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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 MoreRep. Schrader Votes to Strengthen Background Checks for Firearm PurchasesCongressman Kurt Schrader (OR-05) voted today to help pass H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Check Bill, of which he is a cosponsor. The bipartisan bill will require a background check on every firear... Read MoreBipartisan Members Introduce Resolution to Claw Back Power from the Executive Branch Addresses Emergency DeclarationsToday, a bipartisan group of Members of Congress introduced a resolution to claw back power from the Executive Branch. By amending the National Emergencies Act, Congress will have to approve any new e... Read MoreSchrader Votes to Terminate the President’s Unconstitutional National Emergency DeclarationCongressman Kurt Schrader (OR-05) voted today for H.J.Res 46, a joint resolution to terminate the President’s declaration of a national emergency along the U.S.-Mexico border. The resolution, of which... 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 MoreRep. Schrader Statement on State of the UnionCongressman Kurt Schrader (OR-05) issued the following statement on the President’s State of the Union address tonight: “The President talks a big talk, but I have yet to see him really walk it. Over ... Read More
Health Care
Schrader, Welch Reintroduce Legislation to Close Billion Dollar Medicaid LoopholeCongressman Kurt Schrader (OR-05) and Congressman Peter Welch (VT-At Large) reintroduced a bill this week to close a loophole in the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program that may be costing the Medicaid progr... Read More
Health Care
Schrader, Carter Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Keep Drug Costs DownFollowing the House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on prescription drug pricing earlier this week, Congressman Kurt Schrader (D-OR) and Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) today intro... Read More |