GREG WALDEN TO FOCUS ON ECONOMY, LOCAL JOBS, WATER IN EASTERN OREGON
    
Meetings and public events to take Walden through Morrow, Umatilla, Union, and Wallowa counties
 
 
June 29, 2009 - WASHINGTON, DC - Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.), after completing his 372nd round trip between Oregon and Washington, D.C., will be busy working in eastern Oregon’s Morrow, Umatilla, Union, and Wallowa counties on Tuesday, June 30 and Wednesday, July 1. The schedule of public events and meetings is below.


TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2009

MORROW COUNTY

HEPPNER

When: Noon
What: Invitation to speak to the Heppner Chamber of Commerce
Where: Heppner Senior Center Dining Room, 182 N. Main St.
Details: Rep. Walden has been invited to deliver a congressional update and will engage the audience in a question and answer session.

UMATILLA COUNTY

HERMISTON

When: 2:30 p.m.
What: Meeting and tour of the Hermiston Waste Water Project
Where: Hermiston City Hall Conference Room, 180 NE 2nd St. Street, Madras
Details: Rep. Walden will meet with Mayor Bob Severson, City Manager Ed Brookshier, Wastewater Superintendent Darrell Shiffner and others to discuss the Hermiston Wastewater Project before departing for a tour of the location.


HERMISTON

When: 5 p.m.
What: Celebration of OSU extension centennial
Where: 2121 S. First St.
Details: Rep. Walden has been invited to attend the celebration of the 100th birthday of the OSU extension in Hermiston. Rep. Walden will present the school with an official Congressional Record statement he submitted in Congress on Friday.


WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2009

UNION COUNTY

LA GRANDE

When: 7:30 a.m.
What: Meeting with Union County business leaders
Where: Flying J Restaurant, Interstate 84 Exit 265
Details: Rep. Walden has organized a breakfast with business leaders from all across Union County to listen to how the national economy is affecting the local economy in eastern Oregon.

WALLOWA COUNTY

ENTERPRISE

When: Noon
What: Invitation to speak to the Wallowa County Rotary
Where: St. Katherine Parish Hall, 301 E Garfield
Details: Rep. Walden has been invited to deliver a congressional update to the Wallowa County Rotary.


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.