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February 16, 2005
Portland Ore. – Congressman Earl Blumenauer, State Senator Laurie Monnes Anderson, and Multnomah County Commissioner Lonnie Roberts will host a joint forum on the future of Social Security and the impacts of President Bush’s privatization plan, on Saturday, February 19 at the YWCA Senior Center in Gresham.
February 15, 2005
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) and Congressman Mark Foley (R-Fla.) today introduced the Bike Commuter Act, legislation to allow employees who bike to work the same financial incentives that are available for parking and mass transit. The bill would change the Transportation Fringe Benefit of the tax code to include bike commuters.
Issues:Tax Fairness
February 7, 2005
PORTLAND, ORE—Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) responded to President Bush’s budget request to Congress today, with the following statement:

“It’s time to put President Bush’s priorities and budget to the reality test. This budget projects a deficit in 2006 of $560 billion, after setting aside the Social Security surplus, and outlines spending of $2.5 trillion.

February 3, 2005
Washington, D.C.-Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore) issued the following statement tonight in response to President Bush's Annual State of the Union Address:

"The State of the Union should mark the transition from the vague rhetoric of the campaign and the inaugural speech to how to address real problems and make America stronger.

January 27, 2005
Washington, D.C. - Recently back from a week-long fact finding mission to survey damage from last month's devastating tsunami and earthquake in Southeast Asia, Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) testified before the House International Relations Committee on Capitol Hill today to report on the findings of his trip.
January 21, 2005
Portland, Ore. - Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D - Ore) issued the following statement today in response to the recently released General Accounting Office (GAO) report on the upcoming round of military base realignments and closures and clean up of unexploded ordnance (UXO).
January 13, 2005
Washington, DC - A bi-partisan group of 77 lawmakers organized by Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) called last week for a series of congressional delegations to the Darfur region of Sudan in an effort to highlight the ongoing genocide that has killed an estimated 100,000 people and displaced close to two million others.
January 5, 2005
Washington DC -- Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), a member of the House International Relations Committee, is traveling to Southeast Asia with a congressional delegation to survey damage from last month's devastating tsunami and earthquake and explore how the United States can best help in the immediate relief efforts as well as long term reconstruction.
December 7, 2004
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D – Ore.) issued the following statement today about efforts to reform the nation’s intelligence agencies. The intelligence reform bill under consideration includes a number of provisions to make America safer and more secure, including the creation of a national intelligence director.