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Capitol Dome
August 16, 2021

Today, Congressman Cliff Bentz released the following statement regarding the Biden Administration's withdrawal from Afghanistan:

"The scenes we are seeing in Afghanistan are truly devastating. My heart goes out to our servicemembers, veterans, military families, and our partners in the region who gave so much to the fight for freedom, democracy, and a civilized government in Afghanistan. Sadly, our allies and adversaries around the world are watching one of the most significant foreign policy and national security failures in a generation.

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Stock Photo of signed letter
July 28, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Cliff Bentz (R-Ontario) joined 75 members of the U.S. House of Representatives - including House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.), Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), and House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) - in sending a letter to President Joe Biden, urging him to withdraw his nomination of Tracy Stone-Manning to serve as Bureau of Land Management Director.

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Stock Photo of signed letter
July 27, 2021

Wyden, Merkley, DeFazio, Blumenauer, Schrader, Bonamici, Bentz: Although the extent of damages relating to the extreme heat has yet to be fully determined, agricultural producers expect these impacts to be severe”

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Bentz in Natural Resources Hearing
July 22, 2021

WASHINGTON, DCToday, Congressman Cliff Bentz (R-Ore.) introduced the Commonsense Coordination Act. The bill allows the United States Forest Service to utilize the same exemptions from the National Environmental Policy Act as other federal agencies when working to implement joint projects that can range from wildfire preparedness and response to certain land management and infrastructure activities.

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Forest Destroyed by Wildfire
July 20, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Cliff Bentz (R-Ore.) released the following statement regarding the United States Fish and Wildlife Service's announcementof the revised designation of critical habitat for the North

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Big Tech
July 1, 2021

WASHINGTON, DCYesterday, Congressman Cliff Bentz (R-Ore.) was appointed to the House Republican Task Force on Big Tech Censorship and Data by House Republican Leader Kevin McCarty (R-Calif.). The Task Force is to be led by Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) and includes a total of 16 republican Members of Congress.

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Congressional App Challenge
June 25, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Cliff Bentz (R-Ontario) announced the start of the 2021 Congressional App Challenge (CAC) for Oregon's Second Congressional District. The competition is a public initiative to encourage middle and high school students to pursue an interest in the STEM fields of science, technology, engineering, math, and computer science.

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Logo of the House Judiciary Committee
June 25, 2021

WASHINGTON, DCYesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee finished its marathon markup of six bills focused on reshaping antitrust laws that directly impact big technology companies like Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google - and possibly other companies.

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Bentz in Natural Resources Hearing
June 23, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, during a House Natural Resources Committee Budget Oversight Hearing on the Department of Interior's Spending Priorities and the President's Fiscal Year Budget 2022 Proposal, Congressman Cliff Bentz (R-Ont.) questioned Department of the Interior Secretary Debra Haaland on the Agency's efforts to direct relief to the Klamath Basin where extreme and exceptional drought conditions have caused the Klamath Project to make an unprecedented zero water allocation for irrigators this water year.