Tell your constituents," he said.Īll but three Senate Republicans have now seemingly disqualified themselves from running for another term under Measure 113, racking up more than 10 unexcused absences since the walkout began May 3. Wagner urged senators to come to the floor and debate the legislation they object to. People need to show up on the floor," he said. On Tuesday in a brief conversation with reporters, Wagner reiterated that he would be consistent in not allowing Republicans to return hours before the set end of session. "The same standard is going to apply here," Wagner said Thursday. Democrats adjourned before the last day, leaving the Republicans without a quorum and no additional work was done. He recalled a speech given by then-House Speaker Tina Kotek decrying a similar attempt by Senate Republicans in 2020 to return 12 hours before the session deadline. Returning on the final day to pass a budget is a move Senate President Rob Wagner, D-Lake Oswego, said last week he would not allow. Senate president urges Republicans to return, debate legislation The walkout followed the introduction in the Senate of bills that proposed to add gun restrictions, expand abortion protections and address care for transgender individuals. In the statement, Knopp said they guarantee to return before constitutional sine die to address things like homelessness, affordable housing, public safety and education but not to address an "unlawful, uncompromising, and unconstitutional" agenda. 15, giving the Legislature some additional time to finalize a budget.įor subscribers: Oregon Republicans regularly use walkouts as leverage. Knopp went on to accuse Democrat leadership of threatening to "shut down the government if they don’t get their way."īut a bill the Senate cleared just two days before the walkout began and that the governor signed into law May 16 ensures state agencies will be funded at least through Sept. The walkout in Oregon's Senate hit day 15 Tuesday when only two Republicans made an appearance on the floor.Īs roll call went on in the chamber, Senate Republican leader Tim Knopp, R-Bend, released a statement saying the Republican and Independent senators would return the morning of June 25, the last day of the session, to pass "lawful, substantially bipartisan budgets and bills."
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