SALEM, OR – Today, House Republican Leader Vikki Breese-Iverson (R-Prineville) issued the following statement after Governor Kate Brown’s decision to commutate all death row sentences to life imprisonment during her final days in office. Governor Brown’s term ends on January 9, 2023, just 27 days away. Yet as has been her objective throughout her governorship, … Read more
SALEM, OR – Today, the Joint Legislative Emergency Board approved $975,000 for Klamath Community College to invest in a water well drilling rig and well drilling curriculum. The current shortage of well constructors in Klamath County is anticipated to worsen with increased training requirements becoming effective on July 1, 2023. “Klamath County has declared drought … Read more
SALEM, Ore. – Today, the Oregon House Republican Caucus elected its leadership for the 82nd legislative session. The caucus re-elected Representative Vikki Breese-Iverson (R-Prineville) to serve as the House Republican Leader. Representative Breese-Iverson began serving as a State Legislator in 2019 and was first elected to serve as the House Republican Leader in 2021. Representative … Read more
SALEM, Ore. – House Republican Leader Vikki Breese-Iverson and Senate Republican Leader Tim Knopp issued the following statements in response to the final economic revenue forecast of Governor Brown’s administration. “No one feels confident or secure in the December Economic and Revenue Forecast. While job numbers continue to rebound from the global pandemic, we know … Read more
SALEM, Ore. – House Republican Leader Vikki Breese-Iverson released the following statement after the Oregon Department of Education released the 2022 Statewide Assessment results. “As a mother of two boys in high school, I am not surprised by the plummeting test scores of students across the state. Governor Brown and the Democrat majority took their … Read more
PRINEVILLE, Ore. – Following the release of the August revenue forecast by state economists, House Republican Leader Vikki Breese-Iverson released the following statement. “In eastern Oregon, when we see a storm coming on the horizon, we prepare for it. Today’s revenue forecast is the dark rumbling clouds on the horizon and everyone needs to take … Read more
PRINEVILLE, Ore. – House Republican Leader Vikki Breese-Iverson and Senate Republican Leader Tim Knopp issued the following statements after three people, included the gunman, were killed in an east Bend shopping center. “I am devastated to hear about the shooting in the Bend community and am also deeply saddened for the victims and their families. … Read more
SALEM, Ore. – Following the release of the proposed Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) wildfire risk map by the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF), House Republican Leader Vikki Breese-Iverson released the following statement condemning the map as too overreaching. “This is just another example of how Democrat leadership continues to fail Oregonians,” Leader Breese-Iverson (R-Prineville) said. … Read more
SALEM, Ore. – Today the United States Supreme Court issued its opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health. The opinion returns the power to protect the lives of the unborn back to the states. Oregon House Republican Leader Vikki Breese-Iverson (R – Prineville) issued the following statement: “I applaud the Supreme Court’s decision to return … Read more
