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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Chair Jama, Vice-Chair Bonham, and Members of the Committee, My name is Kathy Lara, Policy Analyst for the Oregon Center
Chair Meek, Vice-Chair McLane, and Members of the Committee, My name is Daniel Hauser, Deputy Director for the Oregon Center
Chair Gelser Blouin, Vice-Chair Linthicum, and Members of the Committee, My name is Tyler Mac Innis, Policy Analyst for the
Chair Pham, Vice-Chair Anderson, and Members of the Committee: My name is Tyler Mac Innis, Policy Analyst for the Oregon
Chair Grayber, Vice-Chairs Elmer and Munoz, and Members of the Committee, My name is Kathy Lara, Policy Analyst for the
Chair Meek, Vice-Chair McLane, and Members of the Committee, My name is Daniel Hauser, Deputy Director for the Oregon Center
Chair Grayber, Vice-Chairs Elmer and Munoz, and Members of the Committee, My name is Kathy Lara, Policy Analyst for the
Chair Grayber, Vice-Chair Elmer, Vice-Chair Muñoz, and Members of the Committee, My name is Tyler Mac Innis, Policy Analyst for
My name is Kathy Lara, Policy Analyst for the Oregon Center for Public Policy, and I respectfully submit this testimony
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