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October 26, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR)—who serves on the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security—teamed up with his colleagues today to introduce the Social Security 2100 Act, groundbreaking legislation to strengthen Social Security by expanding benefits and lowering costs.

October 25, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR)—the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade—today led his Committee colleagues in issuing the following statement regarding reports of forced labor in sugarcane fields in the Dominican Republic:

October 13, 2021

WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Peter DeFazio (OR-04), along with Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, and Representatives Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), Kurt Schrader (OR-05), and Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) today requested answers on alleged mistreatment of Oregon National Guard (ORNG) servicemembers deployed to assist with the state's COVID response.

October 4, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR)—Chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade—released the following statement today after U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai outlined the Biden administration's China trade strategy in a speech delivered at the Center for Strategic and International Studies:

September 30, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Representatives Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Barbara Lee (D-CA)—co-chairs of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus—released the following joint statement today after the House Judiciary Committee passed the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act: