A boycott by Republican state senators in Oregon threatens to derail hundreds of bills, including on gun control and abortion rights.
— is often viewed as one of America’s most liberal states. But it also has deeply conservative rural areas.
An attendee holds up a sign during a rally calling for an end to the Senate Republican walkout at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Ore., Thursday, May 11, 2023. “We demand you show up!” Liz Marquez, a political organizer with PCUN, a farmworkers union, said over a loudspeaker. “Every day, Oregon workers show up for difficult and sometimes dangerous jobs.”
“It is abundantly clear that there is a concerted effort to undermine the will of people and bring the Legislature to a halt in violation of the Constitution of the state of Oregon,” Wagner, the senate president, said as he gaveled closed the May 5 floor session because of the lack of quorum.Knopp, the GOP Senate leader, said Thursday he hopes cancelling this weekend’s Senate sessions “will give us time to work out a legitimate agreement that will benefit all Oregonians.
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