In searching repeatedly for news about Rep. Greg Walden’s opinion and actions regarding Trump’s dangerous dealings with Ukraine and the ongoing impeachment inquiry, I keep running into his tag line: “Proudly serving the people of Oregon’s Second Congressional District.” I’ve got to say I’m not feeling too proud of it, nor am I feeling served.
President Donald Trump’s most recent display of racial warfare in the name of re-election was offensive, and reflects the values of neither America nor Oregon.
That such statements as those made by the president are wrong, I was pleased to find my house representative, Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River), agreed.
Walden needs to answer to his characterization of his constituents’ behavior in that April 2017 session: “Weaponized” is how he termed the town halls of 2017 in deciding “I changed my mind’ when asked about his failure to fulfill his promise to hold a town hall in Hood River County this year.
To the editor: I am voting for Jamie McLeod-Skinner because I believe in human decency. I spent my career working in the Department of Human Services addressing the needs of the aging and people with disabilities. I witnessed first-hand life before and after the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
To the editor: The immigration nightmare at the southern border is deplorable. This is the only country in the world that treats immigrants seeking asylum like criminals.