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Archive Home > 2008 > November > 16 > Oklahoma senator halts Mount Hood legislation

Oklahoma senator halts Mount Hood legislation

By The Associated Press / The Bulletin
November 16, 2008

PORTLAND — An Oklahoma senator who often targets what he calls Oregon “pork” spending has again stalled new Mount Hood wilderness legislation despite wide support in the rest of the Senate.

Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., pledged to filibuster a massive lands bill that....

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