Podcast appearances and mentions of Kurt Schrader

Microsoft's Game-Changing Releases: Is Windows Poised to Dominate the AI Era? w/ Kurt Schrader In this episode of 'Unsolicited Feedback,' host Fareed Mosavat and guest Kurt Schrader, CEO and founder of Shortcut, dive into Microsoft's latest AI announcements, including the Copilot+ PC initiative and Windows Recall. We explore the potential impact of these innovations on the consumer market and reflect on how Apple should respond at the upcoming WWDC. We also debate the strategic strengths and weaknesses of both tech giants in the evolving AI landscape.  Before we dive in, Fareed mentioned in the podcast that Reforge has just launched a brand new AI product, the Reforge Extension, now in public beta. Ever wish you could get expert feedback from leaders like Fareed, Brian Balfour, Andrew Chen, and Elena Verna while working on your documents? Now you can! Install it for free today and elevate your work with Reforge experts by your side. Join us for refAI, a full-day virtual conference delving into all things AI, featuring a special episode of Unsolicited Feedback with the legendary Andrew Chen. Secure your spot now as spaces are limited. Register here today. Check out a full summary of the takeaways and lessons from this episode at ➡️ https://www.unsolicitedfeedback.co/ 00:00 Introduction 01:11 Microsoft's Big AI Announcements 04:46 Microsoft's AI-Powered Future 07:00 Copilot Plus PCs: A Full Stack Experience 17:59 Windows Recall: A Game Changer? 21:06 The Future of AI and Privacy 25:41 Speculations on Apple's Upcoming Surprises 27:34 Microsoft's Strategic Moves and Apple's Response 29:41 Apple's Potential AI and Voice Integration 31:30 The Developer Ecosystem: Microsoft vs. Apple 35:45 Hopes and Predictions for WWDC 

Sonos' Redesign Debacle: How to Avoid Common Pitfalls in Product Upgrades w/ Kurt Schrader Join host Fareed Mosavat on 'Unsolicited Feedback' as he delves into the latest Sonos app controversy with guest Kurt Schrader, CEO and founder of Shortcut, a platform that helps product and engineering teams unify to build collaboratively. This episode covers the major issues faced by Sonos power users, strategies for effective feature deprecation, the risks of big product redesigns, and how to manage user feedback and trust. Additionally, the episode touches on strategic pre-mortems, real-world scenarios from Slack and Shortcut, and insights into balancing innovation with user experience. Before we dive in, Fareed mentioned in the podcast that Reforge has just launched a brand new AI product, the Reforge Extension, now in public beta. Ever wish you could get expert feedback from leaders like Fareed, Brian Balfour, Andrew Chen, and Elena Verna while working on your documents? Now you can! Install it for free today and elevate your work with Reforge experts by your side. Check out a full summary of the takeaways and lessons from this episode at ➡️ https://www.unsolicitedfeedback.co/ 00:00 Introduction 01:44 Diving Into the Sonos App Update Controversy 05:16 The Challenges of Redesigning with Power Users in Mind 15:49 Learning from Slack's IRC Gateway Deprecation 18:26 Strategies for Managing Feature Deprecation and User Transition 24:31 Navigating the Challenges of Product Redesigns 26:18 Evaluating Redesign Feedback: Timing and Approach 28:50 The Pre-Mortem Strategy: Anticipating User Feedback 34:00 The Lock-In Factor: Navigating Customer Loyalty and Alternatives 37:33 Innovating in a Market Dominated by Incumbents

Speaker Kevin McCarthy goes viral after inadvertently touting Biden's border wins vs Trump. The ugly truth behind “we buy ugly houses.” A monthly fee for heated seats? Car subscriptions are coming — whether Americans like them or not. Ex-Rep. Kurt Schrader goes to K Street. The New Republic has learned that with little fanfare and less explanation, the White House has stopped requesting that American think tanks disclose funding from foreign governments. HOST: Ana Kasparian (@AnaKasparian)SUBSCRIBE on YOUTUBE: ☞ https://www.youtube.com/user/theyoungturksFACEBOOK: ☞ https://www.facebook.com/theyoungturksTWITTER: ☞ https://www.twitter.com/theyoungturksINSTAGRAM: ☞ https://www.instagram.com/theyoungturksTIKTOK: ☞ https://www.tiktok.com/@theyoungturks

Former Giuliani employee alleges sexual assault and harassment in $10 million lawsuit. Centrist Dems are plotting a save-McCarthy strategy for the debt fight. Ex-Rep. Kurt Schrader goes to K Street. The New Republic has learned that with little fanfare and even less explanation, the White House has stopped requesting that American think tanks disclose funding from foreign governments. Rep. James Comer is looking for anti-Biden evidence. He's also looking for his informant.HOSTS: Cenk Uygur (@CenkUygur), Ana Kasparian (@AnaKasparian), Emma Vigeland (@EmmaVigeland)SUBSCRIBE on YOUTUBE: ☞ https://www.youtube.com/user/theyoungturksFACEBOOK: ☞ https://www.facebook.com/theyoungturksTWITTER: ☞ https://www.twitter.com/theyoungturksINSTAGRAM: ☞ https://www.instagram.com/theyoungturksTIKTOK: ☞ https://www.tiktok.com/@theyoungturks

With the balance of power on the line in Congress, Oregon's hotly contested fifth Congressional district race is in the national spotlight.Neutral polls show it's a contest that is too close to call. Democrat Jamie McLeod-Skinner, who defeated incumbent Kurt Schrader in the primary, is going head to head with Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer. One certainty in the race is that Oregon will add another woman to its Congressional delegation to join Democrat Suzanne Bonamici, who represents the state's first district.McLeod-Skinner is a Terrebonne attorney and part-time emergency preparedness coordinator, as well as a board member of the Jefferson County Education District. Chavez-DeRemer served as mayor of Happy Valley from 2010 to 2018. She and her husband co-founded Anesthesia Associates Northwest, and own health and wellness clinics that treat drug resistant depression. The two candidates appeared separately on this week's edition of "Straight Talk" to make their case to voters on why they believe they are the best fit for the vast and diverse district.

With the balance of power on the line in Congress, Oregon's hotly contested fifth Congressional district race is in the national spotlight. Neutral polls show it's a contest that is too close to call. Democrat Jamie McLeod-Skinner, who defeated incumbent Kurt Schrader in the primary, is going head to head with Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer. One certainty in the race is that Oregon will add another woman to its Congressional delegation to join Democrat Suzanne Bonamici, who represents the state's first district. McLeod-Skinner is a Terrebonne attorney and part-time emergency preparedness coordinator, as well as a board member of the Jefferson County Education District. Chavez-DeRemer served as mayor of Happy Valley from 2010 to 2018. She and her husband co-founded Anesthesia Associates Northwest, and own health and wellness clinics that treat drug resistant depression. The two candidates appeared separately on this week's edition of "Straight Talk" to make their case to voters on why they believe they are the best fit for the vast and diverse district.

Only one veterinary medicine expert currently serves in Congress. And in January, Congressman Dr. Kurt Schrader ends his tenure representing Oregon's 5th congressional district. Before he goes, he's urging our profession to get more involved in public service to protect our practices and our patients. Don't miss our 3-part podcast series exploring the necessary role of animal health professionals in public policy and how to get started. In part 1, Dr. Cassi speaks with Mike Bober from the Pet Advocacy Network about his experience in preparing people to serve in office. Looking ahead, part 2 will feature an interview with Congressman Schrader himself.

The coming hidden danger to your liberty: 160 Million is being spent to implement the Soros model being used by two leftist orgs to elect or cause appointments of leftist county clerks and others that oversee local, state and federal elections. https://www.dailysignal.com/2022/07/18/how-the-left-hopes-to-use-big-money-to-seize-control-of-local-election-offices/ Illegal alien voting is on the ballot in Multnomah County but was struck down by liberal supreme court in New York city's similar effort. https://oregoncatalyst.com/61138-noncitizen-voting-multnomah-county.html Kurt Schrader endorses Betsy Johnson: https://oregoncatalyst.com/61177-congressman-schrader-endorses-betsy-johnson.htmlMC judge tosses Joey Gibson riot case in big win for free speech: https://www.wweek.com/news/2022/07/20/murmurs-judge-tosses-out-joey-gibson-riot-case/ Woke Portland city employees would rather look for other jobs than show up to work in person more than one day per week: You're Fired!! https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2022/07/19/survey-of-city-employees-shows-majority-would-look-for-other-jobs-if-asked-to-work-in-person-more-than-one-day-per-week/  

Tonight Montana is underwater The stock market took a bit of a breather today. Congressman Kurt Schrader is throwing shade on the woman he lost to, saying she will lose the 5th. “SHE” is endorsing Betsy??? Kim Stark joins us for our Elements of a healthy life segment. Sarah from Elements Health Clubs Lane County says sometimes you have to take a day off from working out. And a few thoughts about weeding out culture.

Union push underway at 2 New Seasons stores. Intel slows hiring, will cut costs amid ‘softening' demand. Petersen Rock Garden, a beloved Oregon attraction, is for sale Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com

Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com

Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com

Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com

Cenk Uygur hosts. Patrick Hilsman, a journalist and researcher living in Ukraine joins to discuss what's actually going on in this war-stricken country and what it'll take to end this war. Democratic Congressional Candidate for OR-5 Jamie McLeod-Skinner joins to discuss her campaign and running against Kurt Schrader. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Some Portland streets are hot beds for towed vehicles. Eugene white nationalist gets 4 years for terrorizing former teacher. Rene Gonzalez endorsed by Portland police union in effort to unseat Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

OPB Central Oregon bureau chief Emily Cureton explains the complicated primaries to represent the state's 5th U.S. House District, including why incumbent Rep. Kurt Schrader suddenly looks in jeopardy.

Political insiders are predicting the race to represent Oregon's newly redrawn 5th Congressional district could become the nation's marquee Democratic House primary to watch. That's according to an article in Politico.Seven-term incumbent Kurt Schrader, a moderate, is being challenged from the left by former congressional candidate Jamie McLeod-Skinner from central Oregon. They're running in a newly formed district. The boundaries were reshaped by the Oregon Legislature last fall and now include most of Clackamas and Marion Counties, but not Salem. 

Political insiders are predicting the race to represent Oregon's newly redrawn 5th Congressional district could become the nation's marquee Democratic House primary to watch. That's according to an article in Politico. Seven-term incumbent Kurt Schrader, a moderate, is being challenged from the left by former congressional candidate Jamie McLeod-Skinner from central Oregon.  They're running in a newly formed district. The boundaries were reshaped by the Oregon Legislature last fall and now include most of Clackamas and Marion Counties, but not Salem. 

