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FEBRUARY 3, 2017, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A13 FUNERAL, POST, continued from Page A1 continued from Page A1 we need to be his laugh. We need to fi ll the world with as much joy and warmth as we can and, in that, we will be Ca- den’s living memorial.” Caden’s aunt, Marilyn Sims, shared her emotions since learning of his death and the hole his absence has left. “I feel like a piece of me and our family is missing … I feel blessed that God chose you as my nephew,” Sims said. In addition to remembranc- es, a slideshow of photos of Caden were shown during the ceremony and included mo- ments with family and friends, one with a Spider-Man birth- day cake, another looking in- tently at a lollipop and one of Caden with a dandelion be- hind one ear. The Rev. Larry Grine said that the point of a memorial was to help a community pro- cess pain together, especially in the wake of tragic loss. “The news of his death broke in like an intruder that broke in to steal any sense of life being fair. The circum- stances are our hearts are bro- ken and our minds numb,” Grine said. “Things like this can be a wedge, but when we recognize we are in the same boat, there can also be healing.” Mother indicted Amy Marie Robertson, Ca- den’s mother, was indicted last week on charges of murder by abuse and two charges of criminal mistreatment relating to another of her three sons. Post: I am concerned about assuring services for pregnant women and ending the con- troversial practice of using tax dollars for abortions and in- stead providing every possible care a pregnant woman and her baby could need from prenatal to postpartum, food clothing, shelter, health care and even adoption services. There is no limit to a woman’s right to choose in this bill. This bill puts Oregon in the mainstream of states and the federal govern- ment on health policy. KT: If you are concerned about those whose seek reg- ular or multiple abortions, would you consider limiting the number of abortion reim- bursements per patient rather than the one-size-fi ts-all policy change? Post: Here is the amount of money (about $21 million in 10 years) OHA has spent on abortions with tax payer dollars: http://bit.ly/2k1hUAJ. (Editor’s note: the actual amount is $16.5 million over the past 10 years.) And here is a letter from OHA detailing the spending: http://bit.ly/2kNA0Yi. HB 2126 would repeal require- ments that those selling, leasing or otherwise transferring fi rearms pro- vide a copy of record to law enforce- ment agencies. KT: (the following three ques- tions were sent, Post chose to answer them as one): What are the benefi ts of this bill to gun owners if it passes? What are the benefi ts to non-gun own- ers if it passes? Do you have any concerns about contributing to an increase in hard-to-track weapons used in the commis- sion of crimes? Post: The current law cre- ates a used gun registration held by local law enforcement offi cials and this bill will stop that from happening. Registra- tion of guns is the fi rst step to confi scation. I don’t know if there are any benefi ts to non-gun own- ers. Perhaps you could say it removes an unnecessary bur- den being placed on local law enforcement agencies to in- spect and store records which costs money and time. This bill would alleviate that. Nearly all gun transactions are now required to take place at a gun dealers location. This law predates the current sys- tem of instant checks where guns are checked prior to be- ing transferred. A gun dealer is very unlikely to take a gun which the instant check sys- tem has identifi ed as untrans- ferable. Also the state police are required to investigate all unlawful transactions, so this notifi cation is now completely unnecessary. Prior to the in- stant check system there was a waiting period before a dealer could transfer gun so that law enforcement could check re- cords so this requirement had some merit, but not today. HB 2128 would remove pseu- doephedrine from the list of Sched- ule III controlled substances, but many of the safeguards pertaining to its distribution and sale would remain. KT: Our understanding of this is that it would reclassify puzzle answers pseudoephedrine, but many of the current rules regarding dispensing it and purchasing it would remain in place. Given that, can you clarify what tak- ing it off Schedule III would accomplish? Post: This bill is my big- gest priority. Oregon has to be number one for allergies and colds. My desire is to have Or- egon join the rest of the coun- try in having basically a “be- hind the counter” sale of PSE products. Under my bill – just like Washington, Idaho, Cali- fornia, Hawaii and most other states – a person goes into a pharmacy, shows a photo ID (it can be any photo ID) signs a form, the pharmacist puts the info into the NPLEx system and the person gets two pack- ages of standard dose Sudafed. Current data show that most meth now is coming from large production labs out of Mexico where Oregon does not have any jurisdiction. The 2005 leg- islation was meant to stop the ability for small local meth labs to obtain PSE easily. In 2005, PSE was an over-the-counter medicine, there was not any ability to track who was buying how much PSE at any given time. Today there is a national Methamphetamine Precursor Electronic Tracking/Monitor- ing System and it is paid for by Pharma which means no cost to Oregon. The National Precursor Log Exchange (NPLEx) is provided without cost to retailers. This doesn’t include costs relating to internet access, optional hardware or other equipment. NPLEx will immediately no- tify the retailer if a sale will ex- ceed legal limits; allow the re- tailer to override the stop-sale alert if the retailer is in reason- able fear of imminent bodily harm; and allow the retailer to override the stop-sale alert if the retailer is fi lling a valid pre- scription; and is accessible to law enforcement for investiga- tive purposes. HB 2378 would permit em- ployers to pay employees under the age of 21 85 percent of minimum wage for the initial 90 days of em- ployment. KT: (the following questions were sent, Post chose to answer them as one): 1)What motivated you to draft this bill? 2) The reality is that there are plenty of workers under the age of 21 who live independently or al- ready have families dependent on their wages, are you con- cerned for their welfare if this passes? 3) Are you concerned that this might permit some bad actors to essentially hire people for 90 days and then let them go before having to pay the full minimum wage? 4) One of the often-repeated arguments against higher mini- mum wages is that minimum wage jobs were not meant to be living wage jobs, but times have changed and many peo- ple end up taking on multiple minimum wage jobs to make ends meet which reduces time for family, parenting and the basic enjoyment of life. Do you have any concerns that creating a temporary wage gap adds to those stresses? Post: The most vocal op- ponent to the passed minimum wage hike in my district was from agriculture. They cannot afford to hire junior high, high school and college kids at the new rates. I am also very con- cerned that high school kids with no experience are going to be quickly left out of the job market. This bill would create a 90-day period in which the young person can meet expec- tations of the employer and if met, would then go to the set minimum wage for that zone in Oregon. Of course there might be “bad actors,” there always are. I don’t think that will be the overarching theme though of getting jobs for young people. This is a “start- ing wage” that will help more young people get jobs now. If there had been some kind of “carve out” for ag in the origi- nal minimum wage bills from last year than this would not be necessary. KT: What other bills have you submitted or plan to sub- mit that are important priori- ties for you this session? Post: My CHL (concealed handgun license) reciprocity bill, HB 2127, is back. It passed the House 57-1 in 2015 but died in Senate judiciary. Edi- tor’s note: HB 2127 directs the Department of Justice to create and maintain list of states that recognize Oregon concealed handgun licenses and require handgun competency to obtain concealed handgun license that is similar to competency re- quired in Oregon. I also have two other bills that are in draft form right now. LC 2580 is the Oregon Commission on Judicial Fitness and Disability. Currently if you steal a car, you will go to court where there is a prosecutor, de- fense attorney, jury and judge. If you are a judge and accused of a violation of some sort, you go before a “one party” package of judge, prosecutor and jury with no means to defend oneself. I think when Oregonians fi nd this out, they will be outraged. LC 1717 would allow alco- hol in certifi ed cigar shops. In 2015, I was able to get “food and drink” prohibition taken out of the certifi ed cigar shops in Oregon with a bipartisan 89-1 vote. 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