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Oregon’s Congressional delegation reacts to the president’s proposed budget
Sen. Wyden says the budget ‘belongs in the trash can.’
When it comes to the proposed fiscal year 2018 budget issued today by the president, some of Oregon’s leaders didn’t waste time weighing in. From Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley (D): “News flash to Donald Trump: Most Americans don’t have their own skyscrapers and jets and golf courses. They’re working long hours; stressed out about how […]
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This just in: Rep. Greg Walden announces a Bend town hall
Rep. Walden to hold at least six town halls in Oregon this April.
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A New Path Forward for Health Care
The GOP health care bill ended up on the cutting room floor… what’s next?
Republicans in the U.S. House and Senate dealt themselves a political blow this month when they rolled out the American Health Care Act and then killed it before it could reach a vote in the House of Representatives. There were a great many concerns about the plan: the proposed deregulation of the private health insurance […]
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Letters 3/8-3/15
Letters to Walden Pour In
Greg Walden’s Affordable Care Act I don’t normally write Letters to the Editors about specific legislation, but it’s important for people of Congressman Greg Walden’s district to know that the proposed revision of the ACA (Obamacare) will significantly reduce coverage, particularly for poorer people in eastern Oregon. Worse yet, from my perspective, it will give […]
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Anti-Walden, pro-Walden and pro-Trump rallies in Bend this week
Demonstrators on both sides of the political aisle show up to share their views on a number of issues facing Central Oregon and the U.S.
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Where’s Walden? Hundreds picket Rep. Walden’s Bend office
Sen. Wyden plans three Central Oregon town halls in February
Demonstrators call for Rep. Greg Walden to hold an in-person town hall in Bend.
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Side Notes 6/29-7/6
Everyone Gets a Raise! Thanks to the passage of Senate Bill 1532, minimum wage workers in Deschutes County will get a raise on July 1, when Oregon’s minimum wage increases from the current $9.25 hourly rate to $9.50. Minimum wage workers in Portland will see an increase of 50-cents an hour. The new “wage law” […]
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Letters 2/3-2/10
Phony Walden As events unfolded on the Malheur Wildlife Refuge, Congressman Greg Walden alternately tried to duck for cover over his position by espousing a peaceful end to the standoff, while at the same time making it clear that he supports dismantling of the federal protections of public lands (as the terrorists did). Yes, he […]
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Side Notes 1/13-1/20
Oregon Congressman Greg Walden, (R—Second District of Oregon) voted in favor of the Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015 last week. The bill would cut STI testing, contraceptive funding, reproductive health checkups, and breast and cervical cancer screenings, according to a release issue by Planned Parenthood. More than 72,000 people utilize Planned Parenthood […]