From the outside, Congress appears broken. Bills get bogged down in partisan fights, leaders openly smear each other, and animosity between members is at an all-time high. But our guests show that if you look closer, you'll find a group of dedicated politicians working together across the aisle to craft workable legislation and get things done.  Republican Congressman Don Bacon represents Nebraska's 2nd District. Democrat Kurt Schrader represents Oregon's 5th District. Both are members of the congressional Problem Solvers Caucus, a group equally split between Democrats and Republicans who are committed to finding common ground on key issues. In our surprisingly candid conversation, we get a peek behind the curtain at what's really going on in Congress, how the infrastructure bill was passed into law, and the harmful effect the media has on Americans' view of politics. 

Oregon's Kurt Schrader has taken the most money from the fossil fuel and pharmaceutical industries as almost any Democrat in congress. Jamie McLeod-Skinner is challenging him in the primary in Oregon's 5th District on May 16th. From repairing schools in war torn countries to developing climate protection policies in Silicon Valley to wildfire recovery in Oregon, Jamie has a record of producing solutions and models for people-centered leadership. We're going to talk about her plans for the 5th district and also about the music stories that lead her there.

The insurrection at the U.S. Capitol was one year ago. Domestic extremists overwhelmed Capitol police and attacked the building where lawmakers were formally counting the Electoral College votes for the 2020 election. We look back on what happened that day and its aftermath with two members of Oregon's Congressional delegation: Democratic U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio and Democratic U.S. Rep. Kurt Schrader.

This may be our most surprising podcast episode to date. Folks may remember Jimmy Crumpacker as a candidate for Oregon's 2nd Congressional District in 2020, running as a staunchly conservative Republican (he had a popular ad that labeled him as a "Trumpbacker") to replace retiring Congressman Greg Walden. In a tight four-way race, he finished behind eventual winner Congressman Cliff Bentz, Knute Buehler, and Jason Atkinson. Now, Crumpacker is running again, this time in the new, ultra-competitive 5th Congressional District. He will face former Mayor Lori Chavez DeRemer in the primary (Congressman Kurt Schrader faces Jamie McLeod Skinner in the Democratic Primary). This episode starts with Jimmy's personal background, but veers quickly into a fascinating conversation on global geopolitics, including how the U.S. should handle China. This conversation on foreign affairs was the deepest of any we've had so far, and we really enjoyed it. We also talk about two of Jimmy's "celebrity donors", his beliefs on investing government funds, why 2020 was a challenging year for new candidates, and how he plans to appeal to voters of color this cycle.

The longest-running farm program in West Texas, the AgriBusiness Report is our daily interview program with decision-makers in the world of Agriculture. Today's guest is Representative Kurt Schrader of Oregon.

Not the way it's being used in right wing media. Time to stop using doublespeak and call things what they are.Voters need to stop electing big business bought and bribed republicans and democrats e.g. Scott Peters, Kurt Schrader, Kathleen Rice, Kyrsten Sinema who at this moment are blocking a proposal to allow medicare to negotiate lower drug prices. This is the primary reason our government doesn't work for us - they work for their paymasters often against our interests.We must have higher standards of vetting - no corporate donations, no conflicts of interest. Otherwise, what is the point?

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema delivered a tough message to President Joe Biden at a private meeting Wednesday, we're told: If the House delays its scheduled Sept. 27 vote on the bipartisan infrastructure plan — or if the vote fails — she won't be backing a reconciliation bill. Sinema is not the only moderate taking this stand. Rep. Kurt Schrader — one of approximately 10 moderate Democratic House members playing hardball with leadership — said he and several members of their group are on the same page. Some of the lawmakers have conveyed that message up the chain to leadership and the White House. A senior Democratic aide confirmed the warnings.   “If they delay the vote — or it goes down — then I think you can kiss reconciliation goodbye,” Schrader told Playbook. “Reconciliation would be dead.”  Take the POLITICO Podcast Listener Survey Raghu Manavalan is the host of POLITICO's Playbook. Jenny Ament is the senior producer for POLITICO Audio.  Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO Audio.

Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives have a thin majority, which means they need to keep their party together to pass legislation. Kurt Schrader (D-OR) is a moderate Democrat. Schrader, along with a handful of other moderates in his party, successfully lobbied House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to decouple the bipartisan infrastructure bill and Biden's $3.5 trillion spending bill. Moderates also got a commitment from Pelosi to hold a vote on the infrastructure bill by September 27. Kurt Schrader joins us to talk more about what's in these bills and the behind-the-scenes jockeying going on to move legislation forward.

The U.S. House of Representatives is back in Washington for a rare August session. Their agenda is to move forward on potentially trillions of dollars of spending. With a narrow majority, Democrats need every vote. And 10 moderates have been throwing up roadblocks for Speaker Nancy Pelosi's timeline. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins discusses with Oregon Rep. Kurt Schrader. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Today, we've got an Oregon Bridge exclusive interview! Lori Chavez-DeRemer, a Republican former mayor of Happy Valley, just announced that she is challenging Rep. Kurt Schrader in Oregon's 5th Congressional District. In this interview, we ask her about why she's running -- and she drops some clues about the kind of campaign she will run against Rep. Schrader. We talk about the role President Joe Biden may play in the campaign, whether anything can get done in a broken Congress, and the prospect of a rematch against Rep. Janelle Bynum (if they both get drawn into a new congressional district after redistricting). 

The longest-running farm program in West Texas, the AgriBusiness Report is our daily interview program with decision-makers in the world of Agriculture. Today's guest is Representative Kurt Schrader of Oregon.

