Oregon Senate Republicans end walkout, allowing bills on abortion and trans health care to proceed.
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Republican senators in Oregon ended their six-week walkout that blocked hundreds of bills, including those on abortion, transgender health care, and gun safety. The boycott was prompted by a sweeping measure on abortion and gender-affirming care that Republicans said was too extreme. The walkout also blocked the approval of the two-year state budget and a gun-safety measure opposed by the GOP that would increase the purchasing age to 21 for semiautomatic rifles. The boycott ended after GOP and Democratic leaders met to negotiate compromises.
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- Republicans in Oregon Senate end six-week walkout that blocked bills on abortion, trans health care The Associated Press
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