Urge Republican Lawmakers to Return to Salem
Oregon Senate Republicans and Oregon House Republicans have staged another walkout to deny quorum in the Oregon Legislature. Despite supermajority support in both chambers, important climate legislation cannot be passed without the two-thirds quorum necessary to conduct business. In walking out, a small minority of legislators have silenced the political will of the majority of Oregonians. Their actions threaten important progress on hundreds of bills, including those to fund wildfire mitigation, foster care, and disaster relief. Oregon Republicans have walked out five times now in the last year. This anti-democratic behavior is not only preventing action on climate change and many other issues, it eerily represents a…
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