The Oregon House and Senate must continue to gavel in and out of session during the Legislature’s two-week pause in deliberations on the $4.3-billion 10-year transportation package that Gov. Senate Republicans are united against the proposal, saying Oregonians cannot afford any of the measure’s tax hikes or fee increases. But lawmakers will need to meet another requirement to keep their session alive due to a section of the Oregon Constitution limiting adjournments. Because the Oregon House passed a sine die resolution alongside its approval of the transportation package and the Senate hasn’t adjourned yet, the state’s constitution prevents the House from continuing a pause in activities beyond three days. At the time, current House Minority Leader Christine Drazan, R-Canby, was chief of staff to the Republican House Speaker Mark Simmons.