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Speaking Freely With Annette Newell


Congressman Kurt Schrader on Pandemic Relief and Wildfires

Apr 30, 2021

Portland metro area counties are once again in the extreme risk category for COVID-19, as infections and hospitalizations soar.
This week, we talk to Congressman Kurt Schrader, who represents Oregon's district 5 in the U.S. House of Representatives.  We find out what he thinks has been effective and ineffective in pandemic relief so far.  We also ask him about the end of the eviction moratorium this summer, Oregon's catastrophic wildfire season and the one we could face later this year, what he thinks is most important for the Pacific Northwest in President Biden's infrastructure plan, bipartisanship, immigration, his vote on a workplace violence bill, mass shootings, the reaction to the George Floyd case, police reform,  and how he and his staff feel about working at the U.S. Capitol after the January 6th riot.