Schrader Responds to the State of the Union Address
Congressman Kurt Schrader (D-OR) today released the following statement after the President delivered his State of the Union address: “I appreciate the President’s remarks this evening, particularly h...
Schrader Praises Ruling on Labor Department's "Hot Goods" Cases
Yesterday’s ruling by a federal judge, which effectively threw out the U.S. Department of Labor’s consent agreements imposed on two Oregon blueberry farms back in the summer of 2012, was praised by Co...
Schrader's Efforts to Delay Costly, Unfair Flood Insurance Premium Hikes Passes the House
After meeting with coastal residents and state and local officials throughout much of last year, Congressman Kurt Schrader helped lead the charge in the House of Representatives to get this critical l...
Schrader Bill To Assist Grand Ronde Tribe Unanimously Passes House
Today, Congressman Kurt Schrader (OR-05) praised the unanimous passage of his Grand Ronde Tribe legislation, which would amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act of 1988 to expedite the Tribe’s process o...
Congressman Kurt Schrader (OR-05) today released the following statement after House passage of the short term budget patch for Fiscal Years 2014 and 2015: “To call this a budget deal is making it out...
Schrader Calls On Oracle, Cover Oregon to Fix Website Immediately
Congressman Kurt Schrader (D-OR) today called on computer technology corporation Oracle and Cover Oregon to fix Oregon’s health insurance marketplace website, CoverOregon.com, immediately and bolster ...
Schrader Votes to Allow Existing Health Insurance Plans to Continue Through 2014, Introduces Bill to Delay Penalties
Congressman Kurt Schrader today voted in favor of the bipartisan Keep Your Health Plan Act of 2013 to allow health insurance companies the option to continue offering all individual-market plans that ...
House Passes Schrader Bill to Combat Veterans ‘Pension Poaching’
The House of Representatives has passed the Veterans Pension Protection Act to combat financial scams against retired military veterans and strengthen the Veterans Affairs (VA) pension program. The bi...
'Thank you to everyone for your helpful input and suggestions. After much consideration, I chose to donate my shutdown salary to the Oregon Food Bank. I met with Oregon Food Bank’s Jeff Kleen this af...
Schrader Applauds $414K to Expand Manufacturing, Job Growth in Mid-Willamette Valley
Congressman Kurt Schrader (D-OR) today applauded an investment award of $414,440 from the Economic Development Administration (EDA) to the Mid-Willamette Council of Governments and Strategic Economic ...
