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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
Veterans
Schrader Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Extend Veterans Educational Waivers After Natural DisasterToday, Congressman Kurt Schrader (D-OR), along with Congressmen Ted Poe (R-TX) ), Al Green (D-TX), and Kevin Brady (R-TX), filed H.R. 3940, the bipartisan Veterans Education Disaster Act, which would ... Read MoreSchrader, O’Halleran Introduce Bill to End Government Travel AbuseReps. Kurt Schrader (OR-05) and Tom O’Halleran (AZ-01) today introduced the Taxpayers Don’t Incur Meaningless Expenses (Taxpayers DIME) Act, which ensures no taxpayer money is spent on government air ... 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 MoreSchrader Calls on Congress to Put Politics Aside, Reauthorize CHCs & CHIPCongressman Kurt Schrader (OR-5) released the following statement after news that the Senate will not take up the Graham-Cassidy repeal bill this week. “Recklessly repealing the Affordable Care Act wo... Read More
Immigration
Oregon Delegation to Portland ICE: Do Not Deport Our DreamersRep. Kurt Schrader (OR-5), along with Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, and Reps. Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), and Peter DeFazio (OR-04) today sent a letter calling on Immigra... 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 MoreSchrader, Latta Author Bipartisan Legislation Providing Regulatory Relief From FCC Rules for Small BusinessesCongressmen Kurt Schrader (D-OR) and Bob Latta (R-OH) have authored bipartisan legislation, the Small Entity Regulatory Relief Opportunity Act (SERRO), to provide regulatory relief for small businesse... Read More
Oregon First,
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 |