Posted on 05/04/2021 7:40:12 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Members of the Oregon House narrowly defeated a move on Tuesday to consider a bill that would give the Legislature oversight of the governor’s emergency powers, enacted most recently to address the coronavirus pandemic.
The motion by Rep. Rick Lewis, R-Silverton, who along with a Democrat is one of the two chief sponsors of the bill, to pull the bill from the rules committee and fast-track a House floor vote was defeated with 28 votes against and 27 in favor.
Several Democrats were among those in favor, as were all Republicans who were present. The other chief co-sponsor of the bill is Rep. Marty Wilde, D-Eugene.
The House Republican caucus said in a statement after the vote that it wants “to make the governor accountable to the Legislature.” …
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cowards, they don’t want to be blamed in case one of their overrides goes south.
Indiana had to slap our POS RINO governor down hard
He’s as arrogant as Cuomo and deserved it
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