The reconciliation bill passed by the U.S. House is truly monstrous, slashing health care and nutrition assistance to help pay
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Just ahead of the Memorial Day weekend, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a budget reconciliation bill – a massive
The Trump administration and congressional Republicans are advancing a fiscal package that would harm the financial well-being of many Oregonians.
Exempting overtime pay from taxes harms the vast majority of workers, while creating opportunities for the rich to game the
The right choice is to renew the tax cuts for the middle-class and working families, and let the Trump tax
The Trump tax plan would cut Medicaid and nutrition assistance to pay for big tax cuts for the rich.
Chair Meek, Vice-Chair McLane, and Members of the Committee, My name is Daniel Hauser, Deputy Director for the Oregon Center
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The reconciliation bill passed by the U.S. House ahead of Memorial Day is definitely big, taking up more than 1,000