Schrader Issues Statement Following the President's Address to a Joint Session of CongressCongressman Kurt Schrader issued the following statement in response to President Biden’s first address before a joint session of Congress: “Investing in both America and Americans is a bipartisan, bi... Read More
Health Care
Schrader and Kinzinger Introduce Bipartisan Biosimilar Bill to Lower Drug CostsCongressman Kurt Schrader (OR-05) and Congressman Adam Kinzinger (IL-16) introduced H.R.2815, the Bolstering Innovative Options to Save Immediately on Medicines (BIOSIM) Act. This bill would increase ... Read More
Immigration
Schrader Supports Closing Gaps in Immigration LawToday, the House of Representatives voted to pass two bills aimed at closing gaps in immigration law: H.R. 1333, the National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants Act (NO BAN) Act and H.R... Read MoreSchrader Issues Statement Following Trial VerdictCongressman Kurt Schrader issued the following statement today, following the verdict in the State of Minnesota v. Derek Chauvin: "A jury of his peers found Derek Chauvin guilty of murder and manslaug... Read More
Health Care
Schrader Champions Bipartisan Bill to Curb Workplace ViolenceToday, the House of Representatives passed H.R.1195, the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act. This legislation, which also passed last Congress with bipartisan... Read MoreSchrader Votes for Paycheck Fairness ActToday, the House of Representatives passed H.R.7, the Paycheck Fairness Act, to address pervasive gender-based pay inequality in the workplace. The bill, cosponsored by Representative Kurt Schrader, s... Read More
Transportation & Infrastructure
Rep. Schrader Advocates for District Infrastructure Priorities and Job Creation in Transportation and Infrastructure Committee HearingToday, Representative Kurt Schrader appeared before the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure to advocate for priorities in Oregon’s 5th Congressional District ahead of the Committ... Read More
Health Care
Schrader and Guthrie Lead Bipartisan Push to Lower Prescription Drug CostsToday, the House of Representatives passed S. 415, a bill which seeks to lower drug costs by making a change in U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) drug applications to narrow what drugs can recei... Read MoreOregon Delegation: 31 Counties in State Receive More Than $39 Million in Secure Rural School FundingU.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley along with U.S. Reps. Peter DeFazio, Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici and Kurt Schrader said today that 31 Oregon counties will receive about $39.3 million in Se... Read MoreSchrader and Johnson Renew Bipartisan Push to Improve Public Health Preparedness with Coordinated “One Health” ApproachFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 18, 2021 Contacts: Chris Huckleberry (Schrader), 202-225-5711 Jazmine Kemp (Johnson), 202-225-2801 Molly Morrissey (Smith), 202-224-9857 Heidi Reutebuch (Young), 202-224-2... Read More |