Press Releases
June 27, 2016
Press Release
U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) announced today that his bill to rename The Dalles veterans’ clinic after Sergeant First Class Loren R. Kaufman, a native of The Dalles and one of Oregon’s 14 Medal of Honor recipients, has been signed into law by the President.
June 27, 2016
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U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) welcomed Congressional Art Competition Winner Sage Hassell, a recent graduate of Mountain View High School in Bend, to the U.S. Capitol to see her winning painting unveiled in the national student art exhibit.
June 15, 2016
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U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) today announced that a major mental health reform bill to help mentally ill patients and their families was unanimously approved by the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee, an important step forward for the legislation.
June 10, 2016
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Today, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), and Representative Greg Walden (R-OR) urged the Department of Transportation (DOT) to quickly finalize critical safety rules that will better protect communities and environmentally sensitive areas from catastrophic crude oil train accidents.
June 8, 2016
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U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) today addressed the U.S. House of Representatives after Friday’s train derailment near Mosier in the Columbia Gorge.
Walden, Blumenauer bill to force Forest Service to complete Mt. Hood land exchange passes U.S. House
A bill authored by U.S. Reps. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) and Earl Blumenauer (D-Portland) to force the U.S. Forest Service to complete a land exchange on Mt. Hood has passed the U.S. House in an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote, 401-2.
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June 2, 2016
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U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) announced today that Easter Seals Oregon has been awarded a major investment through the federal Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program (HVRP) to support programs in Medford and Grants Pass.
May 27, 2016
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Just in time for Memorial Day, U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) released a special video tribute to a group of World War II veterans who traveled from Oregon to Washington, D.C. to see their memorial on the National Mall for the first time
May 26, 2016
Press Release
As Oregon prepares for yet another fire season, the U.S. House of Representatives has again passed a bipartisan bill to reduce the threat of catastrophic wildfire in national forests with strong support from U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River).
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May 25, 2016
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U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) today issued the following statement after the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released an investigative report on the failure of Cover Oregon...
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