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Budget, Deficit Reduction & Fiscal Reform,
National Security & International Relations
Schrader, Welch Introduce Bill to Declassify $125 Billion in Pentagon Waste ReportJust days after the President proposed a $54 billion increase to defense spending, Congressman Kurt Schrader (OR-5) and Congressman Peter Welch (VT-AL) introduced the Department of Defense Overhead Co... Read MoreOregon Democrats Call On Jeff Sessions To Resign Amid Russia AllegationsU.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has decided to step away from investigations of Russian connections to the Trump Administration. But that’s not satisfying Democrats in Oregon’s congressional deleg... Read More
Budget, Deficit Reduction & Fiscal Reform
Department of Defense Overhead Cost Savings and Transparency ActThe Department of Defense Overhead Cost Savings and Transparency Act would declassify the entirety of a report from the Pentagon which revealed $125 billion in administrative waste. The Pentagon comm... Read More
Oregon First,
Trade
Schrader Statement on Termination of Port of Portland ContractCongressman Kurt Schrader (OR-5) released the following statement in response to the announcement this week that the Port of Portland has terminated its contract with ICTSI after nearly a year of stal... Read MoreLarge crowds turn out for Rep. Kurt Schrader's town hallAs many as a thousand constituents filled the bleachers and floor of North Salem High's School gymnasium for U.S. Rep. Kurt Schrader's town hall meeting Wednesday night to discuss immigration rights, ... Read MoreTrump main topic at Schrader town hallMembers of Congress returned to their districts this week to hear from their constituents. Democrat U.S. Rep. Kurt Schrader drew a friendly crowd at his town hall Tuesday night. Hundreds of people tur... Read More
Oregon First,
Environment and Climate Change
Schrader Introduces bill to preserve Molalla RiverThe Molalla River Alliance, which has been advocating in recent years for the river to be designated a National Wild and Scenic River, applauds Schrader's support by reintroducing the bill. Congressma... Read More
Oregon First,
Environment and Climate Change
Schrader Introduces bill to preserve Molalla RiverCongressman Kurt Schrader (OR-5) reintroduced HR 1056, the Molalla River Wild and Scenic Rivers Act which would designate a 21-mile stretch of the Molalla River as “recreational” under the National Wi... Read MoreSchrader Introduces Constitutional Amendment for Campaign Finance ReformCongressman Kurt Schrader (OR-5) reintroduced a constitutional amendment this week to reform campaign finance laws that would take the influence of big money out of our government and give power back ... Read More |