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Oregon House passes transportation funding package after heated debate on taxes and oversight
Summary
The Oregon House passed House Bill 39 91, a transportation funding package that raises revenue and adds oversight measures; members debated tradeoffs between new taxes and preserving safety services before declaring the bill passed by the required majority.
Representative McLean, co-chair of the Joint Committee on Transportation, urged colleagues to approve a package she said was needed to prevent closures, layoffs and service cuts at the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT). “We are here today because Oregonians cannot wait without action, and we will face immediate and painful consequences,” she said during third-reading debate.
Lawmakers spent much of the special-session floor debate weighing whether to raise new revenues now or attempt further cuts and reallocations. Supporters said the bill preserves core services — snowplows, bus service and maintenance stations — and funds audits…
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