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Hree Republicans and a former Republican have not showed up on the floor of the Oregon Senate since last Wednesday and if they stay out the rest of this week they could be blocked from running for re-election under a new law overwhelmingly passed by Oregon voters this past November.
Without a quorum, the Senate soon adjourned with plans to try again Tuesday.
Senate President Rob Wagner promised senators he would only grant excused absences for extraordinary circumstances when the GOP-led walkout persisted into its third day on Friday.
Update: Thursday, May 4, noon. - For a second day, Republicans denied the Oregon Senate a quorum to conduct any business during a scheduled floor session.
A bill that would allow Oregonians to pump their own gas anywhere in the state edged closer to passage this week