Oregon lawmakers intro bill to block ‘shadowy paramilitary’

As federal agents continue to clash with protesters on the streets of Portland and President Trump threatening to send federal troops to other US cities with protests, Oregon's federal lawmakers announced a bill to block the Trump Administration from continuing.

Oregon Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden plus Representatives Earl Blumenauer and Suzanne Bonamici will introduce the Preventing Authoritarian Policing Tactics on America's Streets Act.

If passed, this bill "would block the Trump administration from deploying federal forces as a shadowy paramilitary against Americans," a release from Merkley's office said.