SALEM- Rep. Matt Wingard, R-Wilsonville, broke ranks with the House GOP’s series of speeches on job and business loss due to the tax measures last month by bringing up a topic that hasn’t taken center stage this session, climate change and the climatgate scandal. YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gelTt5EmQ1g

SALEM- Continuing with the trend of Republican remonstrances on Oregon’s business climate, House Minority Leader, Rep. Bruce Hanna, R-Roseburg, describes a poll about the current mood of entrepreneurs in Oregon and the importance of small businesses to the state’s economy. YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ybnYFjbKGo

SALEM- Rep. Kim Thatcher,R-Keizer, tells stories of businesses leaving the state after the tax increases passed last month continuing the trend of Republican remonstrances on the issue this session. YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6evei2c-nRw

SALEM- Talk of jobs in Oregon continues to dominate speeches on the House floor, as seen in Tuesday’s speeches by Rep. Sal Esquivel (R-Medford), Rep. Bill Garrard (R-Kalamath Falls), and Rep. Jules Bailey (D-Portland). YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfAM7XM0i20

SALEM- House Minority Leader, Rep. Bruce Hanna (R-Roseburg) reported on Thursday that Oregon had the largest number of new jobless claims out of any state in the Union. YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k78TMam1lmk

SALEM- House Majority Leader Rep. Mary Nolan, D-Portland, spoke to the House floor on Wednesday, promoting the achievements in Oregon’s business climate. YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcUcirFWlMg

SALEM- Rep. Michael Schaufler, D-Happy Valley, talks about the need for jobs in Oregon at Wednesday’s House Committee on Business and Labor hearing. Later that afternoon, Schaufler apologized to the body for making this speech while in committee, calling it out of order. YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCzOHnTd7ok

BY SARAH ROSS Rep. Bruce Hanna (R-Roseburg) speaks of Oregon’s high levels of unemployment during the first House Floor Session for the 2010 Special Session. YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIyIxxsUhFo

Senators George and Telfer question the Oregon Unemployment Department about fraud in the system during the November Interim Committee Hearings in Salem. BY SARAH ROSS YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWhQi51n6b4

These maps from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show the rise in Oregon’s unemployment rates since 2007. BY SARAH ROSS