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Oregon First
Schrader Legislation Passes as Part of Campaign & Ethics Reform PackageToday, the House passed HR 1, the For the People Act of 2019, a broad package of campaign and ethics reform legislation that will increase transparency around money in our political system and end the... Read More
Oregon First,
Environment and Climate Change
Schrader Legislation to Preserve Molalla River Heads to the President’s DeskToday, Congress passed the bipartisan lands package, S. 47, the Natural Resources Management Act, which includes Congressman Kurt Schrader’s legislation to designate a 21-mile stretch of the Molalla R... Read More
Oregon First,
Environment and Climate Change,
Forestry & Natural Resources
Molalla River Wild and Scenic Rivers ActThe Molalla River Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, Congressman Kurt Schrader’s legislation to designate a 21-mile stretch of the Molalla River as “recreational” under the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Sy... Read More
Oregon First,
Environment and Climate Change
Schrader Reintroduces Bill to Preserve Molalla RiverCongressman Kurt Schrader (OR-05) today reintroduced the Molalla River Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a 21-mile stretch of the Molalla River as “recreational” under the National Wild and Scen... Read More
Oregon First
Airport workers ‘held hostage’ in government shutdown as Oregon politicians call for actionMore than 700 air traffic controllers and security officers continue to show up to work at airports across Oregon with no assurance of their next paycheck as the federal government shutdown hit the 18... Read More
Oregon First
Oregon Rep. Suzanne Bonamici calls for immediate end to government shutdownTwo Democratic members of Congress from Oregon met with TSA agents and air-traffic controllers at Portland International Airport on Tuesday before flying back to Washington, D.C. U.S. representatives ... Read More
Oregon First,
Agriculture
Oregon Members Announce AVA Designation for Van Duzer CorridorCongressman Kurt Schrader (OR-05), along with Senators Ron Wyden, and Jeff Merkley and Reps. Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) and Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), announced the designation of Oregon’s Van Duzer Corri... Read More
Oregon First
Bipartisan Bill to Save Salmon On the Columbia and Willamette Rivers Headed to the President’s DeskThe bipartisan Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act, led by Reps. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) and Kurt Schrader (D-OR) in the House, passed out of Congress today and is headed to ... Read More
Oregon First,
Agriculture
California winery works with investigators on label controversyThe owner of a Napa Valley winery accused by Oregon winemakers of using deceptive labels says he is working with both state and federal investigators, while describing the controversy as a “charade.” ... Read More
Oregon First,
Agriculture
Oregon lawmakers push for federal wine-label probeOregon lawmakers at the federal level have jumped into the Copper Cane wine labeling controversy. U.S. Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with Reps. Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici, Peter DeFaz... Read More |