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Forestry & Natural Resources
Rep. Schrader Praises Passage of Bipartisan Forest Management BillAfter 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)... Read More
Oregon First,
Forestry & Natural Resources
Oregon Members Applaud Inclusion of Emergency Wildfire Suppression Assistance in Spending BillRep. 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... Read More
Oregon First,
Forestry & Natural Resources
Schrader Applauds OMB Request for $576.5 Million Towards WildfiresCongressman 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... Read More
Oregon First,
Forestry & Natural Resources
Schrader Calls Attention to Oregon’s Wildfires During Committee HearingCongressman 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... Read More
Oregon First,
Forestry & Natural Resources
Schrader Applauds Attention Given to Wildfires, Says There’s More to Be DoneThe 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... Read More
Oregon First,
Forestry & Natural Resources
Oregon Members Push for Emergency Wildfire Suppression AssistanceRep. 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... Read More
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Forestry & Natural Resources
Oregon Delegation Presses Secs. Zinke and Perdue for Additional Resources to Fight WildfiresOregon’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... Read More
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Forestry & Natural Resources
Oregon Members Urge Wildfire Assistance in Hurricane Harvey Emergency Spending BillReps. 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... 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
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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 |