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More than a quarter-million Oregonians in working households — most of them U.S. citizens and authorized immigrants — cannot claim
Chair Prusak, Vice-Chair Hayden, Vice-Chair Salinas, and Members of the Committee, My name is Janet Bauer (she/her), Senior Policy Analyst
My name is Daniel Hauser (he/him), Policy Analyst for the Oregon Center for Public Policy, and I respectfully submit this
My name is Daniel Hauser (he/him), Policy Analyst for the Oregon Center for Public Policy, and I respectfully submit this
My name is Daniel Hauser (he/him), Policy Analyst with the Oregon Center for Public Policy, and I respectfully submit this
Oregon denies certain tax filers from benefiting from our state’s Earned Income Tax Credit based on their immigration status. My
Chair Burdick, Vice-Chair Boquist, and Members of the Committee, My name is Daniel Hauser, tax policy analyst for the Oregon
Chair Power, Vice-Chair Wallan, and members of House Subcommittee on Civil Law: My name is Janet Bauer, and I am
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