People are watching the dream of homeownership disappear before their eyes, for their children.
Jeff Merkley
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Jeff Alan Merkley is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Oregon since January 6, 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, Merkley has focused on issues such as healthcare, climate change, and economic inequality throughout his tenure. He has been an advocate for progressive policies and has worked to address the challenges facing working families in Oregon and across the nation. Merkley is known for his commitment to transparency and accountability in government, often speaking out against perceived injustices and advocating for reforms.
Is there any logic to saying that we should keep homeownership, single-family homeownership, on the plate of middle class Americans?
I want to know, to what degree, Mr. Stiglitz, would retaining some of the cuts for the wealthiest individuals and the corporations from the previous Trump tax cuts, or increasing those cuts, how would that benefit ordinary Americans?
Is there any logic to saying that we should keep homeownership, single-family homeownership, on the plate of middle class Americans?
Hedge funds want to take that off the plate of middle-class Americans and put it on their plate.
My father, the mechanic, would ask the question, why is it that working people who earn their income by the sweat of their brow pay a higher marginal rate than do millionaires getting a return on their already existing investments?
It's estimated that, by the end of this decade, the hedge funds will own some 40 percent of the single-family rental houses in America.
Hedge funds want to take that off the plate of middle-class Americans and put it on their plate.
People are watching the dream of homeownership disappear before their eyes, for their children.
It's estimated that, by the end of this decade, the hedge funds will own some 40 percent of the single-family rental houses in America.
the extension of the kinds of policies that President Trump enacted would, I believe, be not only bad for the typical American, but be bad for our overall economy.
I want to know, to what degree, Mr. Stiglitz, would retaining some of the cuts for the wealthiest individuals and the corporations from the previous Trump tax cuts, or increasing those cuts, how would that benefit ordinary Americans?
My father, the mechanic, would ask the question, why is it that working people who earn their income by the sweat of their brow pay a higher marginal rate than do millionaires getting a return on their already existing investments?
the extension of the kinds of policies that President Trump enacted would, I believe, be not only bad for the typical American, but be bad for our overall economy.
President Trump made recently when he told some of the country's wealthiest political donors they should increase their donations from $2 to $3 million to $25 or to $50 million in support of his election, because his tax policies would…
It's estimated that, by the end of this decade, the hedge funds will own some 40 percent of the single-family rental houses in America.
Is there a reasonable argument to say that, in terms of equity, under how we approach the opportunity and the stake in our society for ordinary working Americans, hedge funds shouldn't be in the single-family housing market?
it's hugely irresponsible for us to just say we can try to fix the insurance market, and fail to address the underlying causes
Is it responsible for Congress to say we're going to ignore the enormous damage that climate change is doing across our country?
I ask unanimous consent that William LaDuca, my intern, have privileges of the floor for the balance of the day. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Is it responsible for Congress to say we're going to ignore the enormous damage that climate change is doing across our country?
I just held a group of town halls, nine town halls in Eastern Oregon, and the town hall for town hall, people came forward to say hey, I came to say I got a problem.
it's hugely irresponsible for us to just say we can try to fix the insurance market, and fail to address the underlying causes
I just held a group of town halls, nine town halls in Eastern Oregon, and the town hall for town hall, people came forward to say hey, I came to say I got a problem.
it's hugely irresponsible for us to just say we can try to fix the insurance market, and fail to address the underlying causes





