Hold Congress Accountable Act
This bill requires a reduction in the annual rate of pay of a Member of Congress during a government shutdown equal to the product of one day's worth of pay under such annual rate and the number of 24...
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Rep. Kurt Schrader’s comments during last night’s Town Hall MeetingLincoln County’s representative to the US Congress, Kurt Schrader, held a well-attended town hall meeting in Newport on Saturday. Schrader gave about 12 minutes of opening remarks to an estimated 400 ... Read More
Health Care
Schrader on GOP Repeal Attempt: It's Easy to Throw Bombs. Governing is Tough.Earlier today, Congressman Kurt Schrader (OR-5) joined his colleagues in four hours of debate on the House floor to urge a no vote on the Republican repeal bill which was estimated to strip health car... Read More
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Schrader Statement on Reckless Trump BudgetFollowing the release of the President’s budget proposal today, Congressman Kurt Schrader (OR-5), the former co-chair of the fiscally conservative Democratic Blue Dog Coalition, issued the following s... Read More
Health Care
Schrader: CBO Confirms GOP Repeal Bill Would Be Catastrophic For Tens of MillionsCongressman Kurt Schrader (OR-5), member of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health and current co-chair of the Affordable and Accessible Healthcare Task Force for the New Democrat Coalition, r... Read More
Budget, Deficit Reduction & Fiscal Reform,
Health Care
Schrader Calls for CBO Score on Republican Repeal BillToday during the Energy and Commerce markup of the Republican Repeal Bill, Congressman Kurt Schrader (OR-5) attempted a motion to delay the markup until a CBO score on the bill is released. The motion... Read More
Forestry & Natural Resources
Schrader Reintroduces Bipartisan Timber Innovation ActWASHINGTON, D.C. — Oregon’s Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with Oregon’s Representatives Suzanne Bonamici, Peter DeFazio and Kurt Schrader, have joined Senate and House colleagues in intro... Read MoreReps. Schrader and Alonso Leon address Woodburn residents at Town HallU.S. Rep. Kurt Schrader, D-Canby, and state Rep. Teresa Alonso Leon, D-Woodburn, responded to questions about immigration, health care, and the economy at a Woodburn town hall meeting on Saturday, whi... Read More
Health Care
Lawmakers Revise Bill to Speed Generic Drug ApprovalsA House bill aimed at getting more generic drugs on the market won’t be moving on a fast track to markup. The legislation ( H.R. 749) is intended to lower drug prices by introducing more generic drug ... Read More
Forestry & Natural Resources
Congress gets a chance to back tall wood buildingsTall wood buildings, a movement that’s begun to pick up steam in Oregon, would get a boost from the federal government under bipartisan legislation proposed in Congress on Tuesday. The Timber Innovati... Read More |