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Oregon First,
Environment and Climate Change
Rep. Schrader Introduces Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Help Restore & Rebuild Our National ParksCongressman Kurt Schrader (D-OR-05) , along with Senators Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Angus King (I-ME), and Congressman Mike Simpson (R-ID-02), led a group of eight Senators and two Representatives to... Read More
Oregon First,
Environment and Climate Change
National Park Restoration ActThe National Park Restoration Act would use revenues from energy production on federal lands to help pay for our National Park System's more than $11 billion maintenance backlog to restore and rebuild... Read More
Oregon First,
Environment and Climate Change
Oregon Democrats Call for Extension to Public Comment Period on Off-Shore DrillingCongressman Kurt Schrader (OR-05), along with Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, and Reps. Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), and Peter DeFazio (OR-04) sent a letter to the De... Read More
Environment and Climate Change,
Forestry & Natural Resources
Schrader Bill to Prevent Forest Fires, Reduce Blackouts Passes the HouseCongressman Kurt Schrader (OR-5)’s bill to improve the safety and reliability of the electric grid on our federal lands, the Electric Reliability and Forest Protection Act, passed through the House wi... Read More
Oregon First,
Environment and Climate Change,
Forestry & Natural Resources
Schrader, Newhouse Lead Bipartisan Request Urging President Trump to Renegotiate Columbia River TreatyReps. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and Kurt Schrader (D-OR) were joined today by Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Greg Walden (R-OR), Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), and Dave Reichert (... Read More
Oregon First,
Environment and Climate Change,
Forestry & Natural Resources
Defending the Pacific Northwest from Spread of Aquatic Invasive Species: Northwest Members of Congress Seek Protection of Columbia River Ecosystem, Hydropower InfrastructureToday, Members of Congress from Oregon, Washington, and Idaho sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke requesting assistance to combat the spread of an invasive species of mussels that th... Read More
Oregon First,
Environment and Climate Change
Schrader, Herrera Beutler Introduce Bill to Protect Endangered Salmon and Steelhead on the Columbia RiverU.S. Reps. Kurt Schrader (D-OR) and Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) have introduced the Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act, a bipartisan bill to improve the survival of endangered s... Read More
Oregon First,
Environment and Climate Change
Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention ActThe Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act is a bipartisan bill to improve the survival of endangered salmon, steelhead and other native fish species in the Columbia River system. Th... Read More
Environment and Climate Change
Schrader, LaMalfa Introduce Legislation to Protect Electrical Infrastructure, Prevent Forest FiresToday, Congressmen Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) and Kurt Schrader (D-OR) introduced H.R. 1873, the Electric Reliability and Forest Protection Act, which allows utility companies to more efficiently remove haza... Read More
Agriculture,
Budget, Deficit Reduction & Fiscal Reform,
Education,
Environment and Climate Change,
Transportation & Infrastructure,
Veterans
Schrader Statement on Reckless Trump BudgetFollowing the release of the President’s budget proposal today, Congressman Kurt Schrader (OR-5), the former co-chair of the fiscally conservative Democratic Blue Dog Coalition, issued the following s... Read More |