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September 27, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Dave Joyce (R-OH) who introduced SAFE Banking the House, released the following statement

September 22, 2023

Today, Representatives Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) and Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) reintroduced the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act (H.R. 5601), one of the most comprehensive marijuana reform bills ever introduced in the U.S. Congress.

September 15, 2023

PORTLAND, OR—Today, Congressman Earl Blumenauer announced he secured a $703,046 grant for the Feed'em Freedom Foundation to support the Black Community Food Center.

August 30, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), founder and co-chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, released the following statement on the Department of Health and Human Services recommending to the Drug Enforcement Agency that marijua

August 22, 2023

PORTLAND, OR—Today, Congressman Earl Blumenauer released the following statement on the conclusion of the first Portland Central City Task Force meeting:

August 21, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman Earl Blumenauer led 169 House members in a

July 27, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Congressman Earl Blumenauer’s amendment to end the Veteran Administration’s (VA) prohibition on providers assisting veterans in accessing state-legal medical cannabis. The amendment passed unanimously by voice vote.