Portland, OR – Today, Joe Biden gave a speech at the Portland International Airport and attended a high-society fundraiser at the Portland Yacht Club but failed to address the issues that Oregonians care about. Biden discussed infrastructure spending yet did not address how Democrats’ reckless spending has fueled inflation, how he was going to work to reduce gas prices, or how their Defund the Police policies have wrecked our communities.
Oregon Republican National Committeewoman Tracy Honl released the following statement on Biden’s visit:
“Joe Biden wasted plenty of taxpayer money to come out to Oregon only to act like the issues every day Oregonians care about don’t matter. Oregonians are feeling the squeeze of high prices and high crime rates while Biden toasts with Democrat elites at a yacht club.” -ORGOP National Committeewoman Tracy Honl
Background:
- Biden’s visit to Oregon comes as violent crime is spiking, with Portland already outpacing 2021’s record number of homicides.
- Democrats’ radical “defund the police” policies have led to record crime across Oregon.
- 63 percent of Portland small businesses report having been broken into or vandalized in the past six months.
- Biden does not care about the hardship Oregonians are facing amid rising prices and some of the highest gas prices in the nation.
- Biden plans to “fix” rising prices by spending even more, which numerous economists have warned would lead to higher inflation and will make life harder for middle and lower-class Americans.
- Last month, the average gas price in Oregon hit a new record high of $4.74 a gallon – among the highest in the nation.
- Because of rising prices, real wages for Oregon workers are falling and their paychecks are worth less.
- Democrats in Oregon enacted a carbon fuel standard, raising the price of gas in the state by 5 cents per gallon in 2021 amid already rising gas prices
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