releases: https://walden.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/oregon-delegation-honors-heroes-portland-terrorist-attack
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| https://walden.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/oregon-delegation-honors-heroes-portland-terrorist-attack | Oregon Delegation Honors Heroes of Portland Terrorist Attack | 2017-06-02 | 2017 | 2017-06 | Republican | House | OR | Greg Walden | W000791 | walden.house.gov | legacy | Oregon Delegation Honors Heroes of Portland Terrorist Attack CONTACT: Nicole L’Esperance (Blumenauer), 202-225-4811 Hank Stern (Wyden), 503-326-7539 Martina McLennan/Ray Zaccaro (Merkley), 202-224-3753 Maggie Rousseau (Bonamici), 202-754-1649 Beth Schoenbach (DeFazio), 202-225-6416 Carlee Griffeth (Schrader), 202-225-5711 Justin Discigil (Walden), 202-226-7338 Portland, Ore. – Representative Earl Blumenauer, Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, and Representatives Suzanne Bonamici, Peter DeFazio, Kurt Schrader, and Greg Walden today announced that they will introduce a joint resolution to honor the heroism of Rick Best, Taliesin Myrddin Namkai-Meche, and Micah David-Cole Fletcher. On Friday, May 26, these brave individuals were brutally stabbed on local transit in Portland, OR as they protected two young women who were the targets of threatening anti-Muslim hate speech. The resolution calls on Congress to honor these American heroes and to support efforts to overcome hatred, bigotry, and violence. The text of the resolution can be found here. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |