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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Jan 30, 2024

I really saw when I was director of Habitat for Humanity how an affordable mortgage or affordable rental housing was huge to the stability of family.

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Jan 30, 2024

The only people that could buy them were hedge funds. Hedge funds discovered that this was a fabulous investment.

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Jan 30, 2024

The shortage that my colleague from Maryland mentioned is certainly true in Oregon. We estimated we're about 110,000 units short.

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Suzanne Bonamici
@suzannebonamici· Democratic · OR· Jan 18, 2024

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 212, nays 207, not voting 14, as follows: [Roll No. 19]…

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Suzanne Bonamici
@suzannebonamici· Democratic · OR· Jan 18, 2024

The so-called Pregnant Students' Rights Act does nothing to strengthen pregnant students' existing protections and freedoms, and it leaves pregnant students in the dark about their rights under Federal civil rights law. In fact, when…

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Suzanne Bonamici
@suzannebonamici· Democratic · OR· Jan 18, 2024

It is clear from the debate on the bill that what my colleagues on the other side of the aisle want to happen is for every pregnant student to stay pregnant with consequences long beyond their time in college. That is why it is so…

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Suzanne Bonamici
@suzannebonamici· Democratic · OR· Jan 18, 2024

Anyone seeking reproductive care should have access to a real healthcare provider that will provide them with real, comprehensive, and accurate medical information. That is not what they get at pregnancy resource centers. I urge my…

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Suzanne Bonamici
@suzannebonamici· Democratic · OR· Jan 18, 2024

As I mentioned in committee, a pregnant student is not just the only one affected. If whomever impregnated the student got some rights and notification about paternity and child support obligations, that might help this information be more…

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Suzanne Bonamici
@suzannebonamici· Democratic · OR· Jan 18, 2024

I thank Representative Sanchez for yielding and for her leadership on this important issue. I rise today in opposition to the so-called Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act, which would prevent the Department of Health…

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Earl Blumenauer
@earlblumenauer· Democratic · OR· Jan 18, 2024

In the last 1\1/2\ years, we have seen the horrific impact of overturning the right to an abortion, and the assault continues. The Supreme Court just announced that it would be hearing a challenge to the Biden administration's policy that…

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Suzanne Bonamici
@suzannebonamici· Democratic · OR· Jan 18, 2024

If my colleagues on the other side of the aisle truly cared about moms, they would join us in addressing the embarrassingly high maternal mortality rate in this country, which is especially concerning for women of color. Mr. Speaker, I…

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Earl Blumenauer
@earlblumenauer· Democratic · OR· Jan 18, 2024

As I face the last 50 weeks as a Member of this Congress, I am appalled at the amount of time we waste on performances on things that will never become law, that shouldn't become law, and, in fact, the American public doesn't care that…

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Jan 17, 2024

the Billionaire Policy now is really built on three words really ending, buy, borrow and die

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Jan 17, 2024

I look forward to working with you on this

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Jan 17, 2024

The idea that tax policy could incentivize further outsourcing is absolutely atrocious.

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Jan 17, 2024

The Trump tax law slashed the corporate tax rate from 35 to 21 percent. And but that didn't trickle down to ordinary people.

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Cliff Bentz
@cliffbentz· Republican · OR· Jan 17, 2024

I would also ask unanimous consent to enter into the hearing record a letter to the Subcommittee from the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation in support of H.R. 897 and H.R. 3925.

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Jan 17, 2024

Well, I sure would like to see ordinary Americans benefit rather than more tax policy directed to make the wealthy wealthier.

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