Public meetings and events to take Walden through Umatilla, Wallowa, Union, Baker counties
 
April 02, 2009 - WASHINGTON, DC - After completing his 366th round trip between Oregon and Washington, D.C., Rep. Greg Walden will begin the Easter Congressional district work period by conducting numerous meetings and public events across northeast Oregon on Monday and Tuesday in Umatilla, Wallowa, Union, and Baker counties.

MONDAY, APRIL 6, 2009

UMATILLA COUNTY

When: 9 a.m.
What: Local economy discussion with Hermiston Chamber of Commerce
Where: Hermiston Chamber of Commerce, 415 S Highway 395, Hermiston

Rep. Walden has been invited to deliver a congressional update to chamber members, and then will conduct a question and answer session with members in attendance.

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When: Noon
What: Meeting with the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
Where: Tamastslikt Cultural Institute, 72789 Highway 331

Rep. Walden has been invited to receive updates from various Tribe departments before taking a walking tour of the “Nine Tribes” exhibit that has been traveling around the state is currently located at the Tamastslikt Cultural Institute. Walden will also be provided an overview of the various construction projects the Tribe is undertaking.

WALLOWA COUNTY

When: 4 p.m.
What: Wallowa County Biomass MOU signing
Where: Tomas Restaurant conference room, 309 S. River Street, Enterprise

Rep. Walden, the vice chair of the House Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus, has been invited to speak at the signing of the Wallowa County biomass Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The MOU states reducing fuel accumulations on federal lands and facilitating generation of renewable and sustainable energy that will lead to new economic opportunities as among its goals. Walden has worked across the aisle with Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-SD) to change federal laws that prohibit biomass from federal lands from being counted toward the country’s renewable fuels standard and this week urged President Obama and the Forest Service to use emergency authorities to put people to work in the woods.

When: 5:30 p.m.
What: Wallowa County Community Dinner
Where: Lears Restaurant, 111 West Main Street, Enterprise

Rep. Walden has organized a no-host community dinner in Enterprise where he will deliver a congressional update and then hold a question and answer session with the community members in attendance.



TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 2009

UNION COUNTY

When: 8:30 a.m.
What: Tour of the La Grande VA Clinic
Where: 202 12th Street, La Grande

Rep. Walden will tour the La Grande VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic after a meeting with clinic staff. Recently, Walden joined a letter urging President Obama to reverse course on a consideration to bill veterans’ private medical insurance for treatment of war-related injuries. Thanks to pressure from grassroots veterans organizations and members of Congress, the administration backed off the proposal.

BAKER COUNTY

When: Noon
What: Roundtable forum with the Baker City Chamber of Commerce
Where: Sunridge Inn Restaurant 1 Sunridge Lane, Baker City

Rep. Walden has been invited to deliver a congressional update to chamber members, and then will conduct a question and answer session with members in attendance. On Monday, he personally delivered a letter to President Obama urging him to help put folks back to work in the woods across rural Oregon.

Representative Greg Walden represents the Oregon’s Second Congressional District, which is comprised of 20 counties in eastern, southern, and central Oregon. He is a member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the ranking member of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.