SENATE COMMITTEE ON RULES
February 25, 2003 Hearing
Room 343
3:00 pm Tapes
13 - 14
MEMBERS PRESENT: Sen. Jason Atkinson, Vice-chair,
Presiding
Sen. Ginny Burdick, Vice-chair
Sen. Roger Beyer
Sen. Tony Corcoran
MEMBER EXCUSED: Sen. Kate Brown, Co-chair
Sen. Bev Clarno, Co-chair
STAFF PRESENT: Jim Stembridge, Committee Administrator
Pam Cox, Committee Assistant
MEASURE/ISSUES HEARD: HCR 2A – Public Hearing
Introduction of
Committee Measures - Work Session
These minutes are in
compliance with Senate and House Rules.
Only text enclosed in quotation marks reports a speaker’s exact
words. For complete contents,
please refer to the tapes.
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TAPE/# |
Speaker |
Comments |
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TAPE 13, A |
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000 |
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(Tape not used.
Recording begins at counter #185.) |
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185 |
Chair Atkinson |
Calls meeting to order at 3:00 p.m. Opens public hearing on |
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HCR 2A
– PUBLIC HEARING |
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198 |
Rep. Tim Knopp |
District 54.
Testifies in favor of HCR 2A, which recognizes February 6th
of each year as Ronald Reagan Day. |
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260 |
Sen. Beyer |
Asks how old he was at the time Reagan was
campaigning. |
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277 |
Rep. Knopp |
Explains his recollections. |
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289 |
Seth Karpinski |
City of Eugene, Salem Legislative Relations Office. Testifies
in opposition to HCR 2A. States many
other Presidents do not have a day named after them, and points out the
negative issues that arose while President Reagan was in office. |
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420 |
Vice-chair Atkinson |
Expresses desire not to wait until he is deceased. |
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TAPE 14, A |
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001 |
Karpinski |
Responds things were very different in the times of
President Washington and President Lincoln. |
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019 |
Sen. Corcoran |
Suggests amending and making the bill bipartisan. |
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024 |
Sen. Burdick |
Comments on information brought to the committee and
gives appreciation to those discussing their issues. |
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040 |
Chair Atkinson |
Closes public hearing and opens work session on introduction
of committee measures. |
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INTRODUCTION
OF COMMITTEE MEASURES - WORK SESSION |
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055 |
Jim Stembridge |
Committee Administrator. Summarizes LC 2469, LC 2470, and |
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073 |
Sen.
Corcoran |
MOTION: Moves LC 2469, LC 2470, and LC 2544 BE
INTRODUCED as committee bills. |
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074 |
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VOTE:
4-0 EXCUSED: 2 - Sen. Clarno, Sen. Brown |
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Vice-chair Atkinson |
Hearing no
objection, declares the motion CARRIED. |
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075 |
Vice-chair Atkinson |
Closes work session on committee measures. Adjourns committee meeting at 3:20 p.m. |
EXHIBITS
None
submitted