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3A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 2017 Lawmaker ousted to prevent ‘no’ vote on education plan States of Washington, California, New York, unite to back climate pact Democrat could have blocked budget By PARIS ACHEN Capital Bureau AP Photo/Andrew Harnik President Donald Trump arrives in the Rose Garden of the White House Thursday to speak about the U.S. role in the Paris climate change accord. the world to address the chal- lenge of climate change. While Oregon is a small state, we can play a huge role in fi nding innovative solutions to pre- serve our natural resources, reduce carbon, and create a cleaner, and greener energy mix of the future.” Trump formally announced his decision to leave the his- toric international agree- ment after months of teasing the action. He criticized the pact as a job-killer that put the United States as an unfair advantage. It may be years, however, before the country can for- mally exit the deal, but Trump said he’ll immediately halt implementation. He said he would consider re-entry if the U.S. could get a better deal. Republican politicians and representatives of the coal industry cheered Trump’s action. “President Trump’s cou- rageous decision to exit the Paris accord recognizes that the United States is not legally bound to an Obama-era agree- ment that set unrealistic emis- sions targets at the expense of billions of American taxpayer dollars without the approval of Congress,” said Texas Attor- ney General Ken Paxton, who joined nine other states in urging Trump to leave the agreement. Under the Paris agreement, negotiated during former Pres- ident Barack Obama’s tenure, the United States voluntarily committed to reducing pollut- ing emissions by 1.6 billion tons by 2025. The Democratic governors’ new pact commits to that same goal, which requires a 26 to 28 percent reduction in emissions from 2005 levels. Specifi c targets haven’t been set for each state. Califor- nia, New York and Washing- ton state together account for about 10 percent of the coun- try’s greenhouse gas emis- sions, Brown’s offi ce said. California is already work- ing to reduce greenhouse Oregon governor also critical of President Trump By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Three Democratic governors said Thursday they won’t let the United States back away from a commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, despite President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from an international pact. “This is an insane move by this president,” Califor- nia Gov. Jerry Brown said, blasting the decision as “devi- ant behavior from the highest offi ce in the land.” Brown joined Gov. Jay Ins- lee of Washington state and Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York to form the U.S. Climate Alliance to uphold the Paris climate agreement, a pact involving nearly 200 nations aimed at slowing the warming of the planet. The three states already belong to an emissions reduc- tion pact of states and cities worldwide, but Thursday’s action marked a direct stand against the Trump administra- tion and a formal commitment to upholding the targets of the Paris agreement. Connecticut Gov. Dan Mal- loy and Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe also expressed interest in joining the new pact. “We governors are going to step into this cockpit and fl y the plane,” Inslee told report- ers. “The president wants to ground it — we’re going to fl y it.” Oregon Gov. 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Some other subcommit- tee members who voted “yes” agreed that the education bud- get was too low but said a greater allocation could be added later, if lawmakers are successful in raising more rev- enue in the next several weeks. Rep. Julie Parrish, R-West Lynn, who voted “no” on the budget, said the Legislature has consistently increased education funding for schools with few results, because much of the money goes toward pension and health care costs, rather than the classroom. “Putting more money into education has not yielded bet- ter outcomes,” Parrish said. The Capital Bureau is a collaboration between EO Media Group and Pamplin Media Group. Family of suspect in Portland stabbings offers condolences Astoria Band Boosters Pick of the Week h (More on gas emissions by 40 percent from 1990 levels by 2030, and Brown has cast himself as Trump’s chief foil on cli- mate policy. It’s unclear when discussions between the three governors began, but they announced their new pact within an hour of Trump’s announcement. Brown is about to begin a trip to China to discuss emis- sions-reduction policies with other leaders and has prom- ised to fi ll the void left by the Trump administration. At home, Brown is battling to reauthorize a cap-and-trade program that expires in 2020, a key piece of his political legacy. He’s said California’s economy is proof that com- bating climate change isn’t the economic deadweight Trump suggests. Washington state is also moving ahead with capping carbon emissions and requir- ing power plants and oil refi n- eries to reduce emissions over time. In New York, Cuomo announced he would use exec- utive orders to ensure his state continues to abide by the Paris agreement. West Virginia Coal Asso- ciation Senior Vice Presi- dent Chris Hamilton said U.S. withdrawal from the Paris accord would build confi - dence in U.S. mining and industry even if it wouldn’t make major changes on the ground. Trump promised during his campaign to bring back coal mining jobs. “I think it slows down this rush toward punitive mea- sures against the United States industrial base and mining industry,” Hamilton said. Associated Press writers David Klepper in Albany, New York, Rachel La Corte in Olym- pia, Washington, and Michael Virtanen in Morgantown, West Virginia, contributed. SALEM — An e ast Port- land Democrat who threat- ened to oppose the state’s education budget because it would force cuts at public schools was ousted from his seat on the Ways and Means education subcommittee during a vote on the spend- ing plan. State Rep. Diego Hernan- dez’s “no” vote would have meant defeat for the $8.2 bil- lion biennial budget for K-12 education. When Hernandez made it clear early Thursday that he would vote against the education budget, other mem- bers of the subcommittee summoned Ways and Means Co-Chairwoman Nancy Nathanson to the room. Nathanson used her authority to replace any House member on a Ways and Means subcommittee and temporarily removed Her- nandez from the subcommit- tee. She then cast a “yes” vote on the budget, allowing the budget to progress to the full Joint Committee on Ways and Means. Hernandez’s decision was at odds with other Democrats on the subcommittee. “We have reached a criti- cal point in this session, and I am sorry but … I cannot vote for a budget that contin- ues to cut our school funding and continues to maintain our mediocrity,” said Hernandez, who also is a member of the Reynolds School Board. He called on legislators to wait on the budget and to focus on passing corporate revenue reform before the end of session in July. 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