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Oregon’s Long Term Care Ombudsman Fred Steele to speak at our Feb. Social 2/25/21
Oregon’s Long Term Care Ombudsman advocates for residents in Nursing Homes, Assisted Living, Residential Care, and Adult Foster Homes. Fred Steele, Oregon’s Long Term Care Ombudsman will join us this week to discuss legislation being considered in Salem that will increase and upgrade staffing in Assisted Living & Residential Care homes. “We need to advocate […]
Republicans Are Taking Aim at Our Most Precious Right: Access to Free and Fair Elections
The GOP is working hard to make voting more difficult for Americans. Seems they have realized that when people are given more access to free and fair elections, republicans lose. Because of this, republicans are currently going after all the swing states that flipped blue with aggressive voter suppression legislation. We cannot sit by idly […]
Wyden Kicks Off COVID Budget Resolution Debate
Our Senator Ron Wyden kicked off the debate in the US Senate regarding the $1.9 Trillion Rescue Plan. You can read the entire speech here.. Notable were his final two rebuttal statements to naysayers: “First, I’ve heard members say that the price tag is too high. Here’s my view – if you voted for Donald […]
This Looks Like a Game-changer for Climate Science
“We’ve grown leaps and bounds in our ability to collect climate data, particularly in the last 30 years since we’ve had satellites,” says Zeke Hausfather, a climate scientist at the Breakthrough Institute, a think tank in Oakland, California. “But at the end of the day, we need to know what is likely to happen in […]
What We are working for:
- A balanced and equitable economy that provides a living wage for all workers.
- Competent, affordable and accessible health care.
- World class, lifelong educational opportunities.
- A healthy, sustainable environment.
- International diplomacy and cooperation.
We are county citizens who believe in bringing people together for the common good and making democratic principles the driving force behind all public policy.
We are working to build a community that extends beyond our borders and respects the inherent dignity of all.