NastyWoman
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Post by NastyWoman on Jun 20, 2019 15:12:12 GMT -5
Obstructionists in action - and an attempt to foil them
"SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown deployed the state police Thursday to try to round up Republican lawmakers who fled the Capitol in an attempt to block a vote on a landmark climate plan that would be the second of its kind in the nation.
Minority Republicans want the cap-and-trade proposal aimed at dramatically lowering the state's greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 to be sent to the voters for approval instead of instituted by lawmakers. Negotiations with Democrats fell apart late Wednesday prompting conservatives to pursue a walkout, said Kate Gillem, a spokeswoman for Senate Republicans said Thursday. ..."
www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/oregon-gov-sends-police-after-gop-senators-who-fled-capitol/ar-AADaYwK?ocid=ientp
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