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Published: April 10, 2008

Democrats stage brief walkout in protest, propose changes

By Michael McNutt

House Democrats staged a brief walkout today from chamber to protest how Republican-led committees have been treating Oklahomans who have tried to speak before them the past couple weeks. The walkout lasted about two minutes. Democrats, however, later in the morning left the chamber again for a caucus meeting. They submitted several proposals to House Speaker Chris Benge, R-Tulsa . One suggestion was to require committee ...

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