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Environment and Climate Change
USA TODAY: We love our national parks so much they're in disrepair and both parties agree on a fixBy Congressman Kurt Schrader (D-OR-05) and Congressman Mike Simpson (R-ID-02) We love our national parks. But the problem is, we love them too much. The value of good administration and stewardship fo... Read More
Forestry & Natural Resources
The Hill: Resilient Federal Forests Act treats symptom and diseaseAs you read this, catastrophic wildfires continue to burn the western United States with no end in sight. More than 8.8 million acres of federal land have burned this summer. The U.S. Forest Service i... Read MoreStatesman Journal: Treat record-breaking wildfires by changing budgetOregon is fighting our worst fire season in recent memory. To date, over 333,000 acres have burned in our state and over 8 million acres total in the West. More than 1,000 residents have been forced t... Read More
Budget, Deficit Reduction & Fiscal Reform,
Health Care
FEHBP modernization would improve service, save moneyTHE HILL - It is rare that our federal government has an opportunity to both serve people better and save taxpayers money, but the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) provides an opportu... Read More
Environment and Climate Change,
Transportation & Infrastructure
Why I voted for the Keystone XL Pipeline: Guest opinionOp-Ed in The Oregonian Read More
Immigration
Faith, Politics & Comprehensive Immigration ReformI just returned from Congressman John Lewis' Faith and Politics Pilgrimage to Alabama and was deeply moved by the experience. Fifty years ago, courageous Americans stepped out of their comfort zone an... Read More
Forestry & Natural Resources,
Health Care
Oregon's Forested Communities: Congressmen Offer Bipartisan Solution To Fiscal CrisisBy Reps. Kurt Schrader, Peter Defazio and Greg Walden Oregon's rural communities cannot afford another 20 years of gridlock in our federal forests. Without a new path forward, mills will continue to ... Read More
Budget, Deficit Reduction & Fiscal Reform
The Super Committee Has Failed... Now What?When anarchy wins, Congress and America lose. Read More
Agriculture
Ag Committee Recommendations to Super Committee Provide Framework for 2012 Farm BillOver the past several months, the Super Committee was busy putting together long term debt and deficit packages that included drastic, uninformed reductions to agriculture, nutrition, and conservatio... Read MoreFamilies Earn Less, Why Not CongressCongressman Kurt Schrader and Congressman Dave Schweikert of Arizona advocate a paycut for members of Congress. Read More |