Wednesday, 1 February 2012

Blumenauer: Republican Highway and Transportation Bill a “Step Backwards”

WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), a senior member of the Budget and Ways and Means committees, released the following statement regarding H.R. 7, the “American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act”:

“As a member of the Ways and Means Committee, I am appalled at the fantasy finance scheme ...

Wednesday, 1 February 2012

Blumenauer Introduces Bill Establishing Nonpartisan National Redistricting Commission

Amid record-low approval ratings for Congress, Blumenauer bill offers voters fairness in choosing their representatives

WASHINGTON – Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), a senior member of the House Budget and Ways and Means Committees, introduced H.R. 3846, the “National Commission for Independent Redistricting Act of 2012.” The Act establishes a ...

Wednesday, 18 January 2012

Rep. Earl Blumenauer to Black Out Website In Solidarity Against PIPA/SOPA Censorship

WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), a senior member of the House Budget and Ways and Means Committees, announced that he would black out his Congressional website this afternoon in support of Internet freedom and in solidarity with online businesses and innovators against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) ...

Wednesday, 18 January 2012

Implementing, Adapting, and Innovating Approaches to Health Care

Oregon is a leading state in implementing, adapting, and taking innovative approaches to health care reform. On Friday, Congressman Blumenauer sat down with leaders of Oregon's health care community to discuss the progress and impact of health care reform implementation. At the first of two such roundtables, the Congressman was ...

Friday, 10 February 2012

Healing and Caring

On Friday, Congressman Blumenauer spoke at the dedication of the Randall Children’s Hospital at Legacy Emanuel in North Portland. He was joined by Marian Wright Edelman, the President and Founder of the Children’s Defense Fund, who gave the keynote address for the dedication. Construction on the new hospital began in ...

Friday, 13 January 2012

National Hub for Urban Mobility and Design

Congressman Blumenauer gave welcoming remarks to the first Streetcar & Bus Circulator Roundtable hosted by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). FTA chose Portland for this event due to city's designation as a national hub for urban mobility and design. Municipal officials from around the country who are developing streetcar and ...

Tuesday, 6 December 2011

Rewarding Sustainable Development

Creating partnerships to foster sustainable development that creates jobs and strengthens communities is win-win for everyone. On December 1, Congressman Earl Blumenauer, Chairman of the Livable Communities Task Force, highlighted projects from around the country ...

Wednesday, 23 November 2011

Mission of Mercy

Congressman Blumenauer visited the Oregon Mission of Mercy at the Oregon Convention Center with Dr. Jill Price. Oregon Mission of Mercy, a large-scale free dental clinic, began last year and was the first Mission of Mercy on the west coast.

“It is inspiring to see such an enormous community response to ...

Friday, 20 January 2012

The Opportunities and Challenges of 2012

We begin the new year on the same disappointing political note that we concluded 2011. The political process in the minds of virtually all independent observers and lots of people in both parties is that ...

Wednesday, 21 December 2011

Farm subsidies: We can cut the fat in spending and in our food

As you stroll through the aisles of your local grocery store this holiday season, grab an apple and a two-pack of Ho Hos. Can you guess which one your tax dollars are subsidizing?

If you guessed the Ho Hos -- packed with 370 calories from saturated fat and high-fructose corn syrup ...

Tuesday, 13 December 2011

Safe Drinking Water: Giving Life, Health, and Hope

As America prepares for the holiday season, it is important to pause and reflect on what we can do for others as well as ourselves. I hope that Congress will give a gift of life, health and hope by helping people around the world with something that most Americans take ...

Wednesday, 28 September 2011

Unions are (Not!) Destroying America

It is unfortunate that we are seeing an attempt in Congress to scapegoat America's unions for the economic problems that beset us.

After all, it was not America's grocery clerks, nurses, teachers, postal workers and electricians that nearly caused the meltdown of the economy. It wasn't America's labor unions that were ...