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Greg Walden Calls on Oregon State Government to Do More September 17, 2020 | Press Release
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Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) spoke with Neil Cavuto on Fox Business’s Cavuto: Coast to Coast yesterday, where he discussed the catastrophic wildfires in Oregon. When asked about the air quality in Oregon as a result of the fires, Walden emphasized that despite the vast size of his district it is almost entirely covered in smoke. “To put it in perspective, my district alone would stretch from the Atlantic Ocean to Ohio. I drove 1356 miles over the weekend from one end of it to get down to where this fire was and virtually the entire time, we were in hazardous air quality, you couldn’t see more than 30-50 feet in the road,” said Walden. Walden said that his focus right now is on “helping those who have lost everything.” During the interview, Walden also discussed his recent meeting with President Trump and the President’s swift approval of Oregon’s Major Disaster Declaration.
“I met with the President on Monday in Sacramento, he turned that major disaster relief request within 24 hours, FEMA has been in there doing a great job in partnership with the state,” said Walden. Walden concluded the interview, urging the need for more action from the state, who is responsible for distributing the aid provided by the Federal Emergency Management Office (FEMA). “I would like to see the state of Oregon actually do a little more in southern Oregon, have the governor come down there and take a look and bring her team with her. They control the distribution of all these things the federal government has made available through the FEMA and Trump administration. We need help with housing on the ground, they’ve got the support, they’ve got the authority, they’ve got the money, we just need to step up the contact and communication,” said Walden. n
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September 2020 | The Business Review
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