Jeff Merkley

I hate to see people trying to address a non-problem and disguise it as a problem when they are really trying to intimidate people from voting.

This is all across the country. This is an example of the threats that were put forward in Oregon.

Essentially, the wealthy investing in property proceed to never be taxed ever on their income from growing value of assets; is that not correct?

Well, hallelujah, because it's the first I've seen a real proposal coming from an Administration to try to help tackle this challenge.

My father was a mechanic and he said why is it that in America the laws mean that those who earn income by the sweat of their brow pay a much higher tax than those who earn money through investments?

That's the right thing to do; isn't it?

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.

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

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

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.

That was exactly the situation we were in with our first child. We lost our first child at four months.

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

I have one request for committee to meet during today's session of the Senate. It has the approval of the Majority and Minority Leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the following committee is…

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:49 p.m., stands adjourned until Wednesday, February 7, 2024, at 12 noon…

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:09 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, February 1, 2024, at 11 a.m…

A huge thanks to my colleague from Maine and for his scholarly and passionate presentation of the challenge that we face at this moment. And, as he summarized the end, may we choose honor and sustain our support and partnership with the…

We should get the hedge funds out of the housing business.

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.

Thank you. And I hope for our sake they don't start to target Rhode Island.

We should get the hedge funds out of the housing business.

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.

Thank you. And I hope for our sake they don't start to target Rhode Island.

If an investor pays more for a house, they're going to charge higher rents.

The shortage that my colleague from Maryland mentioned is certainly true in Oregon.

Hedge funds discovered that this was a fabulous investment, both from appreciation, appreciation that would've gone to middle-class families.