My name is Janet Bauer, Director of Policy Research at the Oregon Center for Public Policy. I respectfully submit this
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My name is Janet Bauer, Director of Policy Research at the Oregon Center for Public Policy. I respectfully submit this
My name is Daniel Hauser, Director of Strategic Policy Projects for the Oregon Center for Public Policy, and I respectfully
My name is Janet Bauer, Director of Policy Research at the Oregon Center for Public Policy. I respectfully submit this
My name is Janet Bauer, Director of Policy Research for the Oregon Center for Public Policy. I respectfully submit this
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The legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is one defined by a demand for justice and a
Despite often performing work considered essential to the nation's critical infrastructure, undocumented workers live under the constant fear of deportation.
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