Ending 2017 session without a tenant protections bill is a "failure of leadership"
Salem, Ore.—With the drop of the gavel today to mark the end of the 2017 Oregon legislative session, it became official that essential tenant protections in HB 2004 did not pass the Oregon legislature.
In a state with a record number of homeless children and in spite of the support of many state representatives and senators, county commissioners, mayors, city council members, school board members and a diverse statewide coalition, this is a failure of leadership.
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