Since they can't legally block their Republican colleagues from evading votes, Oregon's Democratic state lawmakers are introducing a measure that would require paying fines or expenses for unexcused absences out of pocket, rather than using campaign funds
But since they can't legally block them from evading votes, the Democrats are introducing a measure that would require them to pay fines or expenses for unexcused absences out of their own pocket rather than using campaign funds.Of course, because Republicans aren't present for any votes, that means the measure's chances for passage, even in a Democratically controlled legislature, are slim."This is something Democrats take issue with.
"Republicans used a similar tactic to stall the environmental bill last year, leading Democrats to threaten fines of $500 a day for the absences, though they were never formally levied."It is sad that this bill is necessary, but the Senate Republicans have refused to show up for work three times in the last 10 months," Senate Majority Leader Ginny Burdick, a Democrat who chairs the Senate Committee on Rules, said in a press release.
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