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Agriculture
Schrader and Bonamici Announce USDA Grant for “Invest Locally Initiative”

Congressman Kurt Schrader (OR-05) and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) today announced the award of a $50,000 grant to Columbia-Pacific Economic Development District (Col-Pac) for its “Invest Lo...

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Budget, Deficit Reduction & Fiscal Reform
Schrader Bill to Demand Biennial Budgeting Reaches Over 218 Cosponsors

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Legislation to reform Congress’s broken budget process reached a milestone today, as the Biennial Budgeting and Enhanced Oversight Act of 2015 now enjoys the support of a bipartisan...

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Oregon First, Health Care
Schrader Pushes VA Director to Improve Doctor Retention

Congressman Kurt Schrader today sent a letter to Portland Veterans Administration (VA) Director Joanne Krumberger urging her to address a troubling increase in departures of Primary Care Providers (PC...

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Oregon First, National Security & International Relations
Schrader to Board: 'Oregon Guardsmen Deserve Better'

In the wake of a recent decision saddling American taxpayers with more than $30 million in legal fees to military contractor KBR, Congressman Kurt Schrader released the following statement renewing hi...

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National Security & International Relations
Schrader Statement on Iran Nuclear Agreement

Congressman Kurt Schrader (OR-05) announced his support for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) agreed to by the P5+1 countries (United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, China and R...

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Environment and Climate Change
Schrader Announces $32K in Funding for Oregon Small Businesses

Washington – Congressman Kurt Schrader (OR-05) announced the award of grants for two small businesses in Oregon’s fifth Congressional District through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural...

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Forestry & Natural Resources
Oregon Lawmakers: Get Hemp Pilot Project Ready for Next Season

Washington, D.C. – Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Representatives Peter DeFazio, Kurt Schrader, Earl Blumenauer and Suzanne Bonamici asked the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) an...

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Health Care
Coordinated Care for the Sickest Medicare Patients

WASHINGTON, DC – Representatives Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05), John Larson (CT-01), Tom Reed (NY-23), and Kurt Schrader (OR-05) introduced legislation to explore how Medicare can better treat the mo...

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Agriculture, Small Business
Schrader Urges Passage of Safe Food Labeling Act

Washington – Congressman Kurt Schrader (OR-05) released the following statement regarding his vote for H.R. 1599, the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015, of which he was an original cosponsor...

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After passage of a 34th consecutive short-term patch, Schrader urges leadership to take action and seriously address our nation's infrastructure needs
Transportation & Infrastructure
Schrader Blasts House Passage of Reckless, Short-Term Transportation Funding Extension

Washington – Congressman Kurt Schrader (OR-05) released the following statement regarding his vote against H.R. 3038, the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015, Part II. The bill extends the ...

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