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  Oregon Senate Republicans walk out in protest of cap-and-trade bill
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Last EditedRP  Feb 25, 2020 10:46am
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News DateMonday, February 24, 2020 11:45:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionFor the second consecutive legislative session, Senate Republicans have walked out of the Oregon Capitol to block passage of a greenhouse gas emissions cap-and-trade bill.

Democrats hold a supermajority of 18 members, but a walkout denies the Senate a two-thirds quorum of 20 needed to conduct any business on the floor. Senate Republicans deployed this tactic twice during the 2019 session — first in protest of a multibillion dollar education revenue package and then against House Bill 2020, the previous cap-and-trade bill.
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