Matt Neznanski, March 2, 2008
Call it a special, supplemental, emergency or February session. Rep. Sara Gelser, a Corvallis Democrat and Sen. Frank Morse, a North Albany Republican, agree: The first attempt at yearly legislative sessions was just too short.
An almost obsession on meeting for the minimum time possible might have made any real work more difficult to do, Gelser said.
"A complete focus on getting out on time shifted to 'We've got to get out of here as quickly as possible,'" she said. "I don't think Oregonians are served by bringing everyone together and to leave a week early just so we can leave a week early."
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