Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Federal advocates brief Clackamas County on earmarks, Bull Run Bridge and forest funding
Summary
A federal affairs consultant updated the Clackamas County Board of Commissioners on work in Washington, D.C., including earmark requests, outreach to two new members of Congress, Secure Rural Schools funding and a priority to repair the failing Bull Run Bridge.
Mark Dedrick, a federal affairs consultant with Summit Strategies, gave the Clackamas County Board of Commissioners an update on federal advocacy and the status of the county's congressional priorities on April 15.
Dedrick said the shift to a new Congress and fresh executive-branch actions have created an unusually busy environment in Washington. “It’s always a little bit chaotic at the very beginning,” he told the board, describing the time staff and lobbyists spend sorting what new directives mean for local projects.
Dedrick said Summit Strategies has been introducing Clackamas County priorities to the county’s two new U.S. House members, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter and Congresswoman Val Hoyle Bynum. He listed three congressionally directed spending…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
