Ethics Clash Inside Trump’s Treasury
Ranking Member, U.S. Senate Finance Committee (D–Oregon) - Leading Democratic critic of Bessent’s delayed divestiture and Trump’s ethics record