On the recordDecember 16, 2020
In 2018, Congressman Greg Walden won his 11th term in Congress to represent Oregon's Second Congressional District. When the 116th Congress ends, he will retire after 22 years of service to our Nation. Greg graduated from the University of Oregon with a journalism degree and took over the operations of his father's radio station in Hood River--and added another--before winning his congressional seat in 1998. In 2014 and 2016, he successfully chaired the National Republican Congressional Committee. Greg served as chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce in the 115th Congress and currently serves as the Republican leader of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Madam Speaker, I am honored to have worked with Congressman Greg Walden and share passions with him: his passion to improve forest management and lead reforms to make our Federal forests healthier, make our rural communities more financially solvent, and make our forests more resilient to climate change. To his wife, Mylene, thank you for sharing this lifelong Oregonian, Eagle Scout, and great public servant with us. Best wishes, Greg. I know you will continue to make a difference in retirement. Farewell to Congressman Rob Bishop
