Oregon's 4th Congressional District is massive — coastal towns, college cities, farmland, forests — and it's being left behind. Dr. Melissa Bird is a social worker, a descendant of the Shivwits Band of Southern Paiutes, and the kind of regular person Congress was designed for.

In this episode she breaks down how SNAP cuts quietly devastated school lunch programs, why a hospital on the Oregon coast is on the verge of closing, and what it actually takes to run for Congress without corporate money.

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📌 WHAT WE COVER:
— Housing crisis and ICE concerns across a complex rural district
— How SNAP cuts ripple into school meals and disability services
— Citizens United and real accountability without corporate donors
— America's standing on the world stage after the Iran war
— Writing legislation from a dining room table — and what it takes to pass it
— What Dr. Bird would do on Day 1 if elected

🗳️ Learn more & support Dr. Melissa Bird:
Website: https://melissabirdforcongress.com
Social: @MelissaBirdForCongress

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