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Oregon Delegation Raises Concerns Around Chemawa Following Alarming Allegations

In response to an investigative report by Oregon Public Broadcasting into the Chemawa Indian School in Salem, Oregon Congressman Kurt Schrader (OR-05), along with Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, ...

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H.R.4396
ME TOO Congress Act

The ME TOO Congress Act is bipartisan legislation that would require more transparency, overhaul the flawed complaint process, and provide better support for victims and whistleblowers of sexual haras...

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Oregon First, Education
Schrader Calls OPB Investigative Report into Chemawa Indian School ‘Deeply Troubling’

Following the beginning of a five-part investigative report by Oregon Public Broadcasting on the Chemawa Indian School in Salem, Oregon, Congressman Kurt Schrader released the following statement. The...

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Calls the Bill Another Step Forward in the Effort to Reform Federal Forest Management and Curb Wildfires
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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Lawmakers Say Incidents near Washington County Courthouse, Portland Home Undermine Public Confidence in Agency
Schrader, Bonamici, Blumenauer Call for Hearings to Investigate Oregon ICE Incidents

WASHINGTON, DC – Today Representatives Kurt Schrader (D-OR), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) called on the Judiciary and the Oversight and Government Reform Committees to exercise ...

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Schrader Slams Trump Announcement to End Cost Lowering Health Care Payments as Pure Spite

Congressman Kurt Schrader (OR-05) issued the following statement in response to the President’s announcement to stop cost sharing reduction (CSR) payments for the individual health insurance exchange....

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New Dem Health Care Leaders Slam Trump’s Ending of Cost Lowering Payments

Reps. Kurt Schrader (OR-5), Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07) and Ann McLane Kuster (NH-02), co-chairs of the New Democrat Coalition Task Force on Affordable and Accessible Healthcare Task Force, and New Democra...

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Schrader, Sánchez, Meehan, Lance Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Help Seniors Stay in Their Homes

Congressman Kurt Scharder (D-OR), along with Reps. Linda Sánchez (D-CA), Patrick Meehan (R-PA), and Leonard Lance (R-NJ), today introduced the Community Based Independence for Seniors Act to create a ...

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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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Schrader, Renacci, Jenkins, and Costa Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Small Businesses

Reps. Kurt Schrader (D-OR), Jim Renacci (R-OH), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), and Jim Costa (D-CA) introduced the Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality (STARS) Act. This bipartisan legislation cl...

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