AUGUST 14, 2015, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A7
POST,
continued from Page A1
legislature said well we’re here,
so let’s run some bills. It’s all
for the re-elections. Legisla-
tors will be able to say I caught
him or her saying yes or no on
something. I’ll introduce a bill
to take care of that and a bill
to not fund abortions.”
For this session, Post co-
sponsored fi ve bills, three
of which he referred to as
“throwaway” bills.
“I was the fi rst Republi-
can to get a bill signed by the
governor (Kate Brown),” Post
said. “It was a pro-business bill
to get rid of some restrictions.
The governor and I have a
unique relationship. She really
likes me for some reason, even
though we are opposites. She
showed us freshmen around
and took me by the arm. She
said, ‘I know I can count on
you for the transportation
package, right?’ I said ‘no.’ She
said, ‘That’s why I like you.’”
Post used the story as an
example of how he didn’t
change his stances on issues.
He noted tallying the second
highest no vote count, with
285 no votes.
“There was no reason to
vote yes,” he said. “If it’s 35-25
in the House (Democrats ver-
sus Republicans), it’s going to
pass anyway. What does a 36th
yes vote mean? Nothing.”
Post noted a concealed
handgun license bill passed
the House but died in a Sen-
ate judiciary committee. He
expressed angst over a new
law “banning the box” on an
application form asking about
a criminal background check
and also about Senate Bill 454,
the mandatory sick leave bill.
“Business will always make
the right choice. We don’t
need government to tell us,”
Post said.
Post also took exception to
House Bill 2960 (mandatory
retirement savings), Senate Bill
324 (reducing greenhouse gas
emissions) and Senate Bill 941
(expanded background checks
for gun sales).
“There are 19 counties
now that have said they won’t
enforce (SB 941) because they
don’t have the money to en-
force it,” Post said. “It was just
a feel-good measure.”
Post noted HB 2012, the
increased minimum wage bill,
will be back on the table next
February. He found the debate
over the bill somewhat enter-
taining.
“It was the House Dem-
ocrats fi ghting the Senate
Democrats at the end,” Post
Rep. Bill Post
speaks during a
Keizer Chamber
of Commerce
Luncheon Aug.
11 at Keizer
Quality Suites.
KEIZERTIMES/
Craig Murphy
said. “Tina Kotek wanted $15
an hour, while Peter Court-
ney wanted $373 million for a
capitol retrofi t. We don’t want
anyone to die in our capitol.
I walked by Courtney’s of-
fi ce when Kotek was in there.
They were screaming at each
other, full volume. The Re-
publicans just laid back and
let the Democrats fi ght each
other.”
Post noted he responds
to every e-mail, which was
a chore with SB 941. That
bill led to more than 4,000
e-mails, the most he got for
any bill. Thatcher agreed she
“hands down” got the most
comments about that bill as
well of all the legislation from
this year’s session.
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