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August 28, 2007

“Two years ago one of our country’s greatest fears became a grave reality when Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast. The devastation was beyond belief, in part because of the inexcusable response of the Bush administration and FEMA. The levee failure in New Orleans is a prime example of what happens when we neglect our nation’s infrastructure.

August 10, 2007

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore) continues to work to bring an end to the war in Iraq. He recently supported efforts to ensure that Congress not provide any more war funding, except for withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. He also voted in favor of legislation that would increase the time troops are at home between deployments and ban permanent U.S. bases in Iraq.

August 4, 2007

Washington, D.C. – Today Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore) joined a majority in the House of Representatives to pass landmark energy independence legislation that will help make our nation more secure, create new American jobs, reduce energy costs to consumers, and fight global warming.

August 1, 2007

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore), who serves on the Ways and Means Committee, stood in support of the CHAMP Act, a House bill that would insure the nation’s 11 million eligible children and improve and protect Medicare for more than 44 million seniors. The bill passed this evening by a vote of 225-204.

July 31, 2007
Editorial
Editorial by Earl Blumenauer for
The Register-Guard
Issues:Food and Farm
July 30, 2007

Washington, DC – Today Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D–Ore) and Congressman Peter DeFazio (D-Ore) announced that they would support a resolution by Congressman Jay Inslee (D-WA) to investigate whether U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales should be impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors.

July 27, 2007

“Today the U.S. House of Representatives missed an important opportunity to seriously reform the Farm Bill. Had we adopted the “Fairness in Farm and Food Policy Amendment,” which would have limited subsidies, supported smaller farmers and ranchers, and helped hungry people and the environment, my vote would have been different.

July 27, 2007

Washington, D.C. – Today Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), who has led the fight to reform the 2007 Farm Bill, announced today that EVERY district in Oregon would benefit from a Farm Bill that protects the environment, does more for farmers, and costs less. The ‘Fairness in Farm and Food Policy’ amendment, introduced Tuesday by Reps.

July 11, 2007

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore) supported legislation that would make the single largest investment in college financial aid since the 1944 GI Bill, helping millions of middle income families and students pay for college without ANY new costs to U.S. taxpayers.