B10 Paid Advertisement wallowa.com October 10, 2018 Wallowa County Chieftain The Greg Walden of 1998 wouldn’t vote for Walden today Updated Sep 17 2018; Published in The Oregonian Sep 17, 2018 By John Lamoreau ed as an elected Republican I live in Oregon’s Second Congressional District. I have serv s of dollars for U.S. Rep. Greg County Commissioner and in the past, have raised thousand Walden. My oldest son interned for him in Washington D.C. I like Greg, but I can no longer vote for him. d on den of 2018, either, base I doubt that the Greg Walden of 1998 would vote for the Wal his recent voting record. Here’s why: ten its belt and balance its Six years ago, Walden wrote “It’s time for government to tigh We can’t afford more of the budget just like families and small businesses do every month. same.” Today it is more than When Walden took office, the national debt was $5.5 trillion. $833 billion deficit. Our $20 trillion. He voted for a 2018 budget that has a projected bills that Walden children and grandchildren will spend lifetimes paying off the Social Security and Medicare. has helped accumulate while endangering programs such as favor of increasing Walden also voted against senior citizens and families, and in of four has skyrocketed. medical costs. Since 2010, the cost of healthcare for a family expensive medications from Walden voted against giving seniors the option of buying less ans who had pre-existing Canada. He wrote the legislation that would penalize Oregoni n committee money from conditions. No member of Congress received more political actio ng the current the pharmaceutical/health products industry than Walden duri election cycle. tituents. The opioid crisis He has voted for those political action committees, not his cons ey from the companies that also happened under Walden’s watch, while he was taking mon the healthcare industry. make the drugs. He chairs the House Committee that oversees has delivered. He watched That’s why they have generously donated to him. And Walden deaths became the drug companies get wealthy selling opioids as drug overdose leading cause of death of Americans under the age of 50. ict. The 1998 Walden was And Walden is no longer accessible to the citizens in his distr lic. The 2018 Walden no longer accessible. There were meetings and forums open to the pub ate meetings the day after holds public forums. We now read about him appearing at priv advertised in advance was a those meetings took place. The only recent meeting that was fundraiser started fundraiser held outside of his district. The cost to attend this s paid for by out of state at $2,500 a person. I now only see my congressman on billboard political action committees. national debt has grown. Oregon needs a change. Walden has had 20 years in office. The opioid crisis has affected America has the most expensive health care in the world. The no longer happen. all of our communities. Open meetings withour congressman the phone. That I just recently called Jamie McLeod-Skinner. She answered is something Greg Walden doesn’t do anymore. Jamie has my vote. John Lamoreau is a former Union County Commissioner who lives in LaGrande. www.jamiefororegon.com PUBLISHED WITH THE PERMISSION OF JOHN LAMOREAU Paid for by the Wallowa County Committee to Elect Jamie McLeod-Skinner to Congress.