Jeff Merkley

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You have supported significant federal spending increases over your Senate tenure. Given Oregon's small businesses facing rising costs and federal debt now exceeding $34 trillion, how do you justify continued deficit spending, and what specific measures are you taking to reduce the federal fiscal burden on Oregon taxpayers and entrepreneurs?

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Oregon has some of the highest rates of houselessness in the nation, and access to mental health and addiction treatment remains severely limited in rural communities. What specific federal legislation have you authored or championed in the current Congress to expand community-based behavioral health infrastructure and affordable housing access for low-income Oregonians?

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Oregon's rural communities, including those in Eastern Oregon and the Coast Range, frequently cite inadequate broadband access and deteriorating rural roads as top concerns. What concrete funding or legislative actions have you secured in the past two years to improve infrastructure and connectivity specifically for Oregonians outside the Portland metro area?