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Earl Blumenauer

"Harvard Beats Yale 29-29" - Thoughts on NY-23

Rep. Earl Blumenauer | Posted 11.05.2009 | New York

Read More: Ny-23, Dede Scozzafava, Doug Hoffman, Earl Blumenauer, Bill Owens, Tea Party, House Republicans, Republicans, New York News
Rep. Earl Blumenauer

After the flood of last-minute attention forcing the Republican nominee out, and the loss of a seat they had held for over a century, the Republicans should be discouraged, right? Wrong.

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An Historic and Emotional Moment

Rep. Earl Blumenauer | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Congress, Hate Crimes, Barack Obama, Earl Blumenauer, Oregon, White House, Matthew Shepard, Human Rights Campaign, Mike Quigley, Politics News
Rep. Earl Blumenauer

Today, after too many years of delay, President Obama signed into law a bill that makes it a federal hate crime to assault people based on sexual orientation.

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Proudly Changing My Position on DOMA

Rep. Earl Blumenauer | Posted 09.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Congress, Doma, Jerrold Nadler, Earl Blumenauer, Doma Vote, Gay Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics News
Rep. Earl Blumenauer

In 1996, I cast the worst vote of my political career. While I've made other mistakes, this was different: it was a deliberate vote that I knew to be poor public policy and was against my values.

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AP Fact Check: No 'Death Panel' In Health Care Bill

AP | RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | Posted 09.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care, Health Care Reform, Obama Health Care, Palin, Sarah Palin, Death Panels, Palin Obama Death Panel, Palin Death Panels, Euthanasia, Palin Health Care, Medicare, Earl Blumenauer, Aarp, End of Life Care, End of Life, American Medical Association, Ama, Health Action, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin says the health care overhaul bill would set up a "death panel." Federal ...

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Stop Distorting the Truth about End of Life Care

Rep. Earl Blumenauer | Posted 08.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Aarp, Bipartisan, Health Care, Earl Blumenauer, End of Life Care, Health Care Rationing, Politics News
Rep. Earl Blumenauer

GOP leadership has been gravely distorting the truth and misrepresenting the facts about the bipartisan effort for the Life Sustaining Treatment Preferences Act.

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Urban and Rural, Red and Blue: Time to Rebuild America's Water Infrastructure

Rep. Earl Blumenauer | Posted 08.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tom Petri, Water, Earl Blumenauer, Norm Dicks, Crumbling Infrastructure, Mike Simpson, Pollution, Bipartisan, Steve LaTourette, Politics News
Rep. Earl Blumenauer

Every community is faced with serious drinking water and sanitation problems that lead to dangerous public health problems and serious environmental damage.

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Strong Federal Law Brings the Hammer Down on Dogfighters

Michael Markarian | Posted 08.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: John Kerry, John Ensign, Congress, Betty Sutton, Patrick Leahy, Earl Blumenauer, Elton Gallegly, Dogfighting, Maria Cantwell, Roscoe Bartlett, Animals, John Conyers, Politics News
Michael Markarian

The flagrant disregard that dogfighters routinely show for society's norms was replaced by the snap of handcuffs and the slap of 30 or so arrest warrants.

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The Case for Broad-based Health Care Funding

Rep. Earl Blumenauer | Posted 08.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Congress, Jim McDermott, Public Option, Earl Blumenauer, Healthcare, Social Security, Health Care Reform, Medicaid, Medicare, Health Care, Politics News
Rep. Earl Blumenauer

Reform should be financed with a small increase in the Medicare payroll tax by about a third of a percentage point. For about half of working Americans, this would cost a latte a week ($3) or less.

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Reining in Global Warming? Not Without a New Approach to Transportation

Rep. Earl Blumenauer | Posted 07.25.2009 | Green

Read More: Cap and Trade, Earl Blumenauer, Aces, Environment, Global Warming, American Clean Energy and Security Act, Transportation, Clean-Tea, Green News
Rep. Earl Blumenauer

The House of Representatives is preparing to take one of its biggest environmental steps in 20 years.

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A President Up to the Challenge: Reforming Health Care

Rep. Earl Blumenauer | Posted 07.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Health Care, Barack Obama, Earl Blumenauer, Politics News
Rep. Earl Blumenauer

Tuesday afternoon was a fascinating display of the Obama touch as I joined other Ways and Means Democrats in meeting President Barack Obama at the White House to discuss health care reform.

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Reducing Pollution Should Not Be a Partisan Issue

Rