Congressman Cliff Bentz urges Governor Brown to rescind Extreme Risk restrictions
District 2 Representative Cliff Bentz issued a statement calling on Governor Kate Brown to loosen coronavirus restrictions that were raised in 15 Oregon counties at the end of last week.
Posted: May 3, 2021 4:52 PM
Updated: May 3, 2021 4:55 PM
Posted By: Jamie Parfitt
ONTARIO, Ore. Congressman Cliff Bentz on Monday called for Governor Kate Brown to loosen coronavirus restrictions that were raised in 15 Oregon counties at the end of last week. Bentz represents the Second Congressional District the state s largest district by landmass, covering most of southern, eastern, and central Oregon.
As a delegate to Congress, Rep. Bentz said that he would not normally weigh in on state politics, but he called the most recent restrictions historically broad in impact and cited an invitation for input from the Oregon Health Authority.
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Congressman Cliff Bentz (R-Ore.) released a statement calling on Governor Kate Brown to end the recently re-instituted COVID-19 restrictions.
“In the normal course, as a United States Representative, I would not enter debates regarding state-level politics. However, the Governor’s most recent response to the COVID-19 situation is not only historically broad in impact, but an action that causes far more serious damage than benefit. Additionally, in recent days, the Oregon Health Authority actually invited public input from Oregon’s congressional delegation.
“Governor Kate Brown’s decision to again lockdown huge parts of Oregon has caused incredible frustration for many in my district, and I share their frustration. In a recent letter by Governor Brown, she commended Oregonians for helping make our state “among the lowest COVID-19 case rates, hospitalizations, and deaths in the nation,” to which she gave credit in “lar
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