Would you think that Rep. Greg Walden might have noticed that his enabling of Trump has some…uh…significant downsides? Our democracy is in tatters; we are isolated on the world stage; the climate crisis is worsening, and the economy is highly unstable.
To the editor: Republicans make up the majority of voters in the Second District. It isn't surprising that Rep. Greg Walden has been re-elected several times to represent the district. It is also unsurprising that, after many years in Washington, Walden has become more distant from his constituents
To the editor: Let me cut to the chase. Constituents in Oregon District 2 are fully aware that Representative Greg Walden has sold out to corporate interests and the chaotic Trump administration as evidenced not only through his voting record and the corporate campaign donations he receives, but also because he was the chief architect of the failed disastrous health care bill.
To the editor: A recent spate of letters to the editor have come to the defense of our Second District Rep. Greg Walden by reprimanding town hall attendees for bullying, hypocrisy, divisiveness, rudeness, and intolerance toward the man who is elected to represent us in Congress. What they failed to mention was Mr. Walden's statement at every town hall welcoming the heated exchange, saying, "this is what a healthy democracy looks like."
U.S. Rep. Greg Walden will hold town hall meetings during the congressional spring break next week in Hood River and The Dalles, two of six public forums during April in his Second Congressional District.
