Think Out Loud

Oregon Senate Republicans have walked out of the legislative session over a cap and trade bill. The Democrats’ signature climate change bill is headed to the Senate floor, but Republicans aim to stop its passage by denying Democrats the quorum they need. We discuss how this legislative walkout compares to past walkouts in Oregon and around the nation with Jim Moore, Director of the Tom McCall Center for Policy Innovation at Pacific University, and Andrew Downs, the Director of the Mike Downs Center for Indiana Politics.