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Representative Maxine Dexter visits Troutdale, stresses schools, Medicaid, infrastructure and forest oversight
Summary
Representative Maxine Dexter held a meet-and-greet with Troutdale council members and residents, emphasizing uncertainty in federal funding for schools and Medicaid, concerns over infrastructure funding, and the need for oversight of national forest harvesting.
Representative Maxine Dexter visited Troutdale for a meet-and-greet with city leaders and residents and outlined federal-level issues she says are affecting the region, including school funding, Medicaid, infrastructure and oversight of national forest logging.
Dexter said she is “really honored to represent the people” of the district and described herself as a physician who has practiced primary and critical care at Sunnyside Medical Center for nearly two decades. “My job title as well as my job description are one and the same. It's representative,” she said, asking residents to define local priorities rather than imposing her own vision.
Dexter told…
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