In Oregon, Democrats seek to end GOP boycotts of Legislature
Democrats have most of the seats in the Oregon Legislature, but lack the two-thirds majority to conduct business if Republicans stay away. GOP lawmakers have also insisted on bills being read in full, leading Kotek to schedule night sessions in the House. AdThe day of this year's walkout, the Senate Republican caucus asked the governor to immediately reopen schools for full, in-person instruction. AdTwo Republican senators โ Senate Republican Leader Fred Girod and Sen. Kim Thatcher โ belong to the five-member rules committee. But neither the rest of the committee, nor all the people who testified or who were watching on their devices, could hear what the GOP lawmakers were thinking during the hearing.