NEWS RELEASE

June 30, 2019

Statement by Senate Majority Leader Ginny Burdick on 2019 Legislative Session Sine Die

SALEM – Oregon Senate Majority Leader Ginny Burdick (D-Portland) released the following statement today regarding Sine Die of the 2019 Session of the Oregon Legislature:

“In all of my time in the Legislature, this session stands out as historic. For more than 40 years, our state has been trying to figure out how to adequately fund schools. This session, we created billions of dollars in dedicated, sustainable school funding that will help our children get ahead. It will help us improve graduation rates and keep our kids engaged in school so they grow into productive adults.

Senate Democrats also were there for working families all over the state. We passed paid family leave legislation, because no family should have to choose between paying bills and caring for loved ones. We passed the first-of-its-kind statewide rent stabilization bill and delivered historic legislation that will benefit Oregonians for generations.

Among our major accomplishments was significant reform to fix aspects of Measure 11 that are doing more harm than good for kids who get caught up in the justice system. We also tightened requirements for imposing the death penalty. In nearly all cases, the death penalty process yields nothing more than years’ worth of legal costs and heartache without actually carrying out the death sentence.

We have more work to do in the battles against climate change and gun violence. Those issues are top priorities for us moving forward. We have not given up on those fights.”

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Contact: Rick Osborn, Communications Director
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1074
Email: rick.osborn@oregonlegislature.gov 
Capitol Address: 900 Court St. NE, S-223, Salem, Oregon 97301