{"id":1942297,"date":"2023-06-01T23:25:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T03:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/absent-oregon-gop-state-senators-face-325-fines-if-walkout-continues\/"},"modified":"2023-06-01T23:27:18","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T03:27:18","slug":"absent-oregon-gop-state-senators-face-325-fines-if-walkout-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/absent-oregon-gop-state-senators-face-325-fines-if-walkout-continues\/","title":{"rendered":"Oregon GOP senators could face $325 fines for ongoing walkout."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fabsent-oregon-gop-state-senators-face-325-fines-if-walkout-continues%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1942297&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Oregon State Senate Republicans Continue Longest-Ever Walkout<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>The Oregon state Senate Republicans are approaching nearly a month of a walkout, the longest-ever walkout in the legislature.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Democratic Majority Leader Pushes for Fines<\/h3>\n<p>Democratic Majority Leader Kate Lieber requested fines for absent senators, insisting on a penalty of $325 a day, saying in a press release, &#8220;<strong>Oregonians who do not show up to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/left-leaning-pollster-democrats-we-have-a-problem\/\" title=\"Left-Leaning Pollster: Democrats, We Have A Problem\">work don\u2019<\/a>t get paid.<\/strong>&#8220;<\/p>\n<h3>Two Republican Senators Vote Against Fines<\/h3>\n<p>Two Republican state senators, David Brock Smith and Dick Anderson voted against the fines, but the measure passed 16-2 on Thursday, according to KOIN 6.<\/p>\n<h3>Senate President Denounces Absent GOP Lawmakers<\/h3>\n<p>Senate President Rob Wagner denounced the absent GOP lawmakers, saying they were \u201cblocking the will of the people in opposition to legislation they personally don\u2019t like,\u201d according to a statement reported in Oregon Public Broadcasting.<\/p>\n<h3>Republicans Criticize Wagner&#8217;s &#8220;Unconditional Agenda&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>Senate Republican Leader Tim Knopp, who has been a walkout leader among fellow GOP members, criticized Wagner for facilitating an \u201cunconditional agenda.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSenate Republicans don\u2019t feel compelled to entertain his political theater,\u201d Knopp said in a press statement. \u201cIn fact, we suggest President Wagner pay our fines since it is his behavior that galvanized our protest.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Walkout Started Over Flesch Test Criteria<\/h3>\n<p>The walkout started with Republican members opposing Democratic legislation, citing its failure to meet the criteria under Flesch test, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/absent-oregon-gop-state-senators-face-325-fines-if-walkout-continues\/\" title=\"Oregon GOP senators could face 5 fines for ongoing walkout.\">scores legislation based<\/a> on the reading level of a text, according to a past Washington Examiner interview with Knopp.<\/p>\n<p>Members said they want to halt about 20 bills from hitting the floor that failed to score a 60 or higher on the test to qualify for enactment, including those related to gun measures and abortion.<\/p>\n<h3>Session Adjourns Soon, Fines to Start Accruing<\/h3>\n<p>The session adjourns on June 25, and the fines, reflective of the legislators\u2019 daily compensation, will start accruing on June 5, according to a press release from the state Senate Republican office.<\/p>\n<h3>History of Walkouts<\/h3>\n<p>Oregon Republicans have an extended history of walkouts over the years, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rush-limbaugh-a-look-back-at-the-man-who-became-the-voice-of-conservatism\/\" title=\"Rush Limbaugh, A Look Back At The Man Who Became The Voice Of Conservatism\">gaining national attention<\/a> for walking out in 2019 to oppose a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pence-i-may-never-see-eye-to-eye-with-trump-on-jan-6\/\" title=\"Pence: I May Never 'See Eye to Eye' With Trump on Jan. 6\">climate change bill<\/a>. GOP senators walked out in 2020 to stop Democratic climate legislation again.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Little Progress Made to End Boycotts<\/h3>\n<p>Gov. Tina Kotek (D-OR) has met with Senate Republicans multiple times in hopes of carrying on the 2023 session, but little progress has been made to end the boycotts.<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Examiner reached out to Anderson and Brock Smith for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oregon state Senate Republicans have been on a month-long walkout, the longest in the legislature&#8217;s history. 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