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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Mar 12, 2024

Essentially, the wealthy investing in property proceed to never be taxed ever on their income from growing value of assets.

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Mar 12, 2024

A big source of the inflation we've been dealing with is corporations doing huge price increases on products and have all-time high profits.

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Mar 12, 2024

Essentially, the wealthy investing in property proceed to never be taxed ever on their income from growing value of assets.

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Suzanne Bonamici
@suzannebonamici· Democratic · OR· Mar 11, 2024

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of my bipartisan bill, the Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act. Marine debris is a serious problem. Unfortunately, much of marine debris is made up of plastic…

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Mar 6, 2024

Chairman Whitehouse is going to lead this effort and we're going to work really closely with him.

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Mar 6, 2024

Chairman Whitehouse is going to lead this effort and we're going to work really closely with him.

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Earl Blumenauer
@earlblumenauer· Democratic · OR· Mar 6, 2024

I have dedicated my career to making the Federal Government a better partner for livable communities. These are places where families are safe, healthy, and more economically secure. One of the most important tools in making a community…

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Mar 6, 2024

Madam President, I reserve my right to object. I have heard this discussion about parents. My wife and I are older parents, the youngest child being a charming 11-year-old redhead. As I say, she is 11. So we are all in for protecting kids…

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Mar 6, 2024

Madam President, again, I have made my point that I don't disagree in the least with Senator Graham on the seriousness of the problem. Unfortunately, this bill suffers from exactly the same matters that I objected to earlier. So I am not…

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Earl Blumenauer
@earlblumenauer· Democratic · OR· Feb 29, 2024

As I prepare to leave office at the end of this Congress, one of my greatest disappointments has been an inability to make progress dealing with our flood insurance system and the dangerous pattern of development and infrastructure. What…

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Feb 29, 2024

Mr. President, in a few minutes, the Senate will vote on the confirmation of Marjorie A. Rollinson to serve as Chief Counsel of the Internal Revenue Service, and I want to make a few key points about her. First, she has exactly the right…

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Feb 28, 2024

That was exactly the situation we were in with our first child. We lost our first child at four months. And I think it would've been extremely difficult for Mary to be required by the state to carry that child post that point.

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Feb 28, 2024

Oregon has certainly seen that. It's reported that as much as a thousand percent increase in patients crossing the state line from Idaho.

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Earl Blumenauer
@earlblumenauer· Democratic · OR· Feb 28, 2024

This week we are having a public media summit in our Nation's Capital, with representatives from independent television stations from across the country. Thirteen years ago, the prospects were not particularly encouraging. We had just had…

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Feb 28, 2024

Madam President, Ann Bancroft, the first woman to reach both the North and South Poles, said: It looks like I do these journeys alone, but it takes great support from people in the wings pushing you along these journeys and helping you…

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Feb 28, 2024

Oregon has certainly seen that. It's reported that as much as a thousand percent increase in patients crossing the state line from Idaho.

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Feb 28, 2024

That was exactly the situation we were in with our first child. We lost our first child at four months. And I think it would've been extremely difficult for Mary to be required by the state to carry that child post that point.

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Feb 28, 2024

Madam President, I want to say to my colleague from Illinois that I am so proud to be a supporter of your legislation that is going to provide the necessary protections for women in America to become mothers. I think I mentioned this to my…

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