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Greg Walden is a former U.S. Representative from Oregon, serving in the House from 1999 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Oregon's 2nd congressional district. During his tenure, Walden was known for his work on issues related to healthcare, telecommunications, and energy policy. He played a significant role in the passage of the 21st Century Cures Act, which aimed to accelerate medical product development and bring new innovations to patients more quickly.
Most of the States this side of the Mississippi have less than 7 or 8 percent Federal ownership. In my district, much like yours, Deschutes County is 79 percent federally controlled. Lake is 78; Harney is 78; Malheur is 76; Hood River is…
Because you mentioned West Virginia. And Rita Griffith from Pocahontas County, she is a commissioner there. She says nine full-time teaching positions will be cut and funding for an after-school forestry education program will be lost. She…
March of 2005 we moved it out of subcommittee. Moved the authorization out, but it unfortunately got hung up in the process and never did become law although we certainly saw more action on this side of the Hill than we did in the Senate.
And we appreciate your help on it too. And I think we have all signed a letter to the appropriators asking them that in the emergency supplemental they fund at least a 1-year extension while we work on a longer equitable solution to this…
Maintaining healthy forests is essential to those who make a living from the land, and for those who use it for other purposes. Unfortunately there are a number of critical issues that impact the health and the economic stability of the…
This is so serious to those counties. We have got to get this done. I came from Lane County, I was a commissioner in the early 1980s, when we had a drop off in timber revenues due to markets and not as catastrophic as this. And yet at that…
I would comment. And certainly the gentleman from southern Oregon too, that Lake County, this is 93 percent of their road budget. 93 percent of the road budget. I think you can probably put the State of New Hampshire inside Lake County and…
I support the fact that citizens should have the right to vote and that the citizens' vote should be counted, and the way to do that is to prove your citizenship. That is what American elections are all about, so we do not have people here…
BP elected to wait until 2006, eight years, to conduct another pig run.
At this time I am honored and privileged to yield to my colleague, Mr. Ryun, who has been very active on parts of this bill that pertain to his interest in his district and State, and I yield him such time as he may consume.
It is a several page bill. If we had had a little advance warning, we could have had it highlighted here. Section 6(3)(c), Electronic Stamp Issuance Fee. A State participating in the pilot program may charge a reasonable fee to cover costs…
Indeed, Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIRMAN. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.
Why, Madam Chairman, indeed I do. I rise in opposition and seek the time. The Acting CHAIRMAN. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.
I rise in great, great frustration about where we find ourselves today, especially with the lack of notice that these funds were going to be cut out, when we thought they were going to be there.
But the problem is, as we wait, the forests burn, the work does not get done, the issue is compounded. This is penny wise and pound foolish.
I am concerned that the Bureau of Land Management needs to be reminded of its responsibilities to provide for the continuation of normal and generally used modes of access to private inholdings. This is especially important now because the…
I would suggest that the job losses occurred in my district under the Clinton Administration. I would suggest that and I bet I could prove that. The gentleman's numbers are about States in total, not looking at rural communities like the…
We are proud of a lot of things in the great State of Oregon. Having the highest unemployment rate at 8 percent is not among them. It is astounding to me to hear some of the Members on the other side of the aisle talk about unemployment…
I would point out, too, that his comment about the high-tech millionaires is perhaps taken in a different context than I meant it, which is that this is not the center of industry in that respect. But he is very right in the sense that…
I send my best wishes and congratulations to Republic of China President Chen Shui-bian and his people on the occasion of their 89th National Day.
The reason this bill passed unanimously out of the Senate and the House Committee on Resources is because people know it is good for the environment and good for the people. It will add 54½ miles of threatened and endangered species…
All we are asking here is for this administration to follow the law. And if there is a question about whether this is legal or not, would it not be time for this administration to err on the side of following the law if there is a…
Because, as my colleague knows, the court is back saying the plan that has been put forward after that has been done on the Northwest Forest Plan is still not in compliance. Because the survey and manage requirements that were shoved in in…
But the General Accounting Office, in 1997, says that this does constitute a rule in their opinion and, therefore, this small business would follow.
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