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| https://walden.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/greg-walden-applauds-house-passage-bill-help-families-devastated | Greg Walden Applauds House Passage of Bill to Help Families Devastated by Wildfires | 2020-09-29 | 2020 | 2020-09 | Republican | Senate | OR | Greg Walden | W000791 | walden.house.gov | legacy | Today, Representative Greg Walden (R-Hood River) released a statement after the House passedthePreserving Home and Office Numbers in Emergencies (PHONE) Act, which wouldprevent families from losing their landline phone numbers after natural disasters. "As we have seen recently from thetragic wildfiresinOregon and across the West,these disasters candestroy everything in their path. No matter how resilient a home or communications tower may be, you cannot regulate your way out of a fire's burning path.If yourhouseburnsto the ground,the last thing that you should have to worry about is whetheror not your landlinenumber willbe available when you return.I am pleased the House passed this legislation thatwill benefit the thousands of Oregonians who havetragicallylost their home in recent weeks,"said Walden. To learn more about the bill, clickhere. To learn more about wildfire resources, clickhere. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |