Press Releases | Congressman Kurt Schrader

Budget, Deficit Reduction & Fiscal Reform, Health Care

Schrader Statement on House Passage of Permanent "Doc Fix" Bill

March 26, 2015

WASHINGTON – Congressman Kurt Schrader (OR-05) released the following statement about the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act, which passed the House today by a vote of 392-37. “I am glad tha...

Budget, Deficit Reduction & Fiscal Reform

Schrader Votes Against Partisan Budgets

March 25, 2015

WASHINGTON – Congressman Kurt Schrader (OR-05) released the following statement regarding his votes against the proposed Republican and Democratic House budgets. “While I believe in the budget process...

Education

Schrader Meets with Canby High Students

March 18, 2015

Congressman Kurt Schrader met with students from his hometown of Canby today in his Washington, D.C. office. At the meeting, the students asked questions about NSA surveillance, net neutrality, renewa...

Schrader, Murphy, Mulvaney Introduce Bipartisan Measure to Eliminate Outdated Government Regulations

March 17, 2015

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Congressman Kurt Schrader (OR-05) joined Congressmen Patrick E. Murphy (FL-18) and Mick Mulvaney (SC-05) to introduce the Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015, bipartisan legisl...

Health Care

Schrader Praises House Passage of Energy & Commerce Bills as a "Bipartisan Victory"

March 16, 2015

WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman Kurt Schrader (OR-05) applauded the House’s passage of several bills originating in the Energy & Commerce Committee, on which he serves. Schrader, since joining the Commi...

Oregon First

Schrader Statement on Passing of David Frohnmayer

March 10, 2015

WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman Kurt Schrader (OR-05) issued a statement following the passing of David Frohnmayer. “I was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Dave Frohnmayer. Dave devoted his ca...

Immigration

Schrader Praises Passage of Homeland Security Bill

March 3, 2015

WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman Kurt Schrader (OR-05) applauded the passage of a bill to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through the end of Fiscal Year 2015. The measure passed the ...

Environment and Climate Change, Forestry & Natural Resources

Schrader Introduces Molalla River Bill

February 24, 2015

WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman Kurt Schrader today introduced the Molalla Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, a bill that would protect more than 21 miles of the Molalla River by designating it as “recreationa...

Schrader, Reichert Lead Letter Uring ILWU, PMA to Resolve Contract Negotiations

February 2, 2015

WASHINGTON – On Friday, over 80 members of the United States Congress sent a letter, led by Reps. Kurt Schrader (D-OR) and Dave Reichert (R-WA), to the International Longshoreman Warehouse Union (ILWU...

Agriculture

Schrader Announces $664,000 USDA Grant for OSU

February 2, 2015

WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman Kurt Schrader today announced that Oregon State University (OSU) would receive $664,892 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Ag...