State of Oregon Archives: on Welfare & Poverty

Tate Reeves: $250 million investment in affordable housing

There is much more to do to ensure more Oregon families have a warm, safe, dry place to call home. My budget continues our $250 million investment in affordable housing, homelessness prevention, and rental assistance. We have also included more than $20 million to help provide a pathway to homeownership for Black, Indigenous, Latino, Latina, Latinx, Asian, Pacific Islander, Native American, and Tribal communities, as well as adding co-op and land trust models to our system. Source: 2021 State of the State Address to the Oregon legislature Jan 21, 2021

Kate Brown: Invest $400M in affordable, accessible housing

Every Oregonian should have a warm, safe, dry place to call home. And it should be affordable and accessible. We have to act quickly to help the chronically homeless and our children and families and our veterans. My budget makes a historic $400 million investment in housing. If you approve a $20 million bonding package early this session, we can speed up construction of 200 units of permanent housing for the chronically homeless. Source: 2019 State of the State address to the Oregon legislature Jan 14, 2019

Gordon Harold Smith: Block grants for state and local flexibility in welfare

Continue to give states and local governments flexibility in and responsibility for welfare programs through federal block grants.
Support housing assistance for welfare recipients.

Source: Oregon Congressional Election 2008 Political Courage Test Jun 18, 2008

Jeff Merkley: Supports workfare and 2-year welfare limits

Maintain the 2-year limit on welfare benefits.
Maintain the requirement that able-bodied recipients work in order to receive benefits.
Increase employment and job training programs for welfare recipients.
Provide child care for welfare recipients who work.
Allow welfare recipients to remain eligible for benefits while saving money for education, starting a business, or buying a home.

Source: Oregon State 1998 National Political Awareness Test Nov 1, 1998

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