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Chair Meek, Vice-Chair Boquist, and Members of the Committee, My name is Nhi Nguyễn, Policy Analyst for the Oregon Center
Making Oregonians more economically secure requires investing in our well-being: housing, education, child care, and more. One fair way to
[This commentary first appeared in The Oregonian.] We all want Oregon to prosper. We all want our state to be
Chair Nathanson, Vice-Chairs Reschke and Walters, and members of the committee, My name is Daniel Hauser, Deputy Director for the
Oregon can clamp down on multinational corporations shifting profits overseas, create a more level playing field for Oregon businesses, and
Chair Taylor, Vice-Chair Bonham, and Members of the Committee: My name is Janet Bauer, Director of Policy Research at the
“I work full time,” said Felicia, a single mom raising a 4-year-old son, “and feel like no matter how hard
Chair Gelser Blouin, Vice-Chair Robinson, and Members of the Committee: My name is Daniel Hauser, Deputy Director for the Oregon
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