Salem, Oregon Capitol Building, Before the BIG vote on the 17th, mostly deserted Legislative offices were seen. The Democrat State Senate did not tally up what the citizens of Oregon thought about their $5 Billion Tax Bill. That Thought never entered their Minds.

In the Republican State House members tallied over 6000 comments against the tax bill, now set to be voted on by the State Senate on September 17, 2025. The session set to begin at 10 am.

Visiting on September 15th, to find out what the State Senators thought, the Capitol building was almost empty. Finding and talking to State Senator Wagner's Chief of Staff and the Senate Majority Office, director of Communication, Truth in the Pacific Northwest was advised no one tallied the citizens' input as to support or opposition to this $5 Billion Tax and Fee bill. It was a surprising question that no one thought of and no one expressed an interest in such a question even as they were presented with it.

The three floors of the state senate legislative offices were empty except for State Senator Noah Robinson's office, Senator Robert Wagner and the Senate Majority office now headed up by State Senator Kayse Jama. 

A worker not associated with the legislative offices described this empty of life floors as the new normal since COVID. Neither of the Democrat's administrative staff had a problem with staff "working" from home. Working on what? Not on tallying up the yea and nays from Oregonians about their $5 Billion bill.

 Not a hint of discomfort or realization that Oregonians, that the working class, small business, families with children do not want the unending taxes brought to them by the Democrat Party that used to be supporters of the working class. Neither did the administrative staff see any issue with no legislative aides on site. "Well, they have town halls in their districts," one said. No recognition of the importance of a constituent actually visiting the offices of their state representative and state senators.

 

 

 

 

Oregon State Senator Lisa Reynolds has a staff of seven and not one was on site to meet, greet and help constituents in her district.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State Senator Khanh Phan had an interesting framed photo regarding Immigrants who are trans.GROK AI doing the statistics and math determined Oregon may have approximately 800 of such a population, the question must be asked with almost 500,000 Oregon families with children, why do the Democrats not care about those families. 

Why don't they care about those children? Why do they not see the tax burden they put on those families, the families with children?

What will happen on the 17th? Will the Republican State Senators deny quorum like the Democrats did in 2001?

September 16, 2025