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Bruce Hammond
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Bruce Hammond is the team leader for the Government and Business team.
The latest Truth-O-Meter items from Bruce Hammond
Says paid family leave is "a program that is standard in all but five nations around the world."
Says "Did you know that if you accepted the District's proposal today you would have NO pay increase for 4 years? Seven years of frozen wages = Disrespect."
Says "The idea of one casino per tribe is a false one."
Says that in 2007, "Oregon ranked 25th -- or 7th from the bottom -- in percentage of children with untreated decay compared to 32 other states with similar data."
Says "Every legislative district in the state has at least one craft brewery and countless home brewers."
Says "If you compare the Portland Metro area to the CDC’s statewide cavity rates ... the Portland Metro area would actually rank as having the 15th lowest cavity rate in the U.S."
Says "a pack-a-day smoker who quits because of the tax increase will save about $1,650 a year."
Says "A baby in Coos County is two times as likely to be born to a mother who is someone who used tobacco during her pregnancy as is the average baby born in Oregon or the U.S."
Says "$1,100 of the tuition paid by every Oregon university student annually goes just to pay the costs of PERS."
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