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Mike Erickson: “I really believe that should have been an act of Congress…”

Featuring: Mike Erickson, Former Candidate, U.S. House Oregon, District 6

November 2022 elections_ Congressional District 6

Published September 30, 2022 | Video Starts at 09:56

And secondly, do you agree with the plan? No, I don't believe Biden had the authority. Personally, I think, and I'm not 100% expert, but I really believe that should have been an act of Congress, and Congress should have decided that. I don't think that Biden should just do an executive order and just do that arbitrarily. I just think that was more of a political move than anything. (09:56–10:00)

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“We've had a lot of people. We've expanded into Europe. We got Canada and Toronto.”
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“We're a US company that was headquartered here in Tigard, Oregon.”
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“We have offices throughout the US, Boston, New York, and people, Denver, all over.”
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“We're supply chain consultants and we help some of the larger corporations and small companies as well help solve their challenges.”
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“Rising supply chain costs and the capacity issues and shortages and delays. It's a big issue that's affecting America and our businesses…”
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“Higher inflation, higher gas prices, the economy that's crippling America right now.”
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“We've got a borderless lawless. It's really the southern border needs addressing.”
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“We need real immigration reform, and we need to get our crime and rampant problems like that under control.”
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“There are too many people in America that aren't getting this benefit here.”
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“It's unfair to a lot of people in this country.”
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“Here in Oregon, the Constitution's been set by the voters and the people they elected.”
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“I think that's, you honor, the Constitution when you get elected.”
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“What Selena has put on tv is a lot of fictitious stuff.”
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“Mike never asked me to get an abortion, never encouraged me to get an abortion.”
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“I helped her out because this girl I was dating... wanted some help.”
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“I've made one mistake in my life. When it comes to a bad decision, when it comes to law.”
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“I was 0.12. When all said and done, I thought it was fine.”
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“I went through diversion, did all the classes, did everything. It's been dismissed.”
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“Mike's never been charged with any charge at all related to drugs. No drug, felony possession.”
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“Our lawyers have been talking to them. We have all the documentation.”
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“You cannot be charged a felony. You can only be charged a misdemeanor for your first offense ever for one oxycodone pill.”
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“What Andreas ladies is putting on tv is 100% not true.”
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“I've never tried marijuana in my life. I've never tried an oxycontin. I've never tried any, like, cocaine ever in my life.”
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“I believe climate change is real.”
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“What Biden did back in, when he first got elected or in office here, he executed executive orders, shutting down, fully funded. The project…”
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“Without those dollars for IR's agents could have gone to immigration services when they badly need it or to process the work visas and…”
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