Schrader: 'If You Don't Get The Job Done, You Shouldn't Get Paid' - OPB, May 16, 2012By Kristian Foden-Vencil Oregon Congressman Kurt Schrader joined one other Democrat and two Republicans at the U.S. Capitol Wednesday to say Congress is broken. Schrader says the four representatives... Read MoreCooper launches caucus to "fix" Congress - The Tennessean, May 15, 2012Democratic Rep. Jim Cooper has long said Congress is broken. Now he’s starting a new caucus to fix it. The bipartisan Fix Congress Now Caucus will be launched at a press conference at the Capitol tom... Read MoreIt Take a Caucus? Lawmakers Band Together to Fix Congress - Wall Street Journal, May 15, 2012By Siobhan Hughes Congress has been trying to solve the country’s debt problems, housing woes and unemployment challenges. But some lawmakers have identified a new crisis: Congress itself. On Tuesday... Read MoreNext steps for sustainable plan for BLM forests - Mail Tribune, May 13, 2012By Ed Shepard and Mike Mottice In March, the Bureau of Land Management announced our intent to revise plans for 2.5 million acres of forestlands in Western Oregon. An important outcome of the plannin... Read MoreLocal firm builds streetcars for nation's capital - Oregon City News, May 9, 2012Oregon Iron Works adds to projects with new D.C. contract United Streetcar of Clackamas, the first U.S. manufacturer of modern streetcars in nearly 60 years, will build two vehicles for the U.S. capi... Read More
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It's Spring, but Christmas Tree Growers Feel ScroogedBy: Jane Wells | CNBC Reporter CNBC's Jane Wells reports that Christmas tree growers in Oregon are facing competition in the form of plastic trees made in China. And they want the Obama Administration... Read MoreRep. Schrader: Public understands budget better than some colleagues - Statesman Journal, May 6, 2012By Peter Wong When U.S. Rep. Kurt Schrader walked into the room earlier this week (Monday, April 30) at Dallas Retirement Village, he knew he would get questions from the audience of about 40 — mostl... Read MoreOdds of a new farm bill better than 50-50, Schrader says - Capital Press, May 3, 2012Senate Ag Committee crafts farm bill; Schrader optimistic it will pass this year By Mitch Lies House Agriculture Committee member Kurt Schrader, D-Ore., puts the odds of passing a farm bill this year... Read MoreFreshman do-gooders embrace lonely reform mission - Politico, May 3, 2012By Kate Nocera For all the talk of “fixing Washington,” two Republican freshmen are finding that actually doing so may be a lonely crusade. Reps. Scott Rigell (R-Va.) and Reid Ribble (R-Wis.) started... Read MoreCounty sheriffs back logging plan - Eugene Register Guard, May 2, 2012The association joins 15 county boards in endorsing the plan to increase harvests By Christian Wihtol Their expertise is in law enforcement, not logging. But that hasn’t stopped Oregon sheriffs from... Read More |