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September 27th, 2019

9/27/2019

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​State Treasurer Tobias Read to speak to Linn Dems on Oct. 3

  ALBANY – State Treasurer Tobias Read will be the featured speaker at the Linn County Democrats monthly general meeting Thursday, Oct. 3, at Albany Public Library, 2450 14th Ave. S.E.
​   A social time with light refreshments begins at 6 p.m. The meeting will start at 6:30.

Read was elected Oregon’s 29th State Treasurer last November. He  served from 2006-16 as State Representative from District 27, which includes portions of Multnomah and Washington counties.
  Read was an aide for U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers from 1999-2001. He also worked for Nike as a liaison between designers, engineers and manufacturing units.
  He earned a bachelor’s degree in politics and economics from Willamette University and an MBA from the University of Washington.
 The State Treasurer sits on the Oregon Investment County and State Land Board and oversees public investing, banking, bonding and financial empowerment programs, including the Oregon College Savings Plan and the ABLE savings plan, which allow families to save for higher education, job training and disability-related expenses.
  “Tobias Read knows that financial empowerment, wise investments, and sound management are foundational to the quality of life and economic opportunities for Oregonians, and key for the long-term vitality of our state,” said Linn Dems Chair Jerred Taylor. “As State Treasurer he has been implementing the first-in-the-nation, state-based retirement savings program, OregonSaves, to help put more Oregonians on the path to a secure financial future.”
  Read lives in Beaverton with his wife, Heidi Eggert, and their two children.
  For more about the Oct. 3 meeting and the Linn County Dems, contact Taylor at linncodems@dpo.org.
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September 26th, 2019

9/26/2019

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Whistleblower's complaint 
​alleges abuse of power by Trump

Read the whistleblower's 9-page document addressed to House and Senate intelligence committee chairs  Rep. Adam Schiff and Sen. Richard Burr. The complaint was released to the public today.
Click here to view the transcript released Wednesday of the July 25 phone call between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
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September 12th, 2019

9/12/2019

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Peter DeFazio files for re-election

 Exciting news: today is the first day to file as a federal candidate in Oregon, and I'm thrilled to announce that I'm running again to represent the people of Oregon's 4th Congressional District. It continues to be an honor to fight for our shared values in Washington D.C.
Americans want a federal government that works for everybody not just the wealthy, Trump's family, and his friends. 2020 is the year that We the People rise up and take back our country.
✔️ I've worked tirelessly to preserve protections for those with pre-existing conditions and expand affordable health care. I will continue to fight for lower prescription drug prices and universal health care!
✔️ I'm proud of my work with Bernie Sanders and others to safeguard Social Security and Medicare for today's beneficiaries and future generations. We have a lot more work to do. I guarantee we will make progress in 2021 with a Democrat in the White House!
✔️ It's a badge of honor to be a top target of Wall Street billionaires because I've fought to tax their outrageous profit margins. I won't stop working to level the scales of inequality until the wealthiest among us pay their fair share of taxes.
✔️ I consider it my duty to address the impacts of climate change and work to save our environment. As Chair of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, I have been leading Congress on reducing fossil fuels by building an electrified transportation system with 21st-century technology.
For my entire career, I've tirelessly advocated for smart, green investments in our nation's infrastructure — the kind of investment that boosts growth, creates thousands of living-wage jobs, and keeps us competitive in the world economy.
I have never backed down from a fight and I never will, despite the attacks from out-of-state special interests trying to slow me down.
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) started spending money on attack ads back in February and polled in support of my new Republican opponent. They're teaming up with the Trump campaign, who recently said that they plan to spend money in Oregon to sway voters. They even sent out a press release highlighting my primary opponent. They'll stop at nothing to drain our resources, weaken my candidacy, and stop our collective movement. But we won't let them!
I never take an election for granted. My success has been because of YOU. It is your support, your encouragement, and your vote that allows me to do the important work of this country. In 2020, we will work harder than ever. We are going to fight harder than ever. We will defend our seat in Congress and win bigger than we've ever won in November 2020.
I am grateful to the people of Oregon's Fourth Congressional District for their strong support. I pledge to continue to fight for Oregonians and the issues that matter most to Oregon families: access to higher education, a family-wage job, a healthy planet, and affordable healthcare.
Let's do this,
Peter
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September 06th, 2019

9/6/2019

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Dems to elect delegate, hear proposed bylaw changes Sept. 10

  ALBANY – The Linn County Democrats will elect a new delegate to the Congressional District 4 Committee (CD4) and hear the first reading of two proposed bylaw changes during its monthly general meeting Tuesday, Sept. 10, in the Albany Public Library Meeting Room, 2450 14th Ave. S.E.
   A social time with light refreshments begins at 6 p.m. The meeting starts at 6:30.
(The Dems meeting was rescheduled from Sept. 5 to Sept. 10, so people could attend the Don Rea Appreciation Day Ice Cream Social at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 5 at Albany First Christian Church.)
  The CD4 committee meets quarterly in various communities in the Fourth District. The Linn Dems will host the third-quarter CD4 meeting Sunday afternoon Sept. 29 at 255 N. Main St., Brownsville.
   At the Sept. 10 Linn Dems meeting, there will be first readings of proposed bylaw changes updating language regarding vacancies and adding the ability to make temporary State Central Committee delegate appointments when elected delegates and alternate delegates cannot attend an SCC meeting.
    For more information, contact Linn Dems Chair Jerred Taylor at linncodems@dpo.org
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