In March 2021, a year after the official beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the fully Democratic Party controlled Congress sent President Joe Biden their version of a COVID relief bill to sign, a bill that was rejected by the entire Republican Party. In this episode, examine the new law in detail to learn how it could help you and to judge whether this new law was something you would have liked your representatives in Congress to support. 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Recommended Episodes CD213: CARES Act - The Trillions for COVID-19 Law CD161: Veterans Choice Program American Rescue Plan Outline House vote 1 House vote 2 Senate vote Text The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 TITLE I - COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION, AND FORESTRY Subtitle A - Agriculture Sec. 1001: Food Supply Chain and Agriculture Pandemic Response Appropriates $4 billion for food purchases and grants for food suppliers to protect their workers from COVID Sec. 1002: Emergency Rural Development Grants For Rural Health Care Appropriates $500 million for "emergency pilot program" grants to impoverished rural communities to help them distribute vaccines with infrastructure and staffing, give them medical supplies, reimburse them for lost revenue. The program has to be in operation by mid-August 2021. Sec. 1005: Farm Loan Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Provides "such sums as may be necessary" for the Secretary of Agriculture (Tom Vilsack) to give "socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers" payments covering "up to 120% of the outstanding indebtedness" as of January 1, 2021, which will pay off loans they received from the Farm Service Agency or Commodity Credit Corporation and loans guaranteed by the Department of Agriculture. "Socially disadvantaged farmers" are farmers or ranchers who "have been subjected to racial or ethnic prejudice because of their identity as members of a group without regard to their individual qualities." Subtitle B - Nutrition Sec. 1101: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Extends food assistance benefits provided by the Coronabus from June 30, 2021 to September 30, 2021 and appropriates an additional $1.15 billion. Sec. 1103: Additional Funding For Nutrition Assistance Programs Provides $1 billion in food assistance benefits to be split among the territories, which they will have until September 30, 2027 to use. Sec. 1105: Improvements to WIC Benefits Allows, but does not require, the Secretary of Agriculture to increase the amount of WIC benefits by $35 until July 11, 2021, if requested by the states. Appropriates $490 million. Sec. 1108: Pandemic EBT Program The Family's First Coronavirus Response Act said that during 2020 and 2021, if a school is closed for more than 5 consecutive days under a public health emergency designation, families of children who are eligible for free or discounted school lunches will be able to get benefits valued at least as much as the school meals, to be distributed via the food stamp program, with money on EBT cards. This changes the dates so that it's valid "in any school year in which there is a public health emergency declaration" or "in a covered summer period following a school session" which will allow the state to continue the benefits for 90 days so that kids can continue to receive the meal credits during the emergency summers. TITLE II - COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, LABOR, AND PENSIONS Subtitle A - Education Matters Part 1 - Department of Education Sec. 2001: Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund Appropriates over $122.7 billion, which can be used through September 30, 2023, for grants to the states. 90% of the money has to be given to local education agencies, including charter schools. 20% of the money needs to be used to address learning loss, via summer programs and extended school days and school years. The rest of the money can be spent at the local agencies discretion for activities they're already authorized to use Federal tax money for and to fund measures needed to protect students and staff from COVID. Any money not used must be returned to the Secretary of Education after one year. Sec. 2002: Emergency Assistance to Non-Public Schools Appropriates $2.75 billion, which can be used through September 30, 2023, for private schools that "enroll a significant percentage of low-income students and are most impacted by the qualifying emergency." Sec. 2003: Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund Appropriates $39.5 billion, which can be used through September 30, 2023, for colleges and universities. Part 2 - Miscellaneous Sec. 2021: National Endowment for the Arts Appropriates $135 million for the National Endowment for the Arts Sec. 2022: National Endowment for the Humanities Appropriates $135 million for the National Endowment for the Humanities Sec. 2023: Institute of Museum and Library Services Appropriates $200 million for the Institute of Museum and Library Services Subtitle B - Labor Matters Sec. 2101: Funding for Department of Labor Worker Protection Activities Appropriates $200 million, with half of that going to OSHA. Only $5 million is required to be spent on "enforcement activities related to COVID-19 at high risk workplaces" Subtitle C - Human Services and Community Supports Sec. 2201: Child Care and Development Block Grant Program Appropriates almost $15 billion, which has to be used before September 30, 2021, for the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program, which gives money to states for child care for low income families with children under the age of 13. States are authorized to provide child care funding to health care employees, emergency responders, and "other workers deemed essential" regardless of their income levels during the emergency period. Sec. 2202: Child Care Stabilization Appropriates almost $24 billion for states to give to child care providers, regardless of any other federal money they have received. The grant will be determined by the child care provider's operating expenses and can be used to pay for employee salaries, benefits, and recruitment; rent or mortages; PPE and training; and mental health support for children or employees. Subtitle D - Public Health Sec. 2301: Funding for COVID-19 Vaccine Activities at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Appropriates $7.5 billion for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to plan, prepare for, promote, distribute, administer, monitor, and track COVID-19 vaccines. Sec. 2302: Funding for Vaccine Confidence Activities Appropriates $1 billion, that does not expire, for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for activities "to strengthen vaccine confidence in the United States" in order to "improve rates of vaccination throughout the United States" Sec. 2303: Funding for Supply Chain for COVID-19 Vaccines, Therapeutics, and Medical Supplies Appropriates a little over $6 billion, which does not expire, "for necessary expenses with respect to research, development, manufacturing, production, and the purchase of vaccines, therapeutics, and ancillary medical products" to prevent and respond to COVID and "any disease with potential for creating a pandemic." Sec. 2305: Reduced Cost-Sharing Expands subsidies for health insurance provided by the Affordable Care Act to anyone who has been approved for unemployment insurance in 2021, and their subsidy level will be determined as if they didn't make more than 133% above the poverty level, regardless of actual income. This makes them eligible for the most general subsidy levels, which reduces their out-of-pocket limit by two-thirds and the insurance provider must pay 90% of health care costs. Subtitle E - Testing Sec. 2401: Funding for COVID-19 Testing, Contact Tracing, and Mitigation Activities Appropriates $47.8 billion, which does not expire, to "detect, diagnose, trace, and monitor SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 infections". This money must be used to implement a national testing and contract tracing strategy, provide technical assistance to states, "support the development, manufacturing, procurement, distribution, and administration of tests", which includes the supplies needed for those tests, PPE, and "the acquisition, construction, alteration, or renovation of non-federally owned facilities." Sec. 2402: Funding for Sara-COV-2 Genomic Sequencing and Surveillance Appropriates $1.75 billion for genomic sequencing, analytics, and disease surveillance, which will identify mutations and survey their transmission in our communities. This money can be used to "award grants for the construction, alteration, or renovation of facilities to improve genomic sequencing and surveillance capabilities at the State and local level." Sec. 2403: Funding for Global Health Appropriates $750 million to combat COVID "and other emerging infectious disease threats globally" Subtitle F - Public Health Workforce Sec. 2501: Funding for Public Health Workplace Appropriates $7.66 billion, which does not expire, to fund the creation and expansion of local public health workforces. The money will be granted to states who will then fund the wages and benefits for individuals hired to be contract tracers, community health workers, epidemiologists, laboratory personnel, communications and policy experts who are employed by the government or a non-profit, which can be public or private. Subtitle G - Public Health Investments Sec. 2601: Funding for Community Health Centers and Community Care Appropriates $7.6 billion, which does not expire, for grants for community health centers, which can be used for vaccine distribution, testing and contact tracing, to hire health care workers, and for community outreach. This money can be used to reimburse community health centers that they provided for COVID response sine January 31, 2020. Subtitle H - Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Sec. 2701: Funding for Block Grants For Community Mental Health Services Appropriates $1.5 billion, that must be spent by September 30, 2025, for states to give to mental health service providers. Sec. 2702: Funding For Block Grants For Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse Appropriates $1.5 billion, that must be spent by September 30, 2025, for states to give to substance abuse treatment providers. Subtitle K - Ratepayer Protection Sec. 2911: Funding for LIHEAP Appropriates $4.5 billion, that expires on September 30, 2022, for payment for energy expenses of low income families. Subtitle L - Assistance for Older Americans, Grandfamilies, and Kinship Families Sec. 2921: Supporting Older Americans and Their Families Appropriates over $1.4 billion for COVID related expenses of senior citizens. TITLE III - COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS Subtitle A - Defense Production Act of 1950 Sec. 3101: COVID-19 Emergency Medical Supplies Enhancement Appropriates $10 billion, available until September 30, 2025, to use the Defense Production Act for "the purchase, production (including the construction, repair, and retrofitting of government-owned or private facilities as necessary)" for distributing medical supplies and equipment to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Starting on September 30, 2022, the money left over can be used for any activity "necessary to meet critical public health needs of the United States, as determined by the President. Subtitle B - Housing Provisions Sec. 3201: Emergency Rental Assistance Appropriates over $21.5 billion (on top of the $25 billion provided by the Coronabus), available until September 30, 2027, for grants to states that will be used to pay rent, utilities and "other expenses related to housing incurred due, directly or indirectly," to COVID for up to 18 months. People who qualify for unemployment benefits, had their income reduced, are low income, or can demonstrate that they are at risk of homelessness. The payments will be made directly to the landlord until the landlord does not agree to accept the payment, in which case the household can receive the money. All eligible grantees (states and territories) must be given at least 40% of their payments by May 11 States and territories can use up to 15% of the money for administration Unused money will begin to be returned and redistributed starting on March 31, 2022 Sec. 3202: Emergency Housing Vouchers Appropriates $5 billion, available until September 30, 2030, for emergency housing vouchers (Section 8) to people who are homeless, at risk of homelessness, or escaping a domestic violence or human trafficking situation. Prohibits families from getting another voucher after their voucher expires starting on September 30, 2023. Sec. 3205: Homelessness Assistance and Supportive Services Program Appropriates $5 billion, available until September 30, 2025, for "tenant-based rental assistance", development of affordable housing, housing counseling, and individual shelters than may be converted to permanent housing. Eligible people include people who are homeless, at risk of homelessness, escaping a domestic violence or human trafficking situation, or veterans and their families if the veteran meets one of the other criteria. These services can be contracted out and the government "shall" enter into contracts "that cover the actual total program costs and administrative overhead" Sec. 3206: Homeowner Assistance Fund Appropriates over $9.9 billion, available until September 30, 2025, for a new Homeowner Assistance Fund. The fund will make payments "for the purpose of preventing homeowner mortgage delinquencies, defaults, foreclosures, loss of utilities... of homeowners experiencing financial hardship after January 21, 2020." Assistance will include payments of mortgages, payments to take a loan out of forbearance, principal reduction, facilitating interest rate reductions, payments for utilities and internet service, insurance, and homeowner association fees. 60% of the money given to states has to be used to help homeowners at or below the median income level for their household size or the median income level for the United States, whichever is greater. The rest of the money has to go to "socially disadvantaged individuals". The states must receive their payments by April 25. If a state does not request payments by that date, that state will become ineligible for payments and the money will be divided among the other states. Subtitle C - Small Business (SSBCI) Sec. 3301: State Small Business Credit Initiative Appropriates $10 billion to bring back a program last used after the 2008 global recession to support small businesses recovering from the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. $1.5 billion must be spent on businesses owned and controlled by "socially and economically disadvantaged individuals" This includes privately owned businesses owned 50% or more by "socially and economically disadvantaged individuals" Publicly owned businesses with 51% or more of the stock owned by "socially and economically disadvantaged individuals" Institutions where a majority of the board, account holders and the community are "socially and economically disadvantaged individuals". "Socially and economically disadvantaged individuals" are two different legal categories, but the "economically" disadvantaged group comes from the "socially" disadvantaged group. "Socially disadvantaged individuals" are those who have been subjected to racial or ethnic prejudice or cultural bias because of their identity as a member of a group without regard to their individual qualities. $500 million must be spent on businesses with fewer than 10 employees, which "may" include independent contractors and sole proprietors. Subtitle D - Public Transportation Sec. 3401: Federal Transit Administration Grants Appropriates almost $30.4 billion, available until September 30, 2024, for... Over $26 billion: Urbanized area formula grants For capital projects, planning, job access and reverse commute projects and operating costs for public transportation facilities and equipment in cities with fewer than 200,000 people. Over $1.6 billion: Fixed guideway capital investment grants, For rail, ferry, and bus public transportation systems that increase the capacity of the route by at least 10%. Over $417 million: Formula grants for rural areas. For planning for rural areas, public transportation capital costs, public transportation facilities and equipment, joe access and reverse commute projects, and private providers of public transportation services. The grants cover 80% of the net project cost. $50 million: Grants for enhancing the mobility of seniors, "For public transportation projects designed, and carried out to meet the special needs of seniors and individuals with disabilities when public transportation is insufficient, inappropriate, or unavailable." The money is allowed to be used for operating expenses beginning on January 20, 2020, including payroll, operating costs due to lost revenue, purchase of PPE, and the administrative leave of personnel due to service restrictions. Increases the government's share of the costs from 80% to 100%. Prohibits money paying for route planning to be used to privatize a public transportation service. TITLE IV - COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS Sec. 4001: Emergency Federal Employee Leave Fund Appropriates $570 million, available through September 30, 2022, for up to 600 hours of paid leave for full time employees, capped at $2,800 for each bi-weekly paycheck, for employees that have to quarantine, who have COVID, is caring for a family member with COVID, or is getting vaccinated or is sick from getting the vaccination. Eligible employees include executive branch employees, USPS employees, and working people in the DC court system. Eligibility ends on September 30, 2021. Sec. 4005: Federal Emergency Management Agency Appropriation Appropriates $50 billion, available until September 30, 2025 for FEMA for "major disaster declarations" Sec. 4006: Funeral Assistance For the COVID emergency declared on March 13, 2020 "and for any subsequent major disaster declarations that supercedes such emergency declaration", FEMA funds "shall" be paid for 100% of disaster-related funeral expenses. Sec. 4007: Emergency Food and Shelter Program Funding Appropriates $400 million, available until September 30, 2025 for FEMA's emergency food and sh TITLE V - COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP Sec. 5001: Modifications to Paycheck Protection Program Adds non-profit organizations with fewer then 500 employees per location to the eligibility list for forgivable PPP loans. They can be eligible if they receive up to 15% of their money from lobbying activities and that amount was less than $1 million during the tax year that ended prior to February 15, 2020. Adds "internet only periodical publishers" who are "assigned a North American Industry Classification System code of 519130" to be eligible for forgivable PPP loans if they have fewer than 500 employees per physical location. Appropriates an additional $7.25 billion to the PPP program Sec. 5002: Targeted EIDL Advance Appropriates $15 billion, which does not expire, for the Small Business Administration to make loans to businesses with fewer than 300 employees in low income communities. Sec. 5003: Support for Restaurants Appropriates $28.6 