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Forestry & Natural Resources
Rep. Schrader Praises Passage of Bipartisan Forest Management Bill

After taking to the House floor to call attention to the need for better forest management to improve the health of our forests and curb the destruction of wildfires, Congressman Kurt Schrader (OR-05)...

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Oregon First, Forestry & Natural Resources
Oregon Members Applaud Inclusion of Emergency Wildfire Suppression Assistance in Spending Bill

Rep. Kurt Schrader (OR-05), along with Reps. Peter DeFazio (OR-04), Greg Walden (OR-02), Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), and Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) today applauded the inclusion of emergency funding for wi...

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Oregon First, Forestry & Natural Resources
Schrader Applauds OMB Request for $576.5 Million Towards Wildfires

Congressman Kurt Schrader (OR-5) released the following statement in response to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)’s announcement that $576.5 million toward wildfire funding will be included i...

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Oregon First, Forestry & Natural Resources
Schrader Calls Attention to Oregon’s Wildfires During Committee Hearing

Congressman Kurt Schrader (OR-5) joined the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment today to bring attention to the impact that wildfires and federal forests have on air quality throughout com...

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Oregon First, Forestry & Natural Resources
Schrader Applauds Attention Given to Wildfires, Says There’s More to Be Done

The House Committee on Natural Resources held a hearing today titled “Exploring Solutions to Reduce Risks of Catastrophic Wildfire and Improve Resiliency of National Forests,” focused on finding solut...

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Oregon First, Forestry & Natural Resources
Oregon Members Push for Emergency Wildfire Suppression Assistance

Rep. Kurt Schrader (OR-05), along with Reps. Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Greg Walden (OR-02), Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), and Peter DeFazio (OR-04) today sent a second letter to House leaders and the House...

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Oregon First, Forestry & Natural Resources
Oregon Delegation Presses Secs. Zinke and Perdue for Additional Resources to Fight Wildfires

Oregon’s Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden and Reps. Earl Blumenauer, Kurt Schrader, Suzanne Bonamici, Peter DeFazio, and Greg Walden today urged federal land management agencies to heed Oregon Gov. Ka...

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Oregon First, Forestry & Natural Resources
Oregon Members Urge Wildfire Assistance in Hurricane Harvey Emergency Spending Bill

Reps. Kurt Schrader (OR-05), Peter DeFazio (OR-04), Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), Greg Walden (OR-02), and Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) today sent a letter to House leaders requesting that emergency funding fo...

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Environment and Climate Change, Forestry & Natural Resources
Schrader Bill to Prevent Forest Fires, Reduce Blackouts Passes the House

Congressman 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...

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Oregon First, Environment and Climate Change, Forestry & Natural Resources
Schrader, Newhouse Lead Bipartisan Request Urging President Trump to Renegotiate Columbia River Treaty

Reps. 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 (...

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