Political Coffee 5-12-25: Submit testimony in favor of good amendments to another bad Democrat gun bill SB243 today as it’s being heard at 1pm: OR House R’s force Dems to vote against cops helping feds take down violent illegal aliens: Will they make more maneuvers like this? Is massive Dem opposition to any of Trump’s ideas a good strategy if Trump succeeds? Bynum holding 10 town halls opposing Trump, OR AG Rayfield spends 70% of time fighting Trump instead of dangerous criminals, Trump signs EO that will lower drug prices including knocking down negative influence of PBM’s in OR, Congressional R’s want to sell public lands again, Vote no on all local property tax increases! Send a message and Kotek signs into law some dumb bills

Submit testimony in favor of good amendments to another bad Democrat gun bill SB243 today as it’s being heard at 1pm: https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/politics/2025/05/12/oregon-firearm-bill-2025-legislature/83524113007/ OR House R’s force Dems to vote against cops helping feds take down violent illegal aliens: Will they make more maneuvers like this? https://oregoncatalyst.com/87557-republicans-force-vote-sanctuary-state-law.html Is massive Dem opposition to any of Trump’s ideas a good strategy if Trump succeeds? Bynum holding 10 town halls opposing Trump: https://oregoncapitalinsider.com/2025/05/09/oregon-rep-janelle-bynum-plans-10-summer-town-halls-as-democrats-push-back-against-trump/ OR AG Rayfield spends 70% of time fighting Trump instead of dangerous criminals: https://oregoncatalyst.com/87624-72-oregon-ag-work-fighting-trump.html Trump signs EO that will lower drug prices: https://www.westlinntidings.com/opinion/opinion-oregon-is-in-a-pharmacy-access-crisis-legislators-must-act/article_0f83ad58-fa0b-4b6a-86ea-136475e15727.html Congressional R’s want to sell public lands again: https://www.oregonlive.com/environment/2025/05/a-republican-push-to-sell-public-lands-in-the-west-is-reigniting-a-political-fight.html Vote no on all local property tax increases! Send a message: https://hoodline.com/2025/05/salem-interim-city-manager-krishna-namburi-presents-plan-to-address-13-8m-budget-shortfall-to-city-council/ Kotek signs into law some dumb bills: https://www.kgw.com/article/news/politics/gov-tina-kotek-signed-33-bills-oregon-law-this-week-state-laws/283-fe8e83be-6dcb-48b0-a401-5877a0abf5bb