{"id":18720,"date":"2024-03-07T23:31:17","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T04:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/?p=18720"},"modified":"2024-03-08T14:34:04","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T19:34:04","slug":"merkley-on-2024-state-of-the-union-address-america-is-strong-when-working-families-succeed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-on-2024-state-of-the-union-address-america-is-strong-when-working-families-succeed\/","title":{"rendered":"Merkley on 2024 State of the Union Address: America is Strong When Working Families Succeed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, D.C. \u2013 Tonight, Oregon\u2019s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following response to President Joe Biden\u2019s annual State of the Union Address to Congress and Americans:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-center is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">\u201cTonight, President Biden made clear that the strength of our union is only as strong as the foundations working families need to thrive: housing, health care, education, and good-paying jobs.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">\u201cBy working together for the last three years, we\u2019ve delivered wins for working families on these core priorities. We\u2019ve brought down the cost of prescription drugs and capped the price of insulin for seniors, revitalized manufacturing with good-paying jobs, including two new tech hubs to cement Oregon\u2019s leadership in semiconductor and mass timber production, and made strides toward reducing the growing threats of climate chaos \u2013 including dangerous wildfires, smoke, and drought.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">\u201cBut there\u2019s more we need to do to make sure that working families have the resources they need to thrive.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">\u201cWe need to fight the corporate greed that is driving up costs. Let&#8217;s start by putting the American people ahead of the mega rich by making billionaire corporations and the ultra-rich pay their fair share in taxes.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">\u201cWe should continue to put patients ahead of Big Pharma, so that the U.S. gets the best price on prescription drugs, not the worst, especially given that Americans invest the most of any country in prescription drug development. I have a bill \u2013 the <em>Ley para poner fin a la especulaci\u00f3n de precios de medicamentos<\/em> \u2013 which will do just that.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">\u201cA core promise of the American Dream for many working families is the promise of homeownership. But lately, we\u2019ve seen hedge funds eating up housing supply which is driving up prices for homebuyers and renters. My <em>Poner fin a la Ley de Control de Viviendas Estadounidenses por Fondos de Cobertura<\/em> kicks hedge funds to the curb and makes sure houses in our communities are homes for families, not profit centers for Wall Street.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">\u201cI\u2019m with the President: education from universal pre-K to relieving the crush of student debt builds a future for progress and possibility. The SAVE Plan and income-driven repayment for student loans is affordable and is helping cancel debt for over 150,000 borrowers. We must protect this plan so future administrations can\u2019t undo it.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">\u201cTonight, we are also reminded that American values are tied to the fortunes of those both at home and abroad. 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