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Senators debate transportation revenue; some urge no-new-tax alternative
Summary
Senators debated House Bills 3991 and 3992, with critics calling the measures a tax hike and urging consideration of Senate Bill 1221, described as a no-new-tax alternative; the body took routine calendar actions and adjourned without objection until Sept. 3.
The Senate convened on a short agenda that included a pointed debate over proposed transportation revenue measures. Senator Robinson criticized House Bill 3991 and related proposals as a tax increase on Oregonians and urged investigation into how the Oregon Department of Transportation spends construction dollars, saying lawmakers should ‘‘investigate how we got here and fix it’’ rather than immediately approving new revenues. "This session's Labor Day…
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