2008 OR Senate Debate: on Environment


Gordon Harold Smith: Inserted Oregon timber payments into $70 bailout bill

Smith noted that he was able to restore federal timber payments to Oregon counties by inserting it in the federal economic bailout bill--a bill Merkley had said he would have opposed.

Merkley responded that Smith had never been able to restore the payments while Republicans controlled the Senate. “We need to have a son of a timber family to fight for timber payments,” said Merkley, who was born in timber-dependent Douglas County and whose father once owned a mill.

Source: 2008 Oregon Senate Debate reported in Statesman Journal Oct 14, 2008

Gordon Harold Smith: Create more jobs in timber industry

Both Smith & Merkley said they wanted to do more to promote timber harvesting as a way to beef up the state’s economy.

Smith said 8 billion board feet were harvested during the 1980s, which he thought was too much. As opposed to his opponent, Smith said he wants to create a timber industry that will offer more jobs.

Merkley said that a sustainable forest harvest is important for the economy. He said that both Bush and Smith have caused the state to lose 12,000 jobs in the timber industry.

Source: 2008 Oregon Senate Debate, in Southern Ore. Mail Tribune Oct 14, 2008

Jeff Merkley: Son of a timber family; will fight for timber payments

Smith noted that he was able to restore federal timber payments to Oregon counties by inserting it in the federal economic bailout bill--a bill Merkley had said he would have opposed.

Merkley responded that Smith had never been able to restore the payments while Republicans controlled the Senate. “We need to have a son of a timber family to fight for timber payments,” said Merkley, who was born in timber-dependent Douglas County and whose father once owned a mill.

Source: 2008 Oregon Senate Debate reported in Statesman Journal Oct 14, 2008

Jeff Merkley: Sustainable forest harvest important for economy

Both Smith & Merkley said they wanted to do more to promote timber harvesting as a way to beef up the state’s economy.

Smith said 8 billion board feet were harvested during the 1980s, which he thought was too much. As opposed to his opponent, Smith said he wants to create a timber industry that will offer more jobs.

Merkley said that a sustainable forest harvest is important for the economy. He said that both Bush and Smith have caused the state to lose 12,000 jobs in the timber industry.

Source: 2008 Oregon Senate Debate, in Southern Ore. Mail Tribune Oct 14, 2008

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