Rep. Greg Walden also to focus on local job creation, higher education during local meetings and tours
 
March 29, 2010 - WASHINGTON, DC - After completing 392 round trips between Oregon and the nation’s capital, Rep. Walden will be in Klamath Falls on Tuesday, March 30 to hold a major meeting with federal, state, and local officials on the Klamath drought disaster. He will also visit small business MCX and Klamath Community College to highlight productive steps in creating new jobs and providing quality higher education in the basin.

TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 2010

TOUR AND MEETING WITH MCX

When: Noon

Details: Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) will tour the facilities of MCX, a company located in Klamath Falls that builds wiring harnesses and cable and electro-mechanical assemblies for aerospace, industrial, instrument, military, and telecommunications industries. The company asked Rep. Walden for guidance in becoming HUBZone certified — because of their joint efforts, the company was able to boost its payroll from 15 to 25 people.

Where: 1315 Oregon Ave., Klamath Falls


VISIT TO KLAMATH COMMUNITY COLLEGE

When: 1:45 p.m.
Details: Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) has been invited to visit Klamath Community College and meet with the college’s president, Gerald Hamilton, and dean for administrative services, Renee Ferguson.

Due to the unexpectedly high number of veterans taking advantage of the new Post 9/11 GI Bill, the time it’s taking to process some of the claims have put some schools and veterans in a short term financial bind. Rep Walden’s office has been actively involved in resolving these slow payments. Veterans needing assistance can contact Rep. Walden’s southern Oregon office at (541) 776-4646.

Where: 7390 South 6th Street, Klamath Falls


BIPARTISAN CONGRESSIONAL-AGENCY KLAMATH DROUGHT BRIEFING

When: 3 p.m.

Details: Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) is organizing a bipartisan briefing between federal agencies and congressional offices. State officials and county leaders will be on hand to learn the federal agency plans for Klamath drought situation. The goal is to identify each agency’s drought plans and what type of congressional assistance they might need. The briefing will be cablecast.

On March 25, Rep. Walden participated in a meeting in Washington, D.C. organized by Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) to hear from federal agencies about how they’re responding to the drought disaster. On March 18, farmers and ranchers in the basin were told they may only receive 30-40 percent of their annual average water irrigation water beginning in May.

Where: Klamath County Government Center, Room #219


Representative Greg Walden is the House Republican Leadership Chairman and represents Oregon’s Second Congressional District, which is comprised of 20 counties in eastern, southern, and central Oregon.