Forest Service eyes summer opening for Cultus Lake Campground
An angler fishes on Cultus Lake in 2011. The U.S. Forest Service said Tuesday it hopes to re-open the Cultus Lake Campground and day-use area for a portion of the summer.
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US Congress plans self-driving car legislation to speed rollout
A self-driving car being developed by nuTonomy, a company creating software for autonomous vehicles, is guided down a street near their offices in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., June 2, 2017. Photo: REUTERS/Brian Snyder The US Congress is working on national self-driving vehicle legislation that could replace state-by state rules and make it easier for automakers to test and deploy the technology, senior US House and Senate lawmakers told Reuters on Tuesday.
Republicans already giving Trump’s budget a cold shoulder
President Donald Trump's budget hasn't been released yet, but that's not stopping some of Capitol Hill's most important Republicans from giving it a cold shoulder. Trump's blueprint for the 2018 budget year comes out Tuesday, and it's certain to include a wave of cuts to benefit programs such as Medicaid, food stamps, federal employee pensions and farm subsidies.
How incompetent is Paul Ryan? The House might have to revote on Zombie Trumpcare
Despite promising to release his tax returns in a televised debate with Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump continues to show that... What does this make it? Zombie Trumpcare 4.0? But who's counting? The Congressional Budget Office, that's who! And it turns out that because House Speaker Paul Ryan pushed the bill through the House without a CBO score, it hasn't yet been sent to the Senate because there could be problems with it on that side. Which means, the House might have to vote on it again.
Health bill gains new life with a chance of passage closer
A pair of moderate Republicans who'd been holdouts against the GOP health care bill said Wednesday they were now backing the high-profile legislation after winning President Donald Trump's support for their proposal for reviving the languishing measure. The conversions of Reps.
House to vote Thursday on GOP Obamacare repeal bill
House Republicans snagged a few more votes for their Obamacare repeal-and-replace bill after promising to plump it up with an $8 billion amendment designed to help those with pre-existing conditions pay for their health care. House to vote Thursday on GOP Obamacare repeal bill House Republicans snagged a few more votes for their Obamacare repeal-and-replace bill after promising to plump it up with an $8 billion amendment designed to help those with pre-existing conditions pay for their health care.
Exclusive interview with Rep. Greg Walden
Medford, Ore., - While it is the 100th day in office for President Trump, politicians like U.S. Representative Greg Walden are getting things done here on the local level. While not everyone has the same views as him, he says listening to the people is something that matters a lot, because it means at least they're engaged, and care about the future.
Republicans hope to avert shutdown
House Republicans return from spring recess to a jam-packed week needing to keep the government's lights on before a Friday funding deadline and unsure if there will be time to make substantial progress on President Donald Trump's priority to repeal and replace Obamacare. "I don't think the budget's fully baked yet.
Angry voters lay into GOP Congress members
People react as U.S. Rep. Greg Walden speaks at a town hall meeting in The Dalles, Oreg., Wednesday, April 12, 2017. In the auditorium of his old middle school just blocks from where he still lives, the congressman who is a lead author of the stalled House Republican health care bill was treated like the villain in a class play.
Even in hometown, constituents rip into Republican lawmaker
" In the auditorium of his old middle school just blocks from where he still lives, the congressman who is a lead author of the stalled House Republican health care bill was treated like the villain in a class play. It didn't matter that Rep. Greg Walden was on a first-name basis with many of the roughly 800 attendees.
Voices: People at Oregon town hall criticize Trump policies
A sampling of moments during town halls meetings that U.S. Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., held last week in Hood River and Prineville, Oregon: "I think North Korea is probably the most dangerous place on the planet right now, because you have a leader that's very unpredictable," Walden said. That prompted sustained, derisive laughter from an audience that clearly associated those adjectives with President Donald Trump.
When a lawmaker is treated as the villain in a class play
In this April 12, 2017 file photo House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore. speaks at a town hall meeting in The Dalles, Ore.
An author of GOP health bill gets rough reception back home
In this April 12, 2017 file photo, people react as House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore.
One of Trumpcare’s creators has a hard time defending his work back home
Popular Vote Loser Donald Trump just released his first budget,and it is filled with debilitating cuts to social services and... Despite promising to release his tax returns in a televised debate with Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump continues to show that... Rep. Greg Walden , chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, is one of the leaders responsible for Trumpcare. There are two committees taking the lead, and one of them is his, and he's been right there in the middle of crafting-if you could call it that-the so-far failed plan.
Trump threatens to undermine Obamacare to get Democrats to negotiate
Since the failure of the GOP health care bill in the House nearly three weeks ago, President Donald Trump has suggested letting Obamacare explode to bring Democrats to the negotiating table. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal Wednesday, Trump suggested the federal government would hold back key subsidy payments made to health insurers offering insurance to low-income Americans.
Rand Paul introduces alternative to ‘Obamacare Lite’ bill that focuses on repeal
The president told legislators for a second time this week that he expects the health bill to keep moving through Congress quickly, as he promised this law would fulfill Obama's unmet promises. "There's a pretty big the medical-industrial complex in America", Rep. Greg Walden of OR, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, told reporters.
The Latest: Ethics office disagrees with White House
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. speaks to reporters about Republican efforts to craft an "Obamacare" replacement bill, Thursday, March 9, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
5 Key Takeaways From The GOP Health Overhaul Plan
Got questions about the GOP plan to overhaul federal health law? Join us on Twitter Thursday 12-1 p.m. ET for our #ACAchat. Kaiser's Julie Rovner, NPR's Alison Kodjak and health policy analysts of various political persuasions will be online discussing how the Republican plan could work, who wins and who loses.
Ryan pushes for unity as House panels debate GOP health bill
Republican leaders labored to rally a divided party behind their high-stakes drive to overhaul the nation's health care system Wednesday, but faced opposition from pivotal industry groups. House Speaker Paul Ryan praised the proposal as "what good, conservative health care reform looks like" as lawmakers cast Congress' first votes on the GOP legislation.
1st Votes Ahead for GOP Heath Care Bill, Amid Pushback
Marathon committee sessions were coming on Wednesday, as Republicans push forward even without official estimates from the Congressional Budget Office on the cost of the bill While House Speaker Paul Ryan believes the American Health Care Act will have the votes it needs to pass the House, other Republicans are speaking out against the bill. Over the strong objections of key conservatives and Democrats, House Republican leaders are forging ahead with a health care plan that scraps major parts of the Obama-era overhaul.