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Oregon: Greg Walden

March 3, 2009 - 05:25 pm
NEWS FEED: OregonLive.com

DeFazio, Walden excluded from Obama PR

By jmapes

If you didn't vote for the president's economic stimulus bill - like Democratic Rep. Peter DeFazio and Republican Rep. Greg Walden, both of Oregon - then you don't get in on the resulting puffery from the Obama administration. Here's the...

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March 3, 2009 - 08:34 am
NEWS FEED: NW Republican

Oregon Republican straw poll heating up

By I am Coyote (nwrepublican@aol.com)

PROGRAM UPDATE:
It has been interesting to watch the swings in the NWR gubernatorial straw poll on this blog's sidebar.

When we first posted the poll "other" and Congressman Greg Walden took off as...

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February 26, 2009 - 11:32 am
NEWS FEED: BlueOregon

Walden introduces cellulosic ethanol bill

By BlueOregon.com

Not being afraid to wield the hammer on GOP Congressman Greg Walden when he does something bad, annoying, wrong or otherwise Republicanish--I feel compelled to pipe up when there's a possibility that he's doing something progressive: Woody biomass from federal forestlands could be used to develop cellulosic ethanol under legislation reintroduced Wednesday by U.S. Rep. Greg Walden, R-Hood River, and a Democratic colleague. The Renewable Biofuels Facilitation Act, also reintroduced by U.S. Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, D-S.D., would broaden the definition of cellulosic ethanol within the renewable fuels standard to include biomass gathered from federal lands as well as private...

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February 19, 2009 - 02:10 pm
NEWS FEED: OregonLive.com

Walden wants "unfair share" of stimulus money

By Jeff Mapes, The Oregonian

Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., joined Oregon Democratic Rep. Peter DeFazio in casting the only no votes from the Oregon delegation against the stimulus bill. But just as I noted below in the case of DeFazio, it's not stopping Walden from...

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Thu, 12/11/2008 - 11:05

Walden lone Oregon ‘nay’ on auto bailout

By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter

U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) was the only Oregon congressman to vote against a $14 billion loan package for auto companies on Wednesday.

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Wed, 12/10/2008 - 17:54

Politicians descending on Portland for Oregon Business Plan Leadership Summit

By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter

Oregon’s highest elected officials will descend on Portland Thursday for the Oregon Business Plan Leadership Summit.

The summit, which will take place at the Oregon Convention Center, is an annual gathering of business and political leaders to meet and discuss plans for the state’s economy and improve the quality of jobs available to Oregonians.

Gov. Ted Kulongoski will be participating in a panel with Oregon business leaders on staying focused on priorities during tough economic times.

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Tue, 12/09/2008 - 14:43

Auto industry shows Oregon lawmakers little campaign contribution love

By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter

The auto industy has been somewhat stingy toward Oregon lawmakers when it comes to campaign contributions, according to a report from the Center for Responsive Politics.

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Mon, 12/08/2008 - 12:32

Governor candidate musings: Walden and/or Smith in 2010?

By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter

Oregon Republicans are hoping outgoing U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith see a 2010 run for Oregon’s governor on the horizon, according to a Monday article in the AP.

The AP’s Brad Cain wrote that state GOP officials are hoping that Smith and/or U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) are interested in running. However, neither lawmakers have committed to the race, and Walden told Cain he is happy serving in congress.

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Wed, 12/03/2008 - 18:14

Maybe no cabinet for Kitzhaber, but what about governor?

By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter

Speculation over former Gov. John Kitzhaber being appointed to president-elect Barack Obama's administration barely had enough time to die down on Wednesday before the Associated Press, KATU, and Willamette Week began questioning whether Kitzhaber might be thinking about another run for the state’s chief executive.

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Sun, 10/12/2008 - 11:52

Oregonian endorses Schrader, Wu, Walden, Blumenauer, DeFazio

By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter

The Oregonian endorsed congressional candidate Kurt Schrader (D-Canby) in OR-5 Sunday, saying he was ready to serve Oregonians in Washington D.C.

“Voters in Oregon's 5th Congressional District have an easy choice to make in the November election: They should elect Kurt Schrader, the veterinarian and respected state senator from Canby,” the editorial board wrote. “Schrader is a conservative Democrat who built a reputation during his decade in the Legislature as a hard-nosed numbers cruncher and advocate for performance-based budgeting.”

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