Tag: U.S. Rep. Greg Walden
Walden Selected to Serve on 2021 NDAA Conference Committee
U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) was selected to serve as an outside conferee on the House-Senate Conference Committee to resolve bicameral differences in the...
Federal Grant Money Expected to Produce 250 Jobs in Hermiston
A grant of $1.46 million dollars for the community of Hermiston is expected to produce hundreds of new jobs for multiple projects in the...
Walden Offers Amendment to Help Improve Bridge of the Gods
U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) secured a provision in the House Infrastructure bill to ensure access to federal funding to improve safety for vehicles, pedestrians and bikers across the Bridge of the...
E. Oregon to Receive $1.36 Million to Expand Rural Broadband
The Federal Communications Commission announced that Oregon will receive more than $2.7 million to help expand rural broadband over the next 10 years.
The funding...
$3.2 Million Awarded for Expansion of Barge Services at Port of...
U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) released a statement applauding the Department of Transportation for awarding $3.2 million to aid the expansion of the...
Dorran, Beers to Face Off in November for Commissioner Seat
Hermiston’s Dan Dorran and Milton-Freewater’s HollyJo Beers will face each other in November to become Umatilla County Commissioner.
Dorran received 5,482 votes in Tuesday’s primary...
Oregon Lawmakers Urge Army to Clean Up Umatilla Chemical Depot
U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, and U.S. Rep. Greg Walden urged the Army to complete its commitment to remediate the now-closed Umatilla...
Health Center in Boardman to Get $162,000 to Combat COVID-19
U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), awarded over $2.4 million to 11 Community Health...
HHS Marching Band Nominated to March in D.C. Parade Next Year
The Hermiston High School marching band has been nominated to represent the state of Oregon next year at the July 4 National Independence Day...
Walden Says Top Priority is to Shore Up Paycheck Protection Program
U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) released the following statement after President Trump appointed him to the White House Economic Task Force. The bipartisan,...
Updates on COVID-19 Stimulus Checks, Testing, Education Funding
U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) released an update on COVID-19 for April 15, 2020.
Walden said that Secretary Steve Mnuchin announced that nearly 80 million...
Unsure Whether You’re Getting a $1,200 Check? Click for Answers
U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) released information on the individual payments that most Americans will receive as soon as the middle of April...
Numbers Show Social Distancing Cutting Down Infections in State
Social distancing is working in Oregon with figures showing the number of coronavirus infections is down by significant numbers, according to figures released today...
Walden Says 12,833 Oregonians Tested for COVID-19 So Far
U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) offered some updates and information about the coronavirus or COVID-19 today.
Walden said that as of Monday, more than...
State’s Seniors, Disabled to Receive Help From Relief Coronavirus Bill
U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) released a statement announcing that as a result of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, Oregon would receive an additional $80...
Walden Releases Statement Thanking First Responders During Pandemic
U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) released a video statement on Monday thanking the nation’s first responders as well as the many other Americans...
Boardman Health Center to Get Funding to Help Fight Coronavirus
Columbia River Community Health Services in Boardman is one of 30 centers in the state that will receive federal funding to help fight the...
Lawmakers Push for Emergency Aid for Flood-Stricken Eastern Oregon
U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) and U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) wrote to President Trump urging for an expedited review...
Walden Tours County’s Flood Areas, Talks Coronavirus with Officials
U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) was in Umatilla County on Friday to discuss with local officials both the region’s recent flooding and the...
Walden to Visit Pendleton to Tour Flood Damage, Discuss Coronavirus
U.S. Rep Greg Walden (R-Hood River) will travel to Umatilla County on Friday to hold a roundtable with local officials on the region's recent...
