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Senators denounce federal troop deployment in Portland during opening remarks
Summary
Multiple Oregon senators used opening remonstrances to condemn the federal deployment of troops in Portland, calling the action unnecessary, escalatory and harmful to civil liberties; Senators Pham, Jama and Robinson said the deployment was "unwelcome" and urged federal funding priorities be reversed.
Several Oregon senators opened the day's proceedings by denouncing a federal deployment of troops to Portland and warning that the presence of armed federal forces was counterproductive to public safety and local governance.
Sen. Pham, in the remonstrance portion of the morning, said the deployment was "unwelcome, unneeded, and counterproductive to our efforts" and added, "Nobody in Portland asked for this." She and others urged federal leaders to instead restore funding to health care, housing and…
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