I have a lot to say in response to the gentleman, but I am going to take a deep breath and say, this is a bill about helping to lift low-income Americans out of poverty. It is a bipartisan bill we have been working on for many years. It is time to update the community services block grant program and help lift low- income Americans in Oregon and across the country out of poverty. I oppose these amendments en bloc, and I encourage my colleagues to oppose them. I continue to reserve the balance of my time.
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