Sen. Ron Wyden is renewing his call for Dr. Mehmet Oz, the head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, to visit eastern Oregon and fulfill a commitment Oz made as a nominee during his Senate confirmation hearing earlier this year.

The request comes as former President Donald Trump has urged Congress to deliver his “One, Big Beautiful Bill Act” by July 4. The proposed legislation seeks to scale back Medicaid spending, introduce new restrictions on the program’s eligibility and expand military and immigration enforcement, while also extending prior tax cuts.

In a letter Wednesday, Wyden urged Oz to visit Malheur County and meet with families who rely on Medicaid. More than half of the county’s population is enrolled in the program.

Oz, a former television personality, told the

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