Posted on 06/19/2019 5:53:47 AM PDT by Twotone
Senate Republicans are considering staging a second walkout — potentially delaying the end of the legislative session — to block a vote on sweeping climate legislation.
House Bill 2020, which would implement a carbon pricing program, passed the House on Monday night after a floor debate that stretched past six hours.
All Republicans and two Democrats voted against it. Republicans have always been strongly against it, saying it would hurt industry and rural Oregonians.
Senate Republicans have already shown they have an appetite to do more than just drag out a floor debate by a few hours.
On May 7, they staged a walkout to deny a quorum — the Senate must have 20 members present to conduct its work — so the Senate could not take up a business tax proposal.
The walkout lasted four days, and they eventually came back after Gov. Kate Brown struck a deal to kill two controversial bills: one that more strictly enforced vaccine regulations and a gun control bill.
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I had forgotten about this.
Good.
Oregon perhaps to be included in the climate change brought on by the big quake
This time, the Republicans should leave the state so that the Rat governor can’t send the state police after them.
“to block a vote on sweeping climate legislation.”
Shouldn’t this be labeled as “controversial climate legislation”? Or is it only Republicans proposals that are controversial?
Why? Trump will veto
Your comment is spot on. Witness Hope Hicks being grilled again today.
Feed the socialists their own medicine. No quorum!
It’s a state bill in Oregon.
I thought it was federal at first, too.
You try to tell them that playing nice with these radicals isn’t going to work.
Now they have radicals running Portland with an army of Antifa and BLM to break heads.
It is only "controversial" if the media party opposes it.
Got it? Next question like that, it will be off to the Gulag for you!
Shouldn’t this be labeled as “controversial climate legislation”? Or is it only Republicans proposals that are controversial?
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Nothing the Left wants is ever labelled as controversial or radical. There is a presumption in the media that everything the Left proposes is altruistic, noble, cost-free and beneficent.
In short, the Left’s motivations are never questioned.
He will? I don’t think he will even get the chance since it’s up to Kate brown.
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