Greg Walden to Manage House Transition

In the House, Walden founded the Small Brewers Caucus and the Digital Television Caucus.

In April, Walden spoke on the House floor in opposition to provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act bill that could lead to sharp cuts in Medicare Advantage funding.

“The chief actuary for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is the independent score keeper of legislation like this,” Walden said, according to a transcript of his remark provided by his office. “Their report that they just issued said half of all seniors in America who are on Medicare advantage plans — half –are going to lose that coverage under the bill that was signed into law. Well that is a big problem for seniors in Oregon. Oregon has had one of the highest penetration rates in the United States of seniors who wanted Medicare advantage and signed up for it.”

Walden called for Congress to “repeal and replace this law that was jammed through Congress.”