Legislature
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"I think that everyone in the legis
lature realizes the need to wrap this
session up as quickly as possible,"
said Rep. Floyd Prozanski, D-Eugene.
As of Friday, the 72nd Legislative As
sembly entered the record books at
208 days as the longest legislative ses
sion in Oregon history. The previous
record of 207 days was set in 1993,
and only three of the 72 regular ses
sions since the Legislature was found
ed in 1860 have ended after July.
Prozanski, along with three fellow
Democrats and four Republicans
from the I louse, formed a committee
to try to find a budget solution.
"We wanted to get together as a
group and see if we can come togeth
er with a revenue plan and expendi
ture plan," Prozanski said.
So far the committee has looked at
the broad numbers of the budget, rather
than at the specifics, Prozanski said.
Legislators have about $ 10.4 bil
lion dollars to spend in 2003-05
without gaining any additional rev
enue. Republicans have proposed a
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than that amount — with about half
of the revenue coming from in
creased taxes — while Democrats
want to add $ 1.5 billion in addition
al spending, Prozanski said.
Conflicts have arisen because Re
publicans and Democrats may have
to surrender party ideals to agree on
a budget. Republicans want to keep
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taxes low, while Democrats seek to
protect public services. Both sides
may need to make concessions in or
der to achieve an approved budget.
Prozanski said though House Re
publicans and Democrats had different
ideas on spending, he hoped that the
two sides would be able to get together
to come up with a "deal that we can live
with." 1 le added that the I louse would
still need to work with the Oregon Sen
ate in order to approve a budget.
"The reality is that we're going to
have to work together diligently to
come to some conclusion,"
Prozanski said.
And students of all ages face an un
certain future as legislators debate ed
ucation funding.
Rep. Pat Farr, R-Eugene, said higher
education may see a "slender" budget
in the future.
"Community colleges are in a bad
situation," Farr said. "We're snuggling
through the budget deficits to see if we
can find more money for schools."
Despite the extended wrangling,
conflicts between Republicans and
Democrats are lessening as both
sides see the necessity for a finished
state budget, said Rep. Robert Acker
man, D-Eugene.
"The situation is better this week
than last week and certainly better
than last month," Ackerman said.
"There has been a lot more progress."
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Bishop
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"There's a great deal of homopho
bia in society and certainly within the
church," said Reverend Gil Avery, a re
tired priest. He added, however, that
the church's perceptions on homosex
uality and other issues are slowly
changing. Avery said there was a simi
lar outburst when the Episcopal
Church decided to ordain women in
die 1970s, but the church is continu
ously taking in new insights.
"People don't choose their sexual
orientation," he said. "Sexuality is a
gift from God."
And whether homosexuality is a
sin is up for debate. Avery said Jesus
Christ "never said a word" about ho
mosexuality. In fact, Jesus worked to
include the excluded, spending much
of his time with a host of society's out
casts, he said.
"We need to pattern ourselves after
the ones we say we follow," Avery said.
Van agreed.
"To try and separate (gays and les
bians) as unworthy people is spiritual
immaturity," Van said. After attending
church on the Sunday after Robinson's
election, Van said her congregation's re
sponse has been positive.
"It was really an upbeat feeling that
justice had been done, that God loves
everyone," she said.
Eugene's St. Mary's Episcopal
Church also has gay and lesbian
members, Reverend Nick Parker said.
"They are fully accepted," he said.
"Overall, we live and work together."
He added that gays and lesbians —
just as all members — are expected to
conform to the same high morals.
Parker added that one had to use
reason and have informed debates
when applying Biblical teachings to
the legitimacy of homosexuality.
"We look at what the Bible says and
interpret that in the context and the
world in which we live," he said. "The
whole church, the whole society is
having to re-evaluate the boundaries."
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