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Today, U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) voted to impeach President Donald J. Trump for incitement of insurrection against the United States. The resolution, which passed the House 232 – 197, marks the second time that Trump has been impeached and the first time in American history that a president has been impeached twice.
U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) today demanded the resignations of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) for their role in inciting the violent attempted coup by domestic terrorists at the United States Capitol on Wednesday and their subsequent efforts to overturn the results of the Electoral College.
U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) today declared his support for Articles of Impeachment against Donald Trump. He also urged Mike Pence and members of the U.S. Cabinet to utilize the 25th Amendment of the Constitution to remove the president from office as quickly as possible.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives will vote today on a new $900 billion COVID-19 relief package.
Today, a group of senators revealed the details of a new $908 billion COVID-19 relief package. Following is a statement from U.S. Rep.
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the Medical Marijuana Research Act, bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Reps. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Andy Harris (R-MD) to address burdensome impediments to legitimate medical research.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-R), Chairman of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, introduced new legislation to extend and strengthen key provisions of the Generalized System of Preference (GSP), the nation's largest and oldest trade preference program that fosters economic development in some of the poorest countries in the world.
Following a historic vote in the U.S. House of Representatives to end the federal prohibition on cannabis last week, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office, or CBO, released a new report today detailing vast economic benefits to the legislation.
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, legislation supported by U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) to end the federal prohibition of cannabis and ensure restorative justice for those impacted by it.
Today, U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), co-chair of the Congressional Historic Preservation Caucus, applauded news that Darcelle XV, Portland's oldest drag club, will be added to the National Register of Historic Places.