Political Quotes

“I have been honored to know and work around Greg Walden for 40 years. It is kind of scary to think about that. He came to public service honestly. I was privileged to serve with his father in the Oregon State Legislature when Greg started as a staff member in the State senate. He was bright, capable, and committed to the people of the Second Congressional District, a special place in Oregon, and Greg was quick to always represent it forcefully, clearly, and effectively. We have shared some highlights over the years. I remember floating in the Dead Sea early in our congressional career. I was able to work with him in a small way on something that he is very proud of, the Steens Mountain Wilderness, almost 100,000 acres of cow-free wilderness. Now, some of us would have done it a little differently, but knowing where Greg came from in his district, that was a signal accomplishment. And we were able to work together in the Clinton administration. I was pleased to have one of the best field hearings I ever had in public service as Greg and I, and his wife, Mylene, and his son, Anthony, and our staff members did a 43-mile, 3-day hike around Mount Hood, that magnificent mountain that we share in our districts. We were able to meet with various interest groups and work together to lay the foundation for significant wilderness legislation that was signed into law by President Obama but that we worked together on a bipartisan basis to make possible.…”