President Joe Biden has endorsed incumbent Rep. Kurt Schrader for Oregon’s 5th Congressional District, marking his first midterm endorsement in the primary election cycle this year.
“We don’t always agree, but when it has mattered most, Kurt has been there for me,” Biden said in a statement released by the Schrader campaign on April 23. “And in doing so, he has helped to pass much of my agenda into law—making a huge difference in the lives of the Oregonians he represents and all of America.”
Schrader is one of the House Democratic caucus’ most moderate members and has voted against several of Biden’s priorities in the past, including raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour, and a money-saving proposal to allow Medicare to negotiate the price it pays for prescription drugs during a markup in the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
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