Senate Republicans say they’re willing to return on final day of legislative session to avoid Oregon government shutdown

Posted on AllSides May 23rd, 2023
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Senate Republicans on Tuesday pledged to return to the Capitol on the final day of the legislative session June 25 solely to pass bipartisan bills and budgets, something that Democratic leaders have said they won’t allow. Work in the Senate has been stalled since May 3 when conservative lawmakers began boycotting floor sessions, alleging that bills were too difficult to read and violated a 1979 law requiring bill summaries be written in plain English. Since then, Senate Republicans have criticized Democratic priority bills they say they want tabled, including House...

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