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Rep. Schrader Submits Amendments to NDAA to Protect Oregon Veterans, Eliminate Waste

Congressman Kurt Schrader (OR-05) submitted four amendments for consideration to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to protect our veterans, increase transparency, and eliminate government ...

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Budget, Deficit Reduction & Fiscal Reform
Rep. Schrader Slams Republicans for Deficit Hypocrisy

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Kurt Schrader (D-OR-05) released the following statement after voting today against the Republican’s hypocritical balanced budget amendment: “Well, after today, I suppos...

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Oregon First, Budget, Deficit Reduction & Fiscal Reform
Rep. Schrader Donates Paycheck from 2018 Government Shutdowns

Congressman Kurt Schrader donated his combined paycheck from the two government shutdowns this year to the Oregon Service Member Relief Fund (OSMRF) this week. The federal government shut down twice i...

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Budget, Deficit Reduction & Fiscal Reform
Rep. Schrader Votes Against Deficit Inflating Two-Year Budget

Congressman Schrader voted early today against the two-year budget deal that is slated to add over $500 billion more to the deficit, and an estimated $1.2 trillion over the next 10 years. The bill doe...

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Budget, Deficit Reduction & Fiscal Reform, Tax Reform
Schrader on Deficit Inflating Tax Bill: “It’s a Sorry Time in America.”

After taking to the House floor week after week this fall to call for a bipartisan process and a deficit neutral bill, Congressman Kurt Schrader (OR-05) issued the following statement on final passage...

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Budget, Deficit Reduction & Fiscal Reform
Schrader Votes Against Short Term Spending Bill, Calls for DACA and CHIP Votes

Congressman Kurt Schrader voted today against just another patch to government funding that will fund the federal government for only two weeks. Funding was previously slated to run out at 11:59pm ton...

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