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Newspaper Page Text6A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2016 Democrats disrupt House, stage protest over guns By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON — Rebel- lious Democrats staged an extraordinary all-day sit-in on the House loor Wednesday to demand votes on gun-control bills, shouting down Speaker Paul Ryan when he attempted to restore order as their protest stretched into the night. The stunning and unruly scene was broadcast live to the world from Democrats’ cell phones, feeds picked up by C-SPAN after Republi- cans shut down the network’s cameras. The sit-in was well into its 10th hour, with Democrats camped out on the loor stop- ping legislative business in the House, when Ryan stepped to the podium to gavel the House into session and hold votes on routine business. Angry Dem- ocrats chanted “No bill, no break!” and waved pieces of paper with the names of gun victims, continuing their protest in the well of the House even as lawmakers voted on a previ- ously scheduled and unrelated measure to overturn a veto by President Barack Obama. Ryan attempted to ignore the outbursts and announce the business of the day, pound- ing down his gavel over shout- ing. “Shame! Shame! Shame!” Democrats yelled, but Ryan left the lectern and the vot- ing continued. Then Demo- crats began singing “We Shall Overcome,” still holding up the names of gun victims. The scene presented a rad- ical, almost shocking depar- ture from the normal orderly conduct of the House. It was uncertain what would hap- pen as the night stretched on. Republicans planned to attempt to adjourn the House, and hoped to present them- selves as soberly attending to business and Democrats as disruptive. Democrats said they would stay until Republi- cans yielded to their demands to hold votes on bills to strengthen background checks and prevent people on the no ly list from getting guns in the wake of last week’s massacre in Orlando, Florida. The protest included Ore- Rep. Chillie Pingree via AP This photo provided by Rep. Chillie Pingree, D-Maine, shows Democrat members of Congress, including Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., center, and Rep. Elizabeth Esty, D-Conn. as they participate in sit-down protest seeking a a vote on gun control measures, Wednesday on the floor of the House on Capitol Hill in Washington. gon Reps. Suzanne Bonamici, Earl Blumenaer and Peter DeFazio, as well as Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley. “There is so much we can do to address gun vio- lence, Bonamici said. “It’s not thoughts and prayers. It’s not moments of silence. We’ve done enough of that. Our con- stituents today are looking at us and saying please take action. “Let’s do this for the fami- lies of the victims in the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando. Let’s do this for the victims of Aurora. For the victims of Colum- bine, of Umpqua Commu- nity College, of Clackamas Town Center in Oregon,” she added. “Let’s do this not only for the families of the victims, but for the future. For our kids. Enough is enough.” “Are they more afraid than the children at Sandy Hook?” asked Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Calif., referring to the 2012 shooting that killed 26 peo- ple, including 20 elementary school children, in Newtown, Connecticut. “What is so scary about having a vote?” Ryan dismissed the protest as “nothing more than a pub- licity stunt,” and in an inter- view with CNN, made clear there would be no vote. “We’re not going to take away a citizen’s constitutional rights without due process,” he said. The protest began around 11:30 a.m., interrupted briely when Rep. Ted Poe, R-Texas, tried to start the House’s work at noon. The customary prayer and Pledge of Allegiance went ahead, but Poe was forced to recess the House when dozens of Democrats refused to leave the well. By evening, 168 House Democrats — out of 188 — and 34 Senate Democrats joined the protest, according to the House minority leader’s ofice. One after another, they spoke of the need for gun con- trol and talked of constituents who had been killed. Scattered around the House loor were signs reading “Dis- arm Hate.” Visitors watched from the galleries. A crowd of several hundred gun control advocates gathered outside the Capitol and cheered as Demo- crats addressed them. Congress remains grid- locked over gun control, a divide even more pronounced in a presidential election year. The sit-in had the feel of a 1960s-style protest, as some lawmakers sat on the loor, others in their seats. Pot: As of June 21, there were 723 applications to grow the plant in Oregon Continued from Page 1A department might have to put an asterisk beside the pot crop value in its annual report. “We will have sales numbers, but I don’t know how we would report it,” he said. Oregon crop statistics from 2014 list cattle and calves as the state’s top agri- cultural product, at $922 million value. Greenhouse and nursery plants was sec- ond at $829 million, and hay was third, at $703 million. Seth Crawford, an Ore- gon State University sociol- ogy professor who teaches a pot policy class, esti- mated in 2015 that Ore- gon’s marijuana crop had an annual value approaching $1 billion. Meanwhile, the OLCC continues to process license applications as entrepre- neurs seek opportunities in the state’s recreational cannabis market. As of June 21, there were 723 applications to grow pot in Oregon. Of those, 122 were in Jackson County and 91 were in neighboring Josephine County. South- ern Oregon has long been the state’s cannabis produc- tion hotbed, legal or ille- gal. The tri-county Portland area, including Multnomah, Clackamas and Washington counties, accounted for 250 of the license applications. Of processing facilities, 25 of the 82 license applica- tions were from Multnomah County, as were 69 of 193 retail outlet applications. The state also received applications from seven test- ing labs, 57 wholesalers and one research facility. Some licenses have been approved, many oth- ers are in draft form or are being reviewed for land- use compliance by local governments. 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Sunset Empire Park & Recreation District announces a change to their Monthly Board of Directors Meeting Schedule. Beginning in July, Board of Directors Meetings will be held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 4pm. All meetings are held at the Bob Chisholm Community Center in Seaside and are open to the public. The July Board Meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 19, at 4pm. The Sunset Empire Park & Recreation District is seeking applicants to serve on their Board of Directors. The District has a vacancy and the selected Director will serve for approximately one year with the option of running in Spring, 2017. Applicants should reside within District boundaries and have a desire to contribute to the mission of SEPRD in inviting people to P.L.A.Y. (Positive Life Activities for You). For more information or to submit a letter of interest please contact Skyler Archibald, Executive Director at sarchibald@sunsetempire.com or via mail at PO Box 514, Seaside, OR 97138. 45 Public Notices Occasionally other companies make telemarketing calls off classified ads. These companies are not affiliated with The Daily Astorian and customers are under no obligation to participate. If you would like to contact the attorney general or be put on the do not call list, here are the links to both of them Complaint form link: http://www.doj.state.or.us/ finfraud/ CLASSIFIED ADS work hard for you. Try one today! 46 Announcements Sunset Empire Park & Recreation District announces a change to their Monthly Board of Directors Meeting Schedule. Beginning in July, Board of Directors Meetings will be held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 4pm. All meetings are held at the Bob Chisholm Community Center in Seaside and are open to the public. The July Board Meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 19, at 4pm.