@SenJeffMerkley Bro, you've been in control in Oregon for my entire life. You are the problem, get over Trump. He lives right, free on your head. You corrupt stooge
@EricLDaugh Raskins can’t win the argument. Sanctuary cities allowed this to happen and Raskins supports them. Period.
Thank you Mike Lawler for that! That’s how American citizens feel!
@EricLDaugh@RepRaskin is a Fucking Traitor that is Selling Out America to The Highest Bidder, @TheDemocrats are just a Criminal Enterprise that is trying to Subvert The United States of America!!! These people should be in Prison or Worse!!!
Gee I wonder why restaurants and businesses are closing in massive numbers in the Portland area and all over Oregon?! It’s been too hard for our local journalists to figure out… 😵💫😵💫😵💫
-Second worst place in America to invest
-6.5 million square feet of commercial vacancy
-The top 20 office towers have lost 57% of their combined value in 5 years
-6,700 jobs lost… 25,000 in population loss
-Ranked 80 out of 81 in real estate attractiveness
-Over 2000+ overdose deaths in the past few years
-Homelessness grew from 4,500+ in 2020 to 11,400+ in 2024
-The overall crime rate is higher or nearly double on specific crimes than the national average
-Portland’s combined tax rate for top earners is the second highest in the nation at 13.9%
-Oregon’s current fifth graders posted bottom-of-the-barrel math scores that were measurably worse than those in 45 other states
-CNBC reports Oregon is one of the worst states for business
-Oregon is listed as the fourth-worst place to move to
-Office buildings are 30% empty… The iconic U.S. Bancorp Tower just sold for $45 million—80% less than it sold for in 2015
-Major employers like Wells Fargo, Standard Insurance, and Unitus Community Credit Union have fled downtown or left entirely
-Portland City Council was proposing defunding the police in favor of park funding just a few short months ago
-The state’s economists say Oregon is in a growth recession or near-stagnation