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It's Spring, but Christmas Tree Growers Feel ScroogedBy: Jane Wells | CNBC Reporter CNBC's Jane Wells reports that Christmas tree growers in Oregon are facing competition in the form of plastic trees made in China. And they want the Obama Administration... Read MoreRep. Schrader: Public understands budget better than some colleagues - Statesman Journal, May 6, 2012By Peter Wong When U.S. Rep. Kurt Schrader walked into the room earlier this week (Monday, April 30) at Dallas Retirement Village, he knew he would get questions from the audience of about 40 — mostl... Read MoreOdds of a new farm bill better than 50-50, Schrader says - Capital Press, May 3, 2012Senate Ag Committee crafts farm bill; Schrader optimistic it will pass this year By Mitch Lies House Agriculture Committee member Kurt Schrader, D-Ore., puts the odds of passing a farm bill this year... Read MoreFreshman do-gooders embrace lonely reform mission - Politico, May 3, 2012By Kate Nocera For all the talk of “fixing Washington,” two Republican freshmen are finding that actually doing so may be a lonely crusade. Reps. Scott Rigell (R-Va.) and Reid Ribble (R-Wis.) started... Read MoreCounty sheriffs back logging plan - Eugene Register Guard, May 2, 2012The association joins 15 county boards in endorsing the plan to increase harvests By Christian Wihtol Their expertise is in law enforcement, not logging. But that hasn’t stopped Oregon sheriffs from... Read MoreSchrader Votes Against Health Care Cuts In So-Called "Interest Rate Reduction Plan" For Federal Student LoansCongressman Kurt Schrader today released the following statement after the House passed a partisan plan to extend the current reduced interest rate for undergraduate students with Federal Direct Staf... Read MoreA Time for Choosing - The American Spectator, April 26, 2012By James Pierson When the Soviet empire collapsed 25 years ago, many believed that the battle for liberty and limited government had been won. It was only a matter of time, they thought, until Americ... Read MoreHouse GOP claims health reform taxes would hurt businesses - American Medical News, April 26, 2012But Democrats defend provisions that raise revenues to subsidize the purchase of insurance and fund other reforms to the health system. By Charles Fiegl House Republicans are objecting to taxes earma... Read MoreSchrader Statement on the Passing of Veteran Oregon Lawmaker Denny JonesCongressman Schrader released the following statement today on the passing of Denny Jones: "When I first came to the Oregon State Legislature in 1996, Denny was an icon known for being especially str... Read MoreUphill effort to curb corporations - Salem Statesman Journal, April 22, 2012By Peter Wong When David Cobb traveled the nation in 2004, it was for his long-shot candidacy as the presidential nominee of the Green Party. He won 5,315 votes of more than 1.8 million cast in Orego... Read More |