A Time for Choosing - The American Spectator, April 26, 2012By James Pierson When the Soviet empire collapsed 25 years ago, many believed that the battle for liberty and limited government had been won. It was only a matter of time, they thought, until Americ... Read MoreHouse GOP claims health reform taxes would hurt businesses - American Medical News, April 26, 2012But Democrats defend provisions that raise revenues to subsidize the purchase of insurance and fund other reforms to the health system. By Charles Fiegl House Republicans are objecting to taxes earma... Read MoreUphill effort to curb corporations - Salem Statesman Journal, April 22, 2012By Peter Wong When David Cobb traveled the nation in 2004, it was for his long-shot candidacy as the presidential nominee of the Green Party. He won 5,315 votes of more than 1.8 million cast in Orego... Read MoreOregon lawmakers eager to see highway bill passed - Salem Statesman Journal, April 21, 2012By Paul Barton After numerous fits and starts, some on Capitol Hill finally see hope for a new multiyear highway bill passing this year. The House voted this week to begin negotiations with the Senat... Read MoreFederal Bill Would Add Protections for Egg-Laying Hens - One Green Planet, April 19, 2012By Hope Bohanec, Campaign Director, In Defense of Animals Imagine you are a political prisoner in another country sentenced to life in the harsh confines of a foreign prison. Your holding cell is abo... Read MoreFootwear industry, lawmakers call for reduction of tariffs in Asia-Pacific trade deal - The Hill, April 17, 2012By Vicki Needham A bipartisan group of more than two dozen lawmakers are pressing U.S. officials to reduce tariffs on footwear as part of an Asia-Pacific trade deal. In a letter sent Tuesday to U.S. ... Read MoreRep. Schrader's visit to Salem KinderCare - Salem Statesman Journal, April 5, 2012By Peter Wong U.S. Rep. Kurt Schrader, D-Ore., visited Salem KinderCare last week (March 30) U.S. Rep. Kurt Schrader, D-Ore., reads to students at Salem KinderCare, whose parent company seeks to ease... Read MoreThe Chicken and the Egg Lobbying Edition - NationalJournal, April 5, 2012By Andrew Joseph Taking a break from fighting over which came first, the chicken and the egg have teamed up for a joint lobbying push. Well, sort of. After announcing an agreement last year that they... Read MoreU.S. Rep. Schrader at conference of women vets - Salem Statesman Journal, March 30, 2012By Peter Wong Fresh from a tough week in Washington, D.C. (see separate post), U.S. Rep. Kurt Schrader made a couple of points in his keynote address Friday to the 2012 Oregon Women Veterans Conferen... Read MoreRep. Schrader on the past week in the U.S. House - Salem Statesman Journal, March 30, 2012By Peter Wong Despite a tough week, U.S. Rep. Kurt Schrader is still optimistic there will be a compromise budget that moves toward deficit reduction and longer-term federal transportation aid. On th... Read More |