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There were many reasons I voted against the infrastructure bill. The first was that Speaker Pelosi had harnessed the infrastructure bill to the multi-trillion-dollar welfare spending bill that passed. One bill could pass only if both passed. Thus, if Republicans had stopped the infrastructure bill, we could have also stopped the two trillion Build Back Broke bill. Second, the bill was designed and developed by the Senate with no input whatsoever from the House Republicans.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Cliff Bentz (R-Ontario) released the following statement regarding his vote against the Build Back Better Act:
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, Congressman Cliff Bentz (R-Ore.) introduced H.R.6019, a bill that would codify the Trump Administration’s Northern Spotted Owl (NSO) Critical Habitat Revision, which would fine-tune the NSO's habitat designation and remove about one million acres of non-NSO habitat lands from the area designated as owl habitat.
Today, Congressman Cliff Bentz introduced H.R.
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, during a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing, Congressman Cliff Bentz (R-Ontario) called on United States Attorney General Merrick Garland to prioritize and direct more federal resources to local law enforcement in places like southern Oregon where county officials are combatting drug cartel operations including illegal marijuana farms and human trafficking.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Cliff Bentz (R-Ontario) announced that his congressional staff have worked more than 1,100 cases on behalf of constituents in Oregon's Second Congressional District since Bentz took office 9 months ago.
ONTARIO Ore. - Today, Congressman Cliff Bentz released the following statement in observance of the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, during a U.S. House Natural Resources Committee markup meeting for a roughly $31.7 billion portion of President Biden’s $3.5 trillion budget resolution, Congressman Cliff Bentz offered three amendments aimed at refocusing federal priorities and redirecting funding from President Biden and Speaker Pelosi’s liberal wish list to ongoing natural disasters and real-world needs in communities across the American West.
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Cliff Bentz (R-Ontario) applauded the decision by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to update the Coronavirus F
My heart goes out to the families of the service members who lost a loved one due to violence in Afghanistan. As we continue to learn more about the ongoing tragedy, I am praying for our troops, citizens, and those in harm’s way. To our veterans and their families who bravely answered the call to serve, please know that we thank you, that we stand by you, and that there is confidential support available for you during this immensely difficult time.