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June 10, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – After more than 362,000 eligible businesses applied for nearly $75 billion in assistance from the $28.6 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund, a group of bipartisan, bicameral lawmakers are today introducing new legislation to replenish the federal relief program with $60 billion in additional funds for restaurants hurt by the pandemic.

June 2, 2021

Today, U.S. Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), founder and co-chair of the Congressional Bike Caucus, introduced legislation to make federal transportation funding available for communities across the country to design and implement Vision Zero programs.

May 28, 2021

Today, House Trade Subcommittee Chairman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) released the following statement in support of Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) decision to block imports from more than 30 fishing vessels operated by Dalian Ocean Fishing Company Limited that operate using forced labor:

May 27, 2021

Following is a statement from U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), a senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee, on today's nonstarter proposal by Senate Republicans to water down the American Jobs Plan:

May 19, 2021

Today, U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) led their colleagues in a bicameral letter to President Biden encouraging him to take the historic step of ending U.S. public financing support for fossil fuel projects overseas within 90 days.

May 17, 2021

PORTLAND, OR – Today, U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman announced that nearly 1,000 Oregon restaurants, food carts, and other eligible businesses have received a Restaurant Revitalization Fund grant, bringing $138 million in relief to local food and beverage establishments.

May 13, 2021

Today, U.S. Reps. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), a senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee, and Mike Levin (D-CA) introduced legislation to give taxpayers the option to take clean energy credits as a direct payment rather than a tax credit.

May 12, 2021

Following an update from the Small Business Administration on the high demand for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, U.S. Representatives Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), along with U.S.

May 12, 2021

Today, U.S. Reps. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), co-chair of the Congressional Animal Protection Caucus, and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), along with Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), introduced new legislation to protect primates and public safety.

May 12, 2021
Enewsletter

Civics education has been a driving force throughout my career, but nothing showed me the urgency of the issue like being in the U.S. Capitol on January 6 as thousands of armed insurrectionists stormed the building, literally determined to stop the election certification and kill the Vice President, Speaker of the House, and others doing the hard work of democracy.

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