by Lena Prine | Jun 13, 2023 | Chamber Blog, Public Policy blog
Legislative Update Two weeks remain in the 2023 Legislative Session and the stalemate in the Senate persists. However, the presiding officers have been meeting with Senate Republicans this week in the hopes of coming to an agreement on a limited package of bills to...
by Lena Prine | Jun 6, 2023 | Chamber Blog, Public Policy blog
Legislative Update The clock is winding down in the 2023 Legislative Session and no progress has been made on ending the stalemate in the Senate. Governor Kotek walked away from negotiations on Thursday with no deal to bring Republicans back to the Floor. She and...
by Lena Prine | Jun 2, 2023 | Chamber Blog, Public Policy blog
WASHINGTON, D.C. — June 1, U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Suzanne P. Clark released the following statement on the passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, which now heads to President Biden to be signed into law. “By agreeing to lift our nation’s...
by Chamber Comms | May 30, 2023 | Chamber Blog, Public Policy blog
“Unsalvageable”? That’s what the Oregon Capitol Insider wrote about here in reference to some lawmakers’ feelings about the 2023 Legislative Session. With less than one month until the constitutional end of the session, tensions remain high in...
by Chamber Comms | May 23, 2023 | Chamber Blog, Public Policy blog
Session Defining The final days of the session are producing more questions than answers. The main question being: Will Senate Republicans return to the floor to provide a quorum, and if so, what will bring them back? Ten Republican members of the Oregon Senate now...