billion for restaurants, food stands, food trucks, caterers, bars, tasting rooms, including locations inside of airports. Does not include chains that had more than 20 locations on March 13, 2020, or publicly traded companies. $5 billion of that is reserved for businesses that made less than $500,000 in 2019. The maximum amount of each grant is $10 million, and no more than $5 million per physical location. The amount up to those caps of the grants is the amount of the business's pandemic related revenue loss. Valid for expenses from February 15, 2020 through at least December 31, 2021. The Administrator of the Small Business Administration can extend that until no later than March 11, 2023. Sec. 5005: Shuttered Venue Operators Appropriates an additional $1.25 billion, that doesn't expire, to the Coronabus grant program for live performance venues. Reduces the grant amounts by any amount of PPP money that was received on or after December 27, 2020. TITLE VII - COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION Subtitle A - Transportation and Infrastructure Sec. 7101: Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation Appropriates almost $1 billion to Amtrak's Northeast Corridor and $730 million to Amtrak's national network, available until September 30, 2024 for coronavirus related expenses. Sec. 7102: Relief for Airports Appropriates $8 billion, available until September 30, 2024 for airports. No more than $800 million can be used to pay the rent and required minimum payments of airport concessions operators. To qualify for the funding, airports have to retain 90% of the number of employees they had on March 27, 2020 until September 30, 2021, unless granted a waiver due to environmental hardship. Subtitle B - Aviation Manufacturing Jobs Protection Sec. 7202: Payroll Support Program Appropriates $3 billion, available until September 30, 2023 for a new program that pays airplane manufacturers for some payroll expenses if they have "significant operations in, and a majority of its employees" in the United States, if they have laid off at least 10% of their workforce or experienced a 15% or more loss of revenue. Businesses that got money from the CARES Act or PPP program are ineligible. Subtitle C - Airlines Sec. 7301: Air Transportation Payroll Support Program Extension Appropriates $14 billion for airlines and $1 billion for contractors conditioned on their agreement not to furlough anyone or reduce pay for workers before September 30, 2021, not buy back their own stock or pay out dividends before September 30, 2022, and limit executive pay. Subtitle D - Consumer Protection and Commerce Oversight Sec. 7402: Funding for E-Rate Support for Emergency Educational Connections and Devices Appropriates over $7.1 billion, available through September 30, 2030 to reimburse elementary and high schools and libraries for new telecommunications equipment and services including wi-fi hotspots, modems, routers, and connection devices. TITLE VIII - COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS Sec. 8002: Funding Availability for Medical Care and Health Needs Appropriates $14 billion in additional funding, available until September 30, 2023 for the "Veterans Community Care program" Sec. 8007: Prohibition on Copayments and Cost Sharing for Veterans During Emergency Relation to COVID-19 Prohibits the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from charging any co-pay or cost sharing for health care received by a veteran, and any co-pays and cost sharing already charged must be reimbursed, for the period between April 6, 2020 and September 30, 2021. Appropriates an additional $1 billion, available until spent. TITLE IX - COMMITTEE ON FINANCE Subtitle A - Crisis Support for Unemployed Workers Part 1 - Extension of CARES Act Unemployment Provisions Sec. 9011: Extension of Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Extends unemployment benefits through September 6, 2021 and extends the total number of eligible weeks from 50 to 79. Part 3 - Department of Labor Funding for Timely, Accurate, and Equitable Payment Sec. 9032: Funding for Fraud Prevention, Equitable Access, and Timely Payment to Eligible Workers Appropriates an additional $2 billion, available until fully spent, to the Secretary of Labor to detect and prevent fraud and ensure the timely payment of unemployment benefits. Part 4 - Other Provisions Sec. 9042: Suspension of Tax on Portion of Unemployment Compensation For taxpayers whose gross income for "any taxable year beginning in 2020" is less than $150,000 and whose unemployment payments were less than $10,200, that income will not be taxable. Subtitle F - Preserving Health Benefits for Workers Sec. 9501: Preserving Health Benefits for Workers People who lose their employer paid health insurance due to being laid off or having their hours reduced can elect to have COBRA (a continuation of their health insurance) paid for by the government, which will provide tax credits to the employer who will pay the premiums. This applies between April 1, 2021 through September 30, 2021. Subtitle G - Promoting Economic Security Part 1 - 2021 Recovery Rebates to Individuals Sec. 9601: 2021 Recovery Rebates to Individuals Provides $1,400 per person stimulus checks to people making less than $75,000 per year, with a phase out up to $100,000 per year. No checks are allowed to be issued after December 31, 2021. They check amounts will be determined based on either 2019 or 2020 tax filings, whatever the government has on file. Appropriates over $1.4 billion. Part 2 - Child Tax Credit Sec. 9611: Child Tax Credit Improvements for 2021 For 2021, for taxpayers living in the United States will get a $3,000 payment for each child ages 6-18 and $3,600 for each child under the age of 6. The payments will be reduced for individuals who make more than $75,000 and couples who make more than $150,000. Payments will be made between July 1, 2021 and December 31, 2021. Part 3 - Earned Income Tax Credit Sec. 9621: Strengthening the Earned Income Tax Credit for Individuals with No Qualifying Children Doubles the refundable Earned Income Tax Credit for qualified taxpayers for 2021 who don't have children, increasing the maximum credit from $538 to $1,500. To qualify, you have to live in the United States at least half the year and have investment income below $10,000. People who make more than $21,430 as a single person or $27,830 jointly are not eligible. Part 4 - Dependent Care Assistance Sec. 9631: Refundability and Enhancement of Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit For 2021, eligible taxpayers can get up to 50% of up to $8,000 in childcare costs (capped at $16,000 for multiple children under the age of 12) reimbursed via a refundable tax credit. The credit phases out for families with income higher than $400,000 per year. Part 5 - Credits for Paid Sick and Family Leave Sec. 9641: Payroll Credits Provides a 100% refundable tax credit for employers that provide paid sick leave, capped at $511 and 10 days per quarter. Provides a 100% refundable tax credit for employers who provide family leave, capped at $200 per day and $12,000 total. Sec. 9642: Credit for Sick Leave For Certain Self-Employed Individuals Allows self employed individuals to receive a tax credit for sick day related to COVID-19 from April 1, 2021 through September 30, 2021, including getting tested, quarantining, illness, and getting the vaccine. The number of days is capped at 10 and its capped at $200 per day. Sec. 9643: Credit For Family Leave For Certain Self-Employed Individuals Allows self employed individuals to receive a refundable tax credit for family leave for COVID-19 testing, illness, or vaccines. It's capped at 60 days and $200 per day. Part 6 - Employee Retention Credit Sec. 9651: Extension of Employee Retention Credit Provides employers who had to partially or fully close during 2021 with a refundable tax credit up to 70% of the wages they pay to their employees capped at $10,000 per employee per quarter. Part 7 - Premium Tax Credit Sec. 9661: Improving Affordability by Expanding Premium Assistance for Consumers Increases the amount of money the government will pay towards the health insurance premium of low income individuals. People with incomes at or below 150% of the poverty level ($19,320 for individuals) can get coverage with no monthly premiums. Lifts the cap on the income level of individuals eligible for subsides, so now everyone is eligible and no one will pay more than 8.5% of their income towards health insurance premiums. This is only applicable for 2021 and 2022. Part 8 - Miscellaneous Provisions Sec. 9671: Repeal of Election to Allocate Interest, Etc. on Worldwide Basis Repeals a tax benefit for corporations that would have become effective in 2021. Sec. 9672: Tax Treatment of Targeted EIDL Advances COVID relief money provided via the Small Business Administration's program for restaurants will not count as gross income for tax purposes. Sec. 9673: Tax Treatment of Restaurant Revitalization Grants COVID relief money provided via the Small Business Administration's program for small businesses, nonprofits, and venues will not count as gross income for tax purposes. Sec. 9675: Modification of Treatment of Student Loan Forgiveness Student loan forgiveness amounts will not be included in gross income from 2021 through 2025. Subtitle H - Pensions Subtitle I - Child Care for Workers Sec. 9801: Child Care Assistance Appropriates over $3.5 billion for grants to states and territories for child care assistance. Subtitle J - Medicaid Sec. 9811: Mandatory Coverage of COVID-19 Vaccines and Administration and Treatment Under Medicaid From March 11, 2021 until one year after the COVID emergency is declared over, Medicaid must pay for COVID testing, treatment, and vaccines free of out of pocket charges. Subtitle K - Children's Health Insurance Program Sec. 9821: Mandatory Coverage of COVID-19 Vaccines and Administration and Treatment Under CHIP From March 11, 2021 until the first day of the quarter after the one year anniversary of the COVID emergency being declared over, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) must cover COVID testing, treatment, and vaccines with no cost sharing requirements. The Federal government will pay 100% of the costs to the states. Subtitle M - Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Sec. 9901: Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Appropriates $219.8 billion, available through the end of 2024, for states, territories, and tribal governments to "mitigate the fiscal effects stemming from the public health emergency with respect to the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)". The money can be spent on "assistance to households, small businesses, and nonprofits, or aid to impacted industries such as tourism, travel, and hospitality" and "premium pay (up to $13/hour, capped at $25,000) to eligible workers... performing such essential work" and "for the provision of government services to the extent of the reduction of revenue... due to the COVID-19 public health emergency" and "to make necessary investments in water, sewer, or broadband infrastructure." The money can NOT be used to offset a reduction in revenue caused by a tax cut or to deposit into pension funds. Appropriates over $130 billion, available through the end of 2024 for metropolitan cities ($45.5 billion), nonentitlement units of local government ($19.5 billin), and counties ($65 billion) to "mitigate the fiscal effects stemming from the public health emergency with respect to the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)" for the same purposes with the same conditions placed upon the states (see above). Appropriates $10 billion, available until fully spent, for states, territories, and tribal governments to "carry out critical capital projects directly enabling work, education, and health monitoring, including remote options." Each state will get at least $100 million. Appropriates $2 billion, available until September 30, 2023, for counties and tribal governments for "any governmental purpose other than a lobbying activity." Subtitle N - Other Provisions Sec. 9911: Funding For Providers Relating to COVID-19 Appropriates $8.5 billion, available until fully spent, for health care providers for "health care related expenses and lost revenues that are attributable to COVID-19. Health care providers must apply and can't double dip for the same expenses that have already been reimbursed or are supposed to be reimbursed some other way (for example, via insurance.) The money can be used for expenses derived from new construction of temporary structures, leasing property, purchasing medical supplies, hiring new workers and their training, and others. TITLE X - COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS Sec. 10003: Global Response Appropriates over $8.6 billion, available until September 30, 2022, for international health programs "to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus". $3.75 billion will go to the State Department for "the prevention, treatment, and control of HIV/AIDS" in order to mitigate the impact on these programs from impacts of the coronavirus and support recovery from them. The vast majority of this money will be for "a United States contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria" $3.09 billion will go to USAID for COVID-19 relief that "shall include support for international disaster relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction, for health activities, and to meet emergency food security needs." $930 million will be for "activities to address economic and stabilization requirements resulting from" coronavirus. $905 million will go to USAID and "shall include a contribution to a multilateral vaccine development partnership to support epidemic preparedness." Sec. 10004: Humanitarian Response Appropriates $500 million, available until September 30, 2022, to carry out the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act, but the money can't be used to resettle refugees in the United States. Sec. 10005: Multilateral Assistance Appropriates $580 billion, available until September 30, 2022, which "shall include support for the priorities and objectives of the United Nations Global Humanitarian Response Plan to COVID-19 through voluntary contributions to international organization and programs administered by such organizations." TITLE XI - COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS Sec. 11001: Indian Health Service Appropriates over $6 billion for the Indian Health Service for COVID-19 related expenses. Sec. 11002: Bureau of Indian Affairs Appropriates $900 million for the Bureau of Indian Affairs for tribal housing improvements, welfare services and water deliveries. Sec. 11003: Housing Assistance and Supportive Services Programs for Native Americans Appropriates $750 million for housing assistance for native American communities. Sec. 11005: Bureau of Indian Education Appropriates $850 million for the Bureau of Indian Education, available until fully spent. 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Mulder, AL, May 12, 2021 Article: Struggling Renters Need More Federal Aid, By Alieza Durana and Carl Gershenson, The American Prospect, May 12, 2021 Article: Lockheed-Backed Reps Lobby Against F-35 Spending Cuts, By David Moore, Sludge, Brick House, May 12, 2021 Article: Loans Online – Black farmer loan forgiveness challenged, By Andrew Solender, Forbes, May 11, 2021 Article: Senate Republicans Move To End $300 Unemployment Checks After Bad Jobs Report, By Andrew Solender, Forbes, May 11, 2021 Article: Republicans Are Still Waging War on Workers, By Paul Krugman, The New York Times, May 10, 2021 Article: U.S. Chamber of Commerce blames weak jobs report on enhanced unemployment benefit, kicks off lobbying effort, By Thomas Franck and Brian Schwartz, CNBC, May 7, 2021 Article: National Eviction Moratorium Thrown Out by Federal Judge, By Andrew Ackerman and Brent Kendall, The Wall Street Journal, May 5, 2021 Article: Who is eligible for Earned Income Tax Credit for childless workers?, By Greg Heilman, as, May 3, 2021 Article: Sid Miller sues over farm aid program, saying it discriminates against whites, By Chuck Lindell, Austin American-Statesman, April 27, 2021 Article: Texas Ag Commissioner Sid Miller sues, claims American Rescue Plan discriminates against white farmers, By Drew Knight, KVUE, April 27, 2021 Article: WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT THE PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM BEFORE YOUR CHANCE TO GET IT RUNS OUT, By Jamie Smith Hopkins, The Center for Public Integrity, April 25, 2021 Article: USDA Details Plan for Debt Payments to Socially Disadvantaged Farmers, By Chris Clayton, Progressive Farmer, DTN, Ag Policy Blog, April 15, 2021 Article: HOMEOWNER ASSISTANCE FUND, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY, April 14, 2021 Article: New $3,000 child tax credit to start payments in July, IRS says, By Carmen Reinicke, CNBC, April 13, 2021 Document: FAQS ABOUT COBRA PREMIUM ASSISTANCE UNDER THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021, Department of Labor, April 7, 2021 Article: Exclusive: Nearly 7 million uninsured Americans qualify for free health insurance, By Dylan Scott, Vox, April 1, 2021 Article: This Fast Food Giant Bragged About Killing $15 Minimum Wage, By David Sirota, Andrew Perez and Walker Bragman, Newsweek, March 27, 2021 Document: Pension Provisions in the American Rescue Plan of 2021, U.S. Congressional Research Service, March 18, 2021 Article: Congress Repeals Worldwide Interest Expense Allocation, By Amanda Pedvin Varma, Lauren Azebu, Steptoe, March 17, 2021 Article: House Democrat Jared Golden Defends Voting Against 'Wasteful' $1.9T Relief Bill, By Benjamin Fearnow, Newsweek, February 27, 2021 Article: FEMA Supporting Vaccination Centers Nationwide, FEMA, February 26, 2021 Article: Veterans Community Care Program: Improvements Needed to Help Ensure Timely Access to Care, U.S. Government Accountability Office, September 28, 2020 Article: How a 1960s communist exposed the funeral industry’s greed, By Matt Reimann, Timeline, July 11, 2016 Article: The F-35 Is About to Get A Lot Cheaper. Sort Of., By Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, July 11, 2016 Additional Resources Poll @JenBriney Twitter Allocation for States Allocation for Metropolitan Cities Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers, U.S. Department of Agriculture Child Care & Development Block Grant (CCDBG), First Five Years Fund The American Rescue Plan, The White House Federal Poverty Level (FPL), Healthcare.gov New, lower costs on health insurance! Enroll now, Healthcare.gov US Chamber of Commerce, OpenSecrets.org Lobbyist Profile: Robert L Livingston, OpenSecrets.org Lobbyist Profile: Michael Mukasey, OpenSecrets.org Client Profile: US Chamber of Commerce, OpenSecrets.org Industry Profile: Food & Beverage, OpenSecrets.org Sound Clip Sources McConnell: I hope EVERY REPUBLICAN votes against American Rescue Plan, Forbes, YouTube, March 3, 2021 Rep. Kurt Schrader explains his vote against $1.9T coronavirus relief bill, KGW, March 1, 2021 "A Payoff For Pelosi": Kevin McCarthy Slams Spending Items In $1.9 Trillion American Rescue Plan, Forbes, YouTube, May 1, 2021 Cover Art Design by Only Child Imaginations Music Presented in This Episode Intro & Exit: Tired of Being Lied To by David Ippolito (found on Music Alley by mevio)

