{"id":36687,"date":"2018-01-05T15:10:48","date_gmt":"2018-01-05T15:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/01\/05\/congressman-walden-secretly-settled-disabled-vets-complaint\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:07:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:07:01","slug":"congressman-walden-secretly-settled-disabled-vets-complaint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/veterans\/2018\/01\/05\/congressman-walden-secretly-settled-disabled-vets-complaint\/","title":{"rendered":"Congressman Walden secretly settled disabled vet&#8217;s complaint"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PORTLAND, Ore. \u2014 Records show Oregon Congressman Greg Walden paid $7,000 in a secret settlement with a staff member to resolve the man\u2019s complaints that Walden unfairly cut his hours because of health-related problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a 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