Standing Up for Oregon’s Knife Makers

When the U.S. Customs department wanted to ban the import of certain types of imported knives as “switchblades”, setting the stage to prohibit their production domestically by the Oregon companies Gerber Legendary Blades, Kershaw (Kai), and Columbia River Knife and Tool, Ron Wyden took action. He pushed the Customs Department to delay their decision to accept more public input. And when the federal government refused, he wrote a new law to make sure that Oregon companies weren’t threatened.

Read more about Ron's record in creating good Oregon jobs:

• Making Oregon a Leader in Clean Energy

• Getting Oregonians Back to Work By Better Connecting Our Economy

• Fighting For Oregon’s Timber and Forest Products Industry

• Cleaning Up the Tax Code to Brings Jobs Home and Fuel Growth

• Building Oregon’s Innovation Economy

• Taking Care Of Our Men and Women in Uniform When They Get Home

• Keeping Oregon Teachers, Police and Prosecutors on the Job

• Bringing Together Government and Industry to Build Our Economy

• Helping Beervana Thrive

• Standing Up for Oregon’s Knife Makers