We have to protect the Republican tax cuts here at home. There are those who sincerely believe that lower taxes are a terrible idea (and most of them hold chairmanships of key committees in Salem). The same people who try to tell us that Oregonians won't benefit from these tax cuts are now working hard to take them away from Oregon families and small businesses. From the moment President Trump signed federal tax reform into law, the wheels started turning to roll back the benefits of those cuts to Oregon families and businesses.