Earlier this year, Walden was instrumental in passing legislation to streamline the energy purchasing process for small, rural co-ops throughout Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. Electric co-ops, which are owned by their customers, have played a vital role in bringing power to rural Oregon.
Affordable electricity is absolutely critical to the economic well being of rural Oregon.
BPA s administrative costs should also fall as redundancy in the sale process is eliminated. This bill was passed by the House of Representatives on September 12 and signed into law on September 22. Congressman Walden represents the Second Congressional District of Oregon, which includes the 20 counties of southern, central and eastern Oregon. Rep. Walden is a member of the House Committee on Agriculture , The House Committee on Resources and the House Committee on Government Reform .