Oregon Senator Ron Wyden and Congressman Kurt Schrader detail the proposed infrastructure bill from President Biden. Oregon Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici explains how the American Rescue Plan will help Oregon senior citizens. OHA Director Patrick Allen updates the pandemic response in Oregon.

Oregon Senator Ron Wyden and Congressman Kurt Schrader detail the proposed infrastructure bill from President Biden. Oregon Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici explains how the American Rescue Plan will help Oregon senior citizens. OHA Director Patrick Allen updates the pandemic response in Oregon.

Extremists emboldened by President Donald Trump flooded into the U.S. Capitol building yesterday in an attempt to disrupt the certification of the electoral college. We hear from members of Oregon's congressional delegation, including Democratic representatives Kurt Schrader and Peter DeFazio, and Republican representative Cliff Bentz. We also hear from hip hop journalist Mac Smiff, who has been participating in protests against police brutality in Portland, about how the police response to the insurrection in Washington, D.C. differed from what he has seen here. And journalist Leah Sottile talks about the connections between far-right extremism in the Pacific Northwest and the pro-Trump mob at the Capitol.

Vancouver gunman was told he had to wait for appointment before he shot a woman and himself, court documents show. Rep. Kurt Schrader among two Democrats to oppose $2000 coronavirus payments. Nine months into pandemic, most Portland breweries are hanging on. Oregon Parks' tradition of First Day Hikes will continue amid pandemic. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy is Now Open! 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our especially special Daily Special; Tarrytown Chowder Tuesdays!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Alexander Vindman has no regrets about how things worked out following his testimony and his decision to retire from military service.Then, on the rest of the menu, one of the Tyson Foods managers fired for betting on how many workers would contract COVID-19, said the office pool was “a morale boost” and just spontaneous fun; Oregon's Kurt Schrader is one of two House Dems to vote against the $2,000 checks for COVID relief; and, a Phoenix police office is under investigation for threatening to assassinate the mayor.After the break, we move to the Chef's Table where the Swiss will hand over the remaining $150 million to the US from the massive Robert Allen Stanford Ponzi scheme; and, Putin issued a court order for opposition leader Alexei Navalny to return to Russia so he can get poisoned again.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~“As I ate the oysters with their strong taste of the sea and their faint metallic taste that the cold white wine washed away, leaving only the sea taste and the succulent texture, and as I drank their cold liquid from each shell and washed it down with the crisp taste of the wine, I lost the empty feeling and began to be happy and to make plans.” ― Ernest Hemingway "A Moveable Feast"~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Show Notes & Links: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/12/29/2004625/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Tarrytown-Chowder-Tuesdays

In this special edition VetFolio Voice podcast, Dr. Cassi interviews Veterinarian and Congressman, Kurt Schrader of Oregon surrounding the important One Health Act of 2019, (H.R. 3771) a bill he proposed in Congress that can help our nation when faced with the spread of zoonotic diseases like coronaviruses. This podcast is brought to you in conjunction with NAVC’s advocacy platform, Embrace.

News and More: Welcome back, Joy! Early election turnout smashes records. The downtown Canby quiet zone project is on track. To underground, or not to underground — that is the question. Canby Conversation: Some episodes are harder to put together than others, but this one took an act of Congress! Or, at least, one of its members. U.S. Rep. Kurt Schrader, of Canby, updates us on wildfires, coronavirus relief, voting security and that Zoom life. After the Break: More from Congressman Schrader, plus Police Beat, with Tyler Clawson. This Week's Sponsors: Odd Moe's Pizza, Canby Liquor Store, Reif & Hunsaker P.C., DirectLink, Ellison Team Homes, Wild Hare Saloon, Retro Revival Music in this episode: https://canbynowpod.com/music-credits/ Please support our show! To listen without ads, and ensure we can continue to bring you important news and amazing stories you can't get anywhere else, join Canby Now Plus today! For details, visit patreon.com/canbynowpod.

News and More: Welcome back, Joy! Early election turnout smashes records. The downtown Canby quiet zone project is on track. To underground, or not to underground — that is the question. Canby Conversation: Some episodes are harder to put together than others, but this one took an act of Congress! Or, at least, one of its members. U.S. Rep. Kurt Schrader, of Canby, updates us on wildfires, coronavirus relief, voting security and that Zoom life. After the Break: More from Congressman Schrader, plus Police Beat, with Tyler Clawson. This Week's Sponsors: Odd Moe's Pizza, Canby Liquor Store, Reif & Hunsaker P.C., DirectLink, Ellison Team Homes, Wild Hare Saloon, Retro Revival Music in this episode: https://canbynowpod.com/music-credits/ Please support our show! To listen without ads, and ensure we can continue to bring you important news and amazing stories you can't get anywhere else, join Canby Now Plus today! For details, visit patreon.com/canbynowpod.

Software startup Clubhouse built its product specifically for distributed teams, and the company had a high percentage of employees working remotely even prior to the Covid-19 pandemic. But Clubhouse CEO and co-founder Kurt Schrader said the shift to 100% remote work has provided fresh insight into the need for more and better tools that effectively recreate the ambient intelligence of working in an office. Kurt sat down with Greylock general partner Sarah Guo to discuss how the company is internally adapting to remote-first, how usage patterns are changing among their customers, and how Clubhouse is thinking about the next phase of product development. This episode is part of the Greymatter #WorkFromAnywhere series hosted by Greylock partners Sarah Guo and David Thacker.

Michael Baker of the National Propane Gas Association speaks with Brian Richesson of LP Gas magazine about congressional webinars, legislation beneficial to the propane industry and the upcoming election. The congressional webinars featured Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Ill.; Rep. Bob Latta, R-Ohio; Rep. Kurt Schrader, D-Ore.; and Rep. Xochitl Torres Small, D-N.M.

Michael Baker of the National Propane Gas Association speaks with Brian Richesson of LP Gas magazine about congressional webinars, legislation beneficial to the propane industry and the upcoming election. The congressional webinars featured Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Ill.; Rep. Bob Latta, R-Ohio; Rep. Kurt Schrader, D-Ore.; and Rep. Xochitl Torres Small, D-N.M.

Happy Friday folks, and welcome to another edition of Inside The Newsroom, where today we’ll have the latest in our series of candidates running for public office. This time it’s the turn of Mark Gamba, who’s vying to represent Oregon’s 5th district in the U.S. House of Representatives. Mark’s biggest test won’t be November’s general election, instead it’ll be Tuesday’s Democratic primary where he must topple 12-year incumbent Kurt Schrader, who’s one of the most senior Democrats in the country. We got into how the race has changed since going 100 percent digital amid the coronavirus lockdown, as well as how Mark’s 30-year career as a photojournalist exposed him to some of the worst effects of climate change, and how the emergency is fuelling the world’s wars and mass migration. Up top is the podcast, down below is the post-game, but first my picks of the week and today’s Job Corner. Enjoy! 🤓Picks of the WeekHow To Get Away With Murder — Goodbye to one of the most complex black women on TV 🥂Buzzfeed, Quartz — Buzzfeed announced it’s shutting its UK and Australian newsrooms, and Quartz is laying off 80 peopleMoMA — Explore 139,000 artworks displayed in the Museum of Modern Art with this spectacular interactive visualization Job CornerLots of deadlines this weekend for more than 350 active journalism jobs, internships and freelance gigs. Companies include the Associated Press, Bloomberg, the Financial Times, Politico Europe and Telemundo. Spread the word far and wide!Like Me, PleaseBefore you read on, please like this edition of Inside The Newsroom by clicking the ❤️ up top. That way I’ll appear in clever algorithms and more people will be able to read. Cheers.Who is Mark Gamba?Mark is a former photojournalist of 30 years who decided that journalism wasn’t enough, and turned to public service to make a bigger impact. He became mayor of Milwaukie, Oregon, a city of around 20,000 people in 2015, and won reelection in 2018. Having worked with the likes of National Geographic and Sports Illustrated, Mark’s work took him to all parts of the U.S. and rest of the world, exposing him to different cultures, languages and the harsh reality of climate change. It’s why he believes he’s the right person to represent Oregon’s 5th district in the U.S. House of Representatives in November. Mark’s biggest test will be to defeat incumbent Democrat Kurt Schrader, who was first elected in 2008, in Tuesday’s primary. Schrader won 87 percent of the Democratic vote in 2018, but Mark’s challenge is the most serious Schrader’s received in years, and his centrist position could land him in trouble amid the age of growing left-wing populism in the U.S.History of Oregon Politics Oregon is a blue stalwart on paper, having voted for a Democratic president in every election since 1988. But as we’ve discussed tirelessly in this newsletter, there are endless nuances under the hood/bonnet in each state, whether it be the weirdness of West Virginia’s state legislature, or the fact that Maine has voted for a Democratic president in every election since 1992, but hasn’t had a blue U.S. Senator since 1995. In Oregon, the intrigue stems from the fact that in 2016, voters turned out for the two main parties in their lowest percentage in 20 years, when third-party candidate Ross Perot won nine percent for his Reform Party, after he won 24 percent in 1992. This could mean that Oregonians are tired of the same old two-party system and are ready for new leadership, meaning the five sitting U.S. Representatives, who have a combined 97 years of service, could be in trouble come November. Balancing BudgetsIn Milwaukie, Mark and his team have done their best to offset the immediate and future financial losses his city’s workers and businesses will suffer due to the coronavirus. But Milwaukie just isn’t big enough to have the money saved in its coffers to deal with such a crisis. The same can be said of many states, who are beginning to struggle to foot the bill of unemployment claims due to the millions of layoffs and furloughs in recent months. A report by Tax Foundation shows that several states have enough money saved to survive several months, and Wyoming’s estimated to be able to cover its people for more than six years. Meanwhile the likes of California, Texas, Kentucky, Ohio, New York and Massachusetts can only afford to pay out unemployment benefits for up to seven weeks.Credit: Tax FoundationUnlike the federal government, states are legally required to balance theirs budgets, which is why the likes of New York, California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, West Virginia, Texas, Massachusetts and Ohio have filed for federal financial help. Additionally, the coronavirus shutdown could cost the U.S. economy half a trillion dollars, and that’s probably a conservative figure. It will likely be years before the U.S. economy recovers, if at all, and will likely take an unconventional shape economists are calling the Swoosh Recovery. States therefore face inevitable cuts on a mass scale to foot the bill.What Can We Learn From the New Deal?Amid the current financial chaos, many are calling for countries around the world to adopt a New Deal-style financial program to re-stimulate their economies and get people working again. The latest figures show that unemployment’s soaring around the world, and could rise to 25 percent in the U.S., according to Goldman Sachs. During the darkest days of the Great Depression in 1933, unemployment rocketed from 3 to 25 percent, forcing newly elected President Franklin D. Roosevelt to unleash a series of government-funded programs and projects not seen before. While the economy received the shot in the arm it so desperately needed and many credit FDR for shortening the duration of the Great Depression, the jury is out on what impact his actions really had, with the Dust Bowl lasting the majority of the decade.In South Korea, a ‘Tech New Deal’ will fund 5G networks and AI development. In the UK, GDP fell 2 percent in the first three months of the year, and significant government spending is needed to jump start the economy after more than a decade of meagre growth. And some members of the European Parliament have called for an ambitious plan centered around new green jobs. Unlike the aforementioned countries and regions, the U.S. has a forthcoming general election, which could mean a stimulus package that will actually benefit the people might not be implemented for another year, deepening the woes of people across the country. Migration and War are Fuelled by Climate ChangeMark’s travels exposed him to parts of the world that many of us will never experience, which is why he’s so knowledgable about the effects of climate change. More than a million people migrated from the Middle East and parts of Africa to Europe in 2015, sparking an influx of people not seen on such a scale since records began, overwhelming many countries in the process. In 2018, a so-called “Migrant Caravan” of more than 7,000 Central Americans arrived at the U.S.-Mexico border after months of travelling up from the likes of Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador. Many migrants flee their home countries because of persecution, poverty and violence, but what’s often lost is that it is climate change that’s fuelling the majority of the problems such countries are facing.Credit: United NationsThere are currently around 71 million displaced people around the world, a figure the UN forecasts could be anywhere between 24 million and 1 billion by 2050. Imagine that, around one tenth of the world’s population could be a forced migrant because climate change has made parts of this planet completely inhabitable. Unfortunately we’re living in a vicious feedback loop, whereby the worse climate change becomes, the more wars it’ll spark, driving more migration until the cycle repeats itself. As climate change ramps up its next attack on the planet, we can only expect more deadly wars and migrants dying as a consequence.Related podcasts…#73 — Nick Rubando (U.S. House Candidate) on running for the office for the first time and why Midwestern politics is so weird#68 — Mckayla Wilkes (U.S. House) on taking on No. 2 House Democrat Steny Hoyer and why the U.S. needs Universal Basic Income#64 — Paula Jean Swearengin (U.S. Senate) on West Virginia’s devastating opioid crisis, and what it’s like running for the U.S. SenateThis week…#77 — Francesco Marconi (Newlab) on artificial intelligence and its role in the future of journalism … Last week…#76 — Betsy Sweet (U.S. Senate Candidate) from Maine on her race with Susan Collins, and a look at the history of campaign finance laws in the U.S.#75 — Alex Schiffer (The Athletic) on the grind of making the jump from local to national journalismThanks for making it all the way to the bottom. Please like and share this edition of Inside The Newsroom by clicking the ❤️ below. That way I’ll appear in clever algorithms and more people will be able to read.If you haven’t already, please consider subscribing to get a newsletter about a cool news topic in your inbox every time I publish (1-2 times a week). You can find me on Twitter at @DanielLevitt32 and email me corrections/feedback or even a guest you’d like me to get on the podcast at daniellevitt32@gmail.com. Get on the email list at insidethenewsroom.substack.com

Oregon's primary is on May 19. One of the big races is the Democratic primary for Oregon's fifth congressional district. Rep. Kurt Schrader is seeking reelection but faces challenger Milwaukie Mayor Mark Gamba. The two make their case to voters on this week's Straight Talk with Laural Porter.

Ted Yoho, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and a veterinarian from Florida's 3rd Congressional District joins us to talk about the One Health Act he, along with fellow Veterinarian and Congressman, Kurt Schrader of Oregon, proposed in Congress, and what moving this bill forward could mean for our nation when faced with the spread of zoonotic diseases like coronaviruses. Find out how Dr. Yoho's background as a veterinarian prepared him to see the threat a zoonotic disease outbreak posed to the United States before COVID-19 arrived.

Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 Time: 02:00 PM Location: Longworth House Office Building 1324 Presiding: The Hon. Ruben Gallego On Wednesday, February 5, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. in Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States (SCIP) will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills:  • H.R. 4059 (Rep. Raul Ruiz), To take certain lands in California into trust for the benefit of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, and for other purposes. • H.R. 4495 (Rep. Raul Ruiz), To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Indian Health Service, to acquire private land to facilitate access to the Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center in Hemet, California, and for other purposes. • H.R. 4888 (Rep. Kurt Schrader), To amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act, and for other purposes. • H.R. 5153 (Rep. Don Young), Indian Buffalo Management Act. Witness List Panel I: Mr. Darryl LaCounte (H.R. 4059, H.R. 4888, H.R. 5153) Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs U.S. Department of the Interior Washington, D.C. Mr. Randy Grinnell (H.R. 4495)  Deputy Director for Management Operations, Indian Health Service U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Rockville, MD Panel II: Hon. Jeff L. Grubbe (H.R. 4059)  Chairman, Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Palm Springs, CA Ms. Anna Scrimenti (H.R. 4495) Health Policy Analyst, California Rural Indian Health Board, Inc. Roseville, CA Hon. Cheryle Kennedy (H.R. 4888) Chairwoman, Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Grand Ronde, OR Mr. Ervin Carlson (H.R. 5153)  Board President, InterTribal Buffalo Council Rapid City, SD Ms. Melissa Berns (H.R. 5153)   Board Member, Old Harbor Native Corporation Old Harbor, AK Committee Notice: https://www.indianz.com/News/2020/02/05/witness-list-for-house-subcommittee-for.asp Photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/naturalresourcesdems/albums/72157712988887506 Video: https://youtu.be/FXWyQ8tRMmc

Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 Time: 02:00 PM Location: Longworth House Office Building 1324 Presiding: The Hon. Ruben Gallego On Wednesday, February 5, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. in Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States (SCIP) will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills:  • H.R. 4059 (Rep. Raul Ruiz), To take certain lands in California into trust for the benefit of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, and for other purposes. • H.R. 4495 (Rep. Raul Ruiz), To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Indian Health Service, to acquire private land to facilitate access to the Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center in Hemet, California, and for other purposes. • H.R. 4888 (Rep. Kurt Schrader), To amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act, and for other purposes. • H.R. 5153 (Rep. Don Young), Indian Buffalo Management Act. Witness List Panel I: Mr. Darryl LaCounte (H.R. 4059, H.R. 4888, H.R. 5153) Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs U.S. Department of the Interior Washington, D.C. Mr. Randy Grinnell (H.R. 4495)  Deputy Director for Management Operations, Indian Health Service U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Rockville, MD Panel II: Hon. Jeff L. Grubbe (H.R. 4059)  Chairman, Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Palm Springs, CA Ms. Anna Scrimenti (H.R. 4495) Health Policy Analyst, California Rural Indian Health Board, Inc. Roseville, CA Hon. Cheryle Kennedy (H.R. 4888) Chairwoman, Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Grand Ronde, OR Mr. Ervin Carlson (H.R. 5153)  Board President, InterTribal Buffalo Council Rapid City, SD Ms. Melissa Berns (H.R. 5153)   Board Member, Old Harbor Native Corporation Old Harbor, AK Committee Notice: https://www.indianz.com/News/2020/02/05/witness-list-for-house-subcommittee-for.asp Photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/naturalresourcesdems/albums/72157712988887506 Video: https://youtu.be/FXWyQ8tRMmc

Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 Time: 02:00 PM Location: Longworth House Office Building 1324 Presiding: The Hon. Ruben Gallego On Wednesday, February 5, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. in Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States (SCIP) will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills:  • H.R. 4059 (Rep. Raul Ruiz), To take certain lands in California into trust for the benefit of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, and for other purposes. • H.R. 4495 (Rep. Raul Ruiz), To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Indian Health Service, to acquire private land to facilitate access to the Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center in Hemet, California, and for other purposes. • H.R. 4888 (Rep. Kurt Schrader), To amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act, and for other purposes. • H.R. 5153 (Rep. Don Young), Indian Buffalo Management Act. Witness List Panel I: Mr. Darryl LaCounte (H.R. 4059, H.R. 4888, H.R. 5153) Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs U.S. Department of the Interior Washington, D.C. Mr. Randy Grinnell (H.R. 4495)  Deputy Director for Management Operations, Indian Health Service U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Rockville, MD Panel II: Hon. Jeff L. Grubbe (H.R. 4059)  Chairman, Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Palm Springs, CA Ms. Anna Scrimenti (H.R. 4495) Health Policy Analyst, California Rural Indian Health Board, Inc. Roseville, CA Hon. Cheryle Kennedy (H.R. 4888) Chairwoman, Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Grand Ronde, OR Mr. Ervin Carlson (H.R. 5153)  Board President, InterTribal Buffalo Council Rapid City, SD Ms. Melissa Berns (H.R. 5153)   Board Member, Old Harbor Native Corporation Old Harbor, AK Committee Notice: https://www.indianz.com/News/2020/02/05/witness-list-for-house-subcommittee-for.asp Photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/naturalresourcesdems/albums/72157712988887506 Video: https://youtu.be/FXWyQ8tRMmc

Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 Time: 02:00 PM Location: Longworth House Office Building 1324 Presiding: The Hon. Ruben Gallego On Wednesday, February 5, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. in Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States (SCIP) will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills:  • H.R. 4059 (Rep. Raul Ruiz), To take certain lands in California into trust for the benefit of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, and for other purposes. • H.R. 4495 (Rep. Raul Ruiz), To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Indian Health Service, to acquire private land to facilitate access to the Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center in Hemet, California, and for other purposes. • H.R. 4888 (Rep. Kurt Schrader), To amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act, and for other purposes. • H.R. 5153 (Rep. Don Young), Indian Buffalo Management Act. Witness List Panel I: Mr. Darryl LaCounte (H.R. 4059, H.R. 4888, H.R. 5153) Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs U.S. Department of the Interior Washington, D.C. Mr. Randy Grinnell (H.R. 4495)  Deputy Director for Management Operations, Indian Health Service U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Rockville, MD Panel II: Hon. Jeff L. Grubbe (H.R. 4059)  Chairman, Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Palm Springs, CA Ms. Anna Scrimenti (H.R. 4495) Health Policy Analyst, California Rural Indian Health Board, Inc. Roseville, CA Hon. Cheryle Kennedy (H.R. 4888) Chairwoman, Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Grand Ronde, OR Mr. Ervin Carlson (H.R. 5153)  Board President, InterTribal Buffalo Council Rapid City, SD Ms. Melissa Berns (H.R. 5153)   Board Member, Old Harbor Native Corporation Old Harbor, AK Committee Notice: https://www.indianz.com/News/2020/02/05/witness-list-for-house-subcommittee-for.asp Photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/naturalresourcesdems/albums/72157712988887506 Video: https://youtu.be/FXWyQ8tRMmc

Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 Time: 02:00 PM Location: Longworth House Office Building 1324 Presiding: The Hon. Ruben Gallego On Wednesday, February 5, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. in Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States (SCIP) will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills:  • H.R. 4059 (Rep. Raul Ruiz), To take certain lands in California into trust for the benefit of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, and for other purposes. • H.R. 4495 (Rep. Raul Ruiz), To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Indian Health Service, to acquire private land to facilitate access to the Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center in Hemet, California, and for other purposes. • H.R. 4888 (Rep. Kurt Schrader), To amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act, and for other purposes. • H.R. 5153 (Rep. Don Young), Indian Buffalo Management Act. Witness List Panel I: Mr. Darryl LaCounte (H.R. 4059, H.R. 4888, H.R. 5153) Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs U.S. Department of the Interior Washington, D.C. Mr. Randy Grinnell (H.R. 4495)  Deputy Director for Management Operations, Indian Health Service U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Rockville, MD Panel II: Hon. Jeff L. Grubbe (H.R. 4059)  Chairman, Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Palm Springs, CA Ms. Anna Scrimenti (H.R. 4495) Health Policy Analyst, California Rural Indian Health Board, Inc. Roseville, CA Hon. Cheryle Kennedy (H.R. 4888) Chairwoman, Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Grand Ronde, OR Mr. Ervin Carlson (H.R. 5153)  Board President, InterTribal Buffalo Council Rapid City, SD Ms. Melissa Berns (H.R. 5153)   Board Member, Old Harbor Native Corporation Old Harbor, AK Committee Notice: https://www.indianz.com/News/2020/02/05/witness-list-for-house-subcommittee-for.asp Photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/naturalresourcesdems/albums/72157712988887506 Video: https://youtu.be/FXWyQ8tRMmc

Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 Time: 02:00 PM Location: Longworth House Office Building 1324 Presiding: The Hon. Ruben Gallego On Wednesday, February 5, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. in Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States (SCIP) will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills:  • H.R. 4059 (Rep. Raul Ruiz), To take certain lands in California into trust for the benefit of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, and for other purposes. • H.R. 4495 (Rep. Raul Ruiz), To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Indian Health Service, to acquire private land to facilitate access to the Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center in Hemet, California, and for other purposes. • H.R. 4888 (Rep. Kurt Schrader), To amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act, and for other purposes. • H.R. 5153 (Rep. Don Young), Indian Buffalo Management Act. Witness List Panel I: Mr. Darryl LaCounte (H.R. 4059, H.R. 4888, H.R. 5153) Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs U.S. Department of the Interior Washington, D.C. Mr. Randy Grinnell (H.R. 4495)  Deputy Director for Management Operations, Indian Health Service U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Rockville, MD Panel II: Hon. Jeff L. Grubbe (H.R. 4059)  Chairman, Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Palm Springs, CA Ms. Anna Scrimenti (H.R. 4495) Health Policy Analyst, California Rural Indian Health Board, Inc. Roseville, CA Hon. Cheryle Kennedy (H.R. 4888) Chairwoman, Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Grand Ronde, OR Mr. Ervin Carlson (H.R. 5153)  Board President, InterTribal Buffalo Council Rapid City, SD Ms. Melissa Berns (H.R. 5153)   Board Member, Old Harbor Native Corporation Old Harbor, AK Committee Notice: https://www.indianz.com/News/2020/02/05/witness-list-for-house-subcommittee-for.asp Photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/naturalresourcesdems/albums/72157712988887506 Video: https://youtu.be/FXWyQ8tRMmc

Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 Time: 02:00 PM Location: Longworth House Office Building 1324 Presiding: The Hon. Ruben Gallego On Wednesday, February 5, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. in Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States (SCIP) will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills:  • H.R. 4059 (Rep. Raul Ruiz), To take certain lands in California into trust for the benefit of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, and for other purposes. • H.R. 4495 (Rep. Raul Ruiz), To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Indian Health Service, to acquire private land to facilitate access to the Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center in Hemet, California, and for other purposes. • H.R. 4888 (Rep. Kurt Schrader), To amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act, and for other purposes. • H.R. 5153 (Rep. Don Young), Indian Buffalo Management Act. Witness List Panel I: Mr. Darryl LaCounte (H.R. 4059, H.R. 4888, H.R. 5153) Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs U.S. Department of the Interior Washington, D.C. Mr. Randy Grinnell (H.R. 4495)  Deputy Director for Management Operations, Indian Health Service U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Rockville, MD Panel II: Hon. Jeff L. Grubbe (H.R. 4059)  Chairman, Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Palm Springs, CA Ms. Anna Scrimenti (H.R. 4495) Health Policy Analyst, California Rural Indian Health Board, Inc. Roseville, CA Hon. Cheryle Kennedy (H.R. 4888) Chairwoman, Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Grand Ronde, OR Mr. Ervin Carlson (H.R. 5153)  Board President, InterTribal Buffalo Council Rapid City, SD Ms. Melissa Berns (H.R. 5153)   Board Member, Old Harbor Native Corporation Old Harbor, AK Committee Notice: https://www.indianz.com/News/2020/02/05/witness-list-for-house-subcommittee-for.asp Photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/naturalresourcesdems/albums/72157712988887506 Video: https://youtu.be/FXWyQ8tRMmc

Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 Time: 02:00 PM Location: Longworth House Office Building 1324 Presiding: The Hon. Ruben Gallego On Wednesday, February 5, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. in Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States (SCIP) will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills:  • H.R. 4059 (Rep. Raul Ruiz), To take certain lands in California into trust for the benefit of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, and for other purposes. • H.R. 4495 (Rep. Raul Ruiz), To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Indian Health Service, to acquire private land to facilitate access to the Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center in Hemet, California, and for other purposes. • H.R. 4888 (Rep. Kurt Schrader), To amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act, and for other purposes. • H.R. 5153 (Rep. Don Young), Indian Buffalo Management Act. Witness List Panel I: Mr. Darryl LaCounte (H.R. 4059, H.R. 4888, H.R. 5153) Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs U.S. Department of the Interior Washington, D.C. Mr. Randy Grinnell (H.R. 4495)  Deputy Director for Management Operations, Indian Health Service U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Rockville, MD Panel II: Hon. Jeff L. Grubbe (H.R. 4059)  Chairman, Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Palm Springs, CA Ms. Anna Scrimenti (H.R. 4495) Health Policy Analyst, California Rural Indian Health Board, Inc. Roseville, CA Hon. Cheryle Kennedy (H.R. 4888) Chairwoman, Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Grand Ronde, OR Mr. Ervin Carlson (H.R. 5153)  Board President, InterTribal Buffalo Council Rapid City, SD Ms. Melissa Berns (H.R. 5153)   Board Member, Old Harbor Native Corporation Old Harbor, AK Committee Notice: https://www.indianz.com/News/2020/02/05/witness-list-for-house-subcommittee-for.asp Photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/naturalresourcesdems/albums/72157712988887506 Video: https://youtu.be/FXWyQ8tRMmc

Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 Time: 02:00 PM Location: Longworth House Office Building 1324 Presiding: The Hon. Ruben Gallego On Wednesday, February 5, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. in Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States (SCIP) will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills:  • H.R. 4059 (Rep. Raul Ruiz), To take certain lands in California into trust for the benefit of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, and for other purposes. • H.R. 4495 (Rep. Raul Ruiz), To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Indian Health Service, to acquire private land to facilitate access to the Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center in Hemet, California, and for other purposes. • H.R. 4888 (Rep. Kurt Schrader), To amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act, and for other purposes. • H.R. 5153 (Rep. Don Young), Indian Buffalo Management Act. Witness List Panel I: Mr. Darryl LaCounte (H.R. 4059, H.R. 4888, H.R. 5153) Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs U.S. Department of the Interior Washington, D.C. Mr. Randy Grinnell (H.R. 4495)  Deputy Director for Management Operations, Indian Health Service U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Rockville, MD Panel II: Hon. Jeff L. Grubbe (H.R. 4059)  Chairman, Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Palm Springs, CA Ms. Anna Scrimenti (H.R. 4495) Health Policy Analyst, California Rural Indian Health Board, Inc. Roseville, CA Hon. Cheryle Kennedy (H.R. 4888) Chairwoman, Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Grand Ronde, OR Mr. Ervin Carlson (H.R. 5153)  Board President, InterTribal Buffalo Council Rapid City, SD Ms. Melissa Berns (H.R. 5153)   Board Member, Old Harbor Native Corporation Old Harbor, AK Committee Notice: https://www.indianz.com/News/2020/02/05/witness-list-for-house-subcommittee-for.asp Photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/naturalresourcesdems/albums/72157712988887506 Video: https://youtu.be/FXWyQ8tRMmc

Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 Time: 02:00 PM Location: Longworth House Office Building 1324 Presiding: The Hon. Ruben Gallego On Wednesday, February 5, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. in Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States (SCIP) will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills:  • H.R. 4059 (Rep. Raul Ruiz), To take certain lands in California into trust for the benefit of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, and for other purposes. • H.R. 4495 (Rep. Raul Ruiz), To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Indian Health Service, to acquire private land to facilitate access to the Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center in Hemet, California, and for other purposes. • H.R. 4888 (Rep. Kurt Schrader), To amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act, and for other purposes. • H.R. 5153 (Rep. Don Young), Indian Buffalo Management Act. Witness List Panel I: Mr. Darryl LaCounte (H.R. 4059, H.R. 4888, H.R. 5153) Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs U.S. Department of the Interior Washington, D.C. Mr. Randy Grinnell (H.R. 4495)  Deputy Director for Management Operations, Indian Health Service U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Rockville, MD Panel II: Hon. Jeff L. Grubbe (H.R. 4059)  Chairman, Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Palm Springs, CA Ms. Anna Scrimenti (H.R. 4495) Health Policy Analyst, California Rural Indian Health Board, Inc. Roseville, CA Hon. Cheryle Kennedy (H.R. 4888) Chairwoman, Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Grand Ronde, OR Mr. Ervin Carlson (H.R. 5153)  Board President, InterTribal Buffalo Council Rapid City, SD Ms. Melissa Berns (H.R. 5153)   Board Member, Old Harbor Native Corporation Old Harbor, AK Committee Notice: https://www.indianz.com/News/2020/02/05/witness-list-for-house-subcommittee-for.asp Photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/naturalresourcesdems/albums/72157712988887506 Video: https://youtu.be/FXWyQ8tRMmc

NORTHWEST INTERVIEWS: Chuck Wiese - Airline Pilot, Global Warming Debunker, meteorologist Angela Roman - Republican wants to replace democrat Kurt Schrader in Oregon's 5th Congressional District Phil Fortunato - State Sen wants to replace Jay Inslee as Governor of Washington David Rubin - is the Former mayor of Shiloh (She-low), Israel, and founder of Shiloh children's fund

Milwaukie Mayor Mark Gamba, a former National Geographic photographer, is challenging incumbent Kurt Schrader for Oregon's 5th District in 2020. He talked about his passion to battle climate change, not taking corporate PAC money during the campaign, and his efforts to improve safe routes to school. 

Oregon State Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-5th District) talked with KGW’s Laural Porter about gun laws, the NRA and the immigration crisis at the border. They also discussed his primary opponent, Milwaukie Mayor Mark Gamba (D). This episode originally aired on KGW News on Aug. 17, 2019.  

The team from Clubhouse.io (https://clubhouse.io) join me to chat about their approach to bringing a developer-focused experience with their platform.  This is a great discussion that talks much deeper on how being in what some may view as a crowded market is actually not crowded when you differentiate and provide distinct and focused products.  Big thanks to Kurt Schrader (https://twitter.com/kurt) and Mitch Wainer (https://twitter.com/MitchWainer) for sharing their insights and experiences. 

Software projects are organized and planned using project management software. Examples of project management software include JIRA, Trello, and Asana. There are hundreds of tools for managing a software project because there are infinite ways that a project could be managed. Google Docs changed project management by allowing documents to be easier to share and The post Project Management with Kurt Schrader appeared first on Software Engineering Daily.

Business Forward is joined by Congressman Kurt Schrader (OR-05), for a conference call on health care reform and the path forward in the new Congress. He discussed bipartisan solutions on how to stabilize the individual market, improve access to high-quality care, and lower prescription drug costs.

Show: 372Overview: Aaron and Brian talk with Kurt Schrader (@kurt, Founder/CEO of @Clubhouse) and Mitch Wainer (@MitchWainer, CMO of @Clubhouse) about the evolution of project management for software development teams. Cloud News of the Week:Google hires Thomas Kurian to replace Diane Greene - https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/16/google-cloud-ceo-greene-being-replaced-by-former-oracle-exec-kurian.htmlShow Interview Links:Clubhouse Homepage - https://clubhouse.io/Clubhouse Enterprise Edition - https://www.clubhouse.io/enterpriseShow Sponsor Links:Datadog Homepage - Modern Monitoring and Analytics[Datadog] Try it yourself by starting a free, 14-day trial today. Listeners of this podcast will also receive a free Datadog T-shirtTopic 1 - Welcome to the show, both us you. Give us a little bit of your backgrounds, and how you got together to start Clubhouse. Topic 2 - Tell us about the Clubhouse platform. It’s focused on helping companies build software more rapidly and with better collaboration. What was broken about software development before Clubhouse came along? Topic 3 - Both of your have been involved in software development for many years. We love talking to founders that have a built a product that they need/want to use. What were some of your moments that convinced you that it was time to build something new vs. being frustrated with what existed?Topic 4 - Let’s talk about the Clubhouse platform. What makes it unique, and what are some of the benefits of bringing together things like Stories, Project Metrics, Kanbana boards, integrated Collaboration into a single platform vs. many tools. Topic 5 - The Enterprise version of Clubhouse just shipped. The company already has more than 1000 active customers. What have you learned from them that helped shape the Enterprise product? Feedback?Email: show at thecloudcast dot netTwitter: @thecloudcastnet and @ServerlessCast

Oregon Democratic Rep. Kurt Schrader is on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which holds a hearing with the Facebook CEO Wednesday. In advance of the hearing, Rep. Schrader tells us what he's anticipating.

Congressman Kurt Schrader from Oregon, co-chair of the New Democrat Coalition’s Affordable and Accessible Healthcare Task Force, will discusses new proposals to improve the Affordable Care Act and stabilize the individual health insurance marketplace.

In this episode I talk with Kurt Schrader. We talk about his introduction to Clojure, deciding to build a company on Clojure and Datomic, how Datomic changes your thinking about databases and more.