Congressman to visit Jackson, Klamath counties to focus on transportation, battling meth, county payments, and the new Center for Health Professions at OIT

September 10, 2007 - WASHINGTON, D.C. -
Congressman Greg Walden (R-Ore.) will be busy in Jackson and Klamath counties on Wednesday, September 12 following an abbreviated workweek in the nation’s capital. Walden is currently in the midst of his 312th round trip between the Second Congressional District and Washington, D.C. This will be his 84th official visit to Jackson County since taking office and his fifth of 2007. This will be his 48th visit to Klamath County since taking office and his fourth of the year.
 
JACKSON COUNTY
 
MEDFORD – 9 am – 9:45 am: Congressman Walden will meet with the Medford Chamber of Commerce to discuss transportation concerns.
 
MEDFORD – 10 am – 10:45 am: Congressman Walden will attend the regular meeting of the Jackson County Meth Task Force. The congressman helped secure $375,000 in the House version of the FY 2008 Commerce, Justice and State Appropriations Bill for the Oregon Partnership to operate Target Meth Oregon, the Partnership’s statewide strategy to fight meth abuse. He has also held seven town halls across the district and met with many community groups to organize efforts to fight the scourge of meth. United Way of Jackson County, 711 E. Main Street, Medford
 
MEDFORD – 11 am – 11:45 am: Congressman Walden will meet with Association of Oregon and California Counties Executive Director Rocky McVay to discuss congressional efforts to reauthorize and fund the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (county payments).
 
CENTRAL POINT – 11:45 am – 1:15 pm: Congressman Walden will deliver a congressional update to the Central Point Rotary and take questions from the audience. Padgham Pavillion, Jackson County Expo Park, 1 Peninger Road, Central Point
 
KLAMATH COUNTY
 
KLAMATH FALLS – 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM: Congressman Walden will speak at the grand opening of the Center for Health Professions at the Oregon Institute of Technology. Walden is the co-chair of the 172-member bipartisan Rural Health Care Coalition and a member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, which has jurisdiction over health care issues. 3201 Campus Drive, Klamath Falls

Congressman Greg Walden represents the Oregon’s Second Congressional District, which is comprised of 20 counties in eastern, southern, and central Oregon. He is a member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and a member of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming.