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Lacy Ramirez Gruss, the reading clerk in the Oregon House of Representatives, poses for a photo during an interview on the House floor at the Capitol in Salem, Ore., on Friday, May 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky)

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Never-ending reading: Oregon GOP tries to tie up Legislature
'It was a little bit wearying. I was ready to talk until I fainted,' clerk said

Republicans have forced a clerk in the Oregon Legislature to read aloud every word in nearly every piece of legislation, giving granular details about farm loans, motor vehicle taxes and other government minutiae as the minority party uses the stalling tactic to try to gain leverage.

By ANDREW SELSKY, Associated Press May 28, 2019