Yesterday, Oregon House Speaker Julie Fahey, Senate President Rob Wagner, House Majority Leader Ben Bowman, and Senate Majority Leader Kathleen Taylor have announced their opposition to Ballot Measure 118, which will be on the November 2024 ballot. The four legislative leaders released the following statement:
“In these tough times, we all want working families to get every break they can, but Measure 118 is not the answer. We have grave concerns it will slow job growth and cause cuts to critical services like road maintenance, fire fighting, and addiction recovery.
It’s clear that this California-funded initiative has concerning, potentially dire implications for the critical services that hardworking Oregonians rely on. According to non-partisan research, Measure 118 would be a tremendous strain on our state resources, including a potential impact of more than $2.8 billion on state resources and require deep cuts to important front-line services, like health care and public safety.
Worse, non-partisan research also indicates that Measure 118 would increase prices for consumer goods and slow Oregon’s job growth. Meanwhile, the ‘rebates’ would go to every Oregonian – including the ultra-wealthy. As a matter of public policy, we believe this is a bad deal for Oregonians.
We ask Oregonians to take a closer look at Measure 118, and we ask you to join us in voting no.”
