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Oregon First,
Energy & Environment
Schrader Reintroduces Bill to Preserve Molalla RiverCongressman Kurt Schrader (OR-05) today reintroduced the Molalla River Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a 21-mile stretch of the Molalla River as “recreational” under the National Wild and Scen... Read MoreRep. Schrader Statement on State of the UnionCongressman Kurt Schrader (OR-05) issued the following statement on the President’s State of the Union address tonight: “The President talks a big talk, but I have yet to see him really walk it. Over ... Read More
Health Care
Schrader, Welch Reintroduce Legislation to Close Billion Dollar Medicaid LoopholeCongressman Kurt Schrader (OR-05) and Congressman Peter Welch (VT-At Large) reintroduced a bill this week to close a loophole in the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program that may be costing the Medicaid progr... Read More
Health Care
Schrader, Carter Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Keep Drug Costs DownFollowing the House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on prescription drug pricing earlier this week, Congressman Kurt Schrader (D-OR) and Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) today intro... Read MoreRep. Schrader Statement on Government ReopeningFollowing a visit with federal workers at Portland International Airport (PDX), Congressman Kurt Schrader (OR-05) issued the following statement regarding the President’s decision to agree to a three-... Read MoreOregon Members Call for Unemployment Insurance for All Federal EmployeesCongressman Kurt Schrader, along with Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, and Reps. Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici, and Peter DeFazio, sent a letter today to the Department of Labor asking to make... Read MoreVeterinary Medicine Caucus Co-Chairs Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Stop Horse SoringCo-Chairs of the Congressional Veterinary Medicine Caucus, Congressman Kurt Schrader (D-OR-05) and Congressman Ted S. Yoho (R-FL-03), today introduced the U.S. Senator Joseph D. Tydings Memorial PAST ... Read More
Budget, Deficit Reduction & Fiscal Reform
Rep. Schrader’s First Act of 116th: Introducing Good Government ReformsIn his first act of the 116th Congress, as we near the end of the second week of the government shutdown, Congressman Kurt Schrader (OR-05) today reintroduced a series of government reform bills to in... Read More
Oregon First,
Agriculture
Oregon Members Announce AVA Designation for Van Duzer CorridorCongressman Kurt Schrader (OR-05), along with Senators Ron Wyden, and Jeff Merkley and Reps. Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) and Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), announced the designation of Oregon’s Van Duzer Corri... Read More
Health Care
Schrader, Welch Legislation to Close Billion Dollar Medicaid Drug Rebate Loophole Passes the HouseLegislation introduced by Congressman Kurt Schrader (OR-05) and Congressman Peter Welch (VT-At Large) to close a loophole in the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program that is reported to have cost the Medicaid... Read More |