Nearly a dozen Republicans in Oregon's Democratically-controlled state Senate walked out during a floor vote on an environmental bill on Monday, the latest skirmish in a long-running inter-party fight that's roiled the statehouse.
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OregonLive.comPost
Oregon Senate Republicans walk out over climate cap-and-trade bill
Republicans in the Oregon Senate fled the Capitol on Monday to stop Democrats’ bill to cap greenhouse gas emissions after the plan cleared a legislative budget committee earlier in the day.
Oregon Senate Republicans walk out in protest of cap-and-trade bill
For 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.
BloombergPost
Oregon’s 11 Fugitive Senators Remain at Large, Stalling Key Bill
Six days after they went AWOL to sabotage a bill to curb carbon emissions in Oregon, 11 lawmakers are still hiding out -- in the latest, and weirdest, flashpoint in the U.S. divide over climate change.