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SALEM, Ore. - On May 1, the Oregon House of Representatives passed House Bill 2002 - a bill expanding abortion, removing parental consent laws; and today House Bill 2005 - an anti-Second Amendment gun law.
Read MoreSALEM, Ore. - On Monday, Representative Lily Morgan (R-Grants Pass) and Representative E. Werner Reschke (R-Klamath Falls) announced the introduction of HB 3549. It would reform Oregon’s drug laws broken by Ballot Measure 110.
Read MoreCommentary by, E. Werner Reschke, State Representative, Oregon House District 55
The 82nd Legislative Session began this week on Tuesday. Constitutionally, the session runs a maximum of 160 days, between January 17 and June 25. State lawmakers will be debating policy on behalf of their constituents as well as passing a balanced budget for the next two years (2023-2025).
Read MoreSALEM, Ore. –House Republicans previously identified the cost of living, reducing crime, and improving education as priority issues for the 2022 Legislative Session.
Read MoreSALEM, Ore. – Today, the Senate approved House Bill 4002 on a vote of 17 to 10. This legislation establishes overtime pay requirements for agricultural workers in Oregon after 40 hours per week. These requirements will be phased-in over a five-year period.
Read MoreRepresentative E. Werner Reschke (R-Klamath Falls) and House Republican Leader Christine Drazan (R-Canby) released statements after voting no on Democrats’ redistricting proposals. Calling them gerrymandered.
Read MoreResidents of North Lake county will soon be served by Klamath Community College instead of the distant Central Oregon Community College. HB 2089 passed in the House chamber today, carried by Representative Reschke. The bill is effective upon passage.
Read MoreSALEM, Ore. - On Tuesday, February 23, 2021, State Representative E. Werner Reschke (R-Klamath Falls) introduced three bills on the House Floor - HB 3196, HB 3211, and HB 3243.
Read MoreSALEM, Ore. - Rep. Reschke states his opposition to dam removal and transfer being considered by Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The first docket (P-14803-001) allows the transfer of four hydropower dams along the Klamath River from PacifiCorp to a newly formed…
Read MoreStarting at the beginning of Oregon's 2021 legislative session, all committee meetings are now being held virtually. Therefore testifying in person has changed.
Read MoreToday, House Republican Leader Christine Drazan (R-Canby) announced the selection of Klamath Tribal Member Mark Cruz as the House Republican Office’s Chief of Staff.
Read MoreSALEM, Ore. - After eleven days of a bureaucratic stalemate in Salem, Democratic Leaders call for a closure of the 2020 Legislative Session, blaming the Republican walkout for making it impossible to do business.
Read MoreCommentary by, E. Werner Reschke, Representative of Oregon, House District 56.
There is a fierce battle of ideas and political willpower being waged at Oregon’s Capitol. On one side are the Democrats, who claim they have a mandate to implement Cap & Trade in order to meet CO2 emission goals set by the 2007 legislature. By meeting these goals, Democrats maintain Oregon will be doing its part in the battle against climate change. Democrats profess that any higher emission levels are an unacceptable failure.
Read MoreSALEM, Ore.- Yesterday, the House Committee on Energy and Environment offered us a glimpse of what is to come during the short session. House Bill 4066 would authorize the Public Utility Commission to allow electric companies to recover costs for electric vehicle investments from ratepayers.
Read MoreSALEM, Ore. — State Representative E. Werner Reschke (R-Klamath Falls) has been appointed by Speaker of the House to serve as Vice-Chair of House Revenue Committee during the 2020 Legislative Short Session. This allows him to play a leadership role on a committee he currently serves on. Rep. Reschke remains a member of the Water Committee and the Energy and Environment Committee.
Read MoreSalem, Ore. – Newly appointed State Representative Vikki Breese-Iverson (R-Prineville) was administered the oath of office by Oregon Secretary of State Bev Clarno this afternoon in the House Chamber.
Read MoreSalem, Ore. – The House of Representatives today passed an appropriations bill that will provide $1.43 million for the Oregon Future Farmers of America. Rep. Greg Barreto (R-Cove) is the chief sponsor of HB 2444 that funds FFA activities throughout the year.
Read MoreSalem, Ore – Today, the Oregon House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 576, otherwise known as Kaylee’s Law. Named for the young woman from Bend, OR who was assaulted and murdered in July of 2016 by a Central Oregon Community College campus security officer, Kaylee’s Law clearly defines how campus security officers may appear so that they are not confused for official police officers.
Read MoreSalem, Ore. – The Oregon House of Representatives approved a $9 billion budget for K-12 schools and advanced the nearly $1 billion appropriation bill for the Student Success Act. Combined, this legislation will help transform Oregon’s public schools into a model system that will give every student the opportunity to succeed.
Read MoreSalem, Ore. – Bipartisan legislation to provide pregnant and nursing mothers with added employment protections unanimously passed the Oregon House of Representatives today.
The legislation, championed by Rep. Karin Power (D-Milwaukie), clarifies protections for job applicants and workers who are pregnant, and ensures all Oregon employees are given needed rest periods to pump breast milk or breastfeed during a child’s first 18 months.
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