Schrader breaks with Obama, votes for KeystoneWASHINGTON Oregon Rep. Kurt Schrader supports construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline but has voted against legislation that would cut the Obama administration out of the approval process. On Fri... Read More
Transportation & Infrastructure,
Trade
Kurt Schrader for first time joins Republicans in voting for Keystone pipelineOregon Rep. Kurt Schrader and representatives from Washington and California called on President Barack Obama on Thursday to invoke the federal Taft-Hartley Act to resolve congestion at West Coast por... Read More
Agriculture
Ore. Rep Schrader prompts GOP debate to embrace organic farming(AP) — The organic food industry is gaining clout on Capitol Hill, prompted by rising consumer demand and its entry into traditional farm states. But that isn't going over well with everyone in Congre... Read More
Agriculture,
Forestry & Natural Resources
Christmas tree growers see hope for sales program after 18 months of political purgatory in D.C.Don't ever sound like you're trying to tax Christmas. That's the lesson the nation's Christmas tree growers learned as they spent the last 18 months in political limbo. It all started years ago when t... Read More
Forestry & Natural Resources
Bipartisan group offers bill to clarify forest road runoff regs, againBy MITCH LIES Capital Press A bipartisan group of Northwest lawmakers has introduced bills to reaffirm the Environmental Protection Agency's policy of not requiring a water discharge permit for runoff... Read More
Budget, Deficit Reduction & Fiscal Reform
Congressman Schrader To Hold Town Hall Events in Newport and Tillamook March 27 & 28Dear Fellow Oregonian, I will be holding town hall meetings in Newport and Tillamook on Tuesday, March 26th and Wednesday, March 27th. With the ongoing fiscal crisis, I will discuss the need for Congr... Read MoreAnimal and Rangeland Sciences building opens at OSU - Corvallis Gazette-Times, October 20, 2012Oregon State University officials and their honored guests unveiled the Department of Animal and Rangeland Sciences’ $3.5 million new building at a public ceremony on Friday. The Oldfield Animal Teac... Read MoreMarion-Polk Food Share equipment expands capacity for bulk frozen food - Statesman Journal, October 18, 2012The steel parts of Marion-Polk Food Share's new repackaging equipment grumbled and vibrated loudly, sorting and bagging pasta. Soon, it halted. As about a hundred pairs of eyes looked on, staffers qu... Read MoreA no-nonsense talk about what to do about political gridlock - Statesman Journal, October 17, 2012Perhaps it wasn’t the appetizer that attendees at the annual Oregon Statesman dinner of the Oregon Business Association were awaiting last week (Oct. 12), but Ron Shaich served up something other tha... Read MoreNational guard facility dedicated - Statesman Journal, October 12, 2012Drizzly skies laced with colorful fall foliage appeared to be the appropriate backdrop for an event that juxtaposed football metaphors with service abroad and a warm welcome home. Soldiers, civilians... Read More |