Statement regarding Oregon's struggling economy in the 1980s · Les AuCoin Collection

Title: Statement regarding Oregon's struggling economy in the 1980s
Description: US Congressman Les AuCoin's remarks before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law on September 9, 1982. In his speech, US Congressman AuCoin described the struggling Oregon economy, which suffered from high unemployment, a floundering timber industry, and the economic policies of the Ronald Reagan Administration. AuCoin expressed his opposition towards the Antitrust Equal Enforcement Act, which he deemed to be a bailout for -- and organized by -- timber companies.; This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. AuCoin served in the Oregon House of Representatives (1971-1975) and in the United States House of Representatives from Oregon's 1st District (1975-1993).
Identifier: PUA_MS147_520
Creator: AuCoin, Les
Date: 1982
Date Created: September 9, 1982
Spatial Coverage: United States; Oregon
Subject: United States. Congress. House.; Legislators--United States; Reagan, Ronald; United States--Economic policy--1981-1993; Timber--Oregon
Source: Les AuCoin Papers, Pacific University Archives
Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Type: Text