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Veterans
Schrader Proposes New Financial Protection for Soldiers, Dares Banks to ObjectMotivated by the story of Jacob McGreevey, the longtime Marine who lost his Vancouver home to foreclosure, Rep. Kurt Schrader, D-Oregon, has introduced a bill strengthening active-duty soldiers' prote... Read MoreRep. Kurt Schrader’s comments during last night’s Town Hall MeetingLincoln County’s representative to the US Congress, Kurt Schrader, held a well-attended town hall meeting in Newport on Saturday. Schrader gave about 12 minutes of opening remarks to an estimated 400 ... Read MoreReps. Schrader and Alonso Leon address Woodburn residents at Town HallU.S. Rep. Kurt Schrader, D-Canby, and state Rep. Teresa Alonso Leon, D-Woodburn, responded to questions about immigration, health care, and the economy at a Woodburn town hall meeting on Saturday, whi... Read More
Health Care
Lawmakers Revise Bill to Speed Generic Drug ApprovalsA House bill aimed at getting more generic drugs on the market won’t be moving on a fast track to markup. The legislation ( H.R. 749) is intended to lower drug prices by introducing more generic drug ... Read More
Forestry & Natural Resources
Congress gets a chance to back tall wood buildingsTall wood buildings, a movement that’s begun to pick up steam in Oregon, would get a boost from the federal government under bipartisan legislation proposed in Congress on Tuesday. The Timber Innovati... Read MoreOregon Democrats Call On Jeff Sessions To Resign Amid Russia AllegationsU.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has decided to step away from investigations of Russian connections to the Trump Administration. But that’s not satisfying Democrats in Oregon’s congressional deleg... Read MoreLarge crowds turn out for Rep. Kurt Schrader's town hallAs many as a thousand constituents filled the bleachers and floor of North Salem High's School gymnasium for U.S. Rep. Kurt Schrader's town hall meeting Wednesday night to discuss immigration rights, ... Read MoreTrump main topic at Schrader town hallMembers of Congress returned to their districts this week to hear from their constituents. Democrat U.S. Rep. Kurt Schrader drew a friendly crowd at his town hall Tuesday night. Hundreds of people tur... Read More
Oregon First,
Energy & Environment
Schrader Introduces bill to preserve Molalla RiverThe Molalla River Alliance, which has been advocating in recent years for the river to be designated a National Wild and Scenic River, applauds Schrader's support by reintroducing the bill. Congressma... Read More |