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January 10, 2007

Washington, DC — Today Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) announced legislation on Iraq, calling for the withdrawal of US forces, accountability for how federal funds are being spent, and enhanced diplomatic efforts. The legislation, titled the “New Direction for Iraq Act of 2007,” requires the redeployment of U.S.

January 9, 2007

Washington, DC — Today Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) joined Congressman Marty Meehan (D-MA) in introducing a resolution opposing the escalation of the War in Iraq and calling on the President to first seek Congressional approval for plans to raise troop levels above the current level of 132,000. Speaking from the House Floor, Congressman Blumenauer delivered the following statement:

January 3, 2007

Congressman Blumenauer released the following statement on the occasion of the 3,000th American servicemember killed in Iraq:

December 6, 2006
Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), a senior member of the House International Relations Committee, issued the following statement on today’s release of the Iraq Study Group report. Congressman Blumenauer voted against the authorization of military force in Iraq and, in March 2006, introduced legislation to begin the withdrawal of U.S. troops.
December 5, 2006

Washington, DC – In the wake of Ambassador John Bolton’s resignation as United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) reaffirmed his support for the appointment of outgoing Congressman James A. Leach (R-Iowa) as Bolton’s successor.

November 9, 2006

Washington, DC – Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) will speak on a panel moderated by Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne on Tuesday, November 14 at the Falk Auditorium at the Brookings Institute in Washington DC. Other panelists include Jonathan Rauch, columnist with the National Journal, and Kevin O’Leary, a Senior Research Fellow with the Center for the Study of Democracy.

October 25, 2006

Portland, Ore –Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), a member of the House International Relations Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations, released the following statement on the human rights situation in Ethiopia:

October 9, 2006

Portland, Ore – Congressman Earl Blumenauer announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency is awarding a $2.7 million Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant for the State of Oregon.

October 5, 2006

Portland, Ore –Congressman Earl Blumenauer is hosting a forum, “The High Costs of Being Poor,” a conversation on the changes needed to help Oregon’s poor. The forum will highlight how the poor pay more for housing, healthcare, and financial services, and focus on ideas to reduce the higher costs that low-income Oregonians are paying for basic services.

September 27, 2006

Washington, DC - The House of Representatives approved legislation late last night that includes more than $11 million for several Oregon-based organizations, including HemCon, Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies Institute (ONAMI), Northwest Marine, and the Manufacturing 21 Coalition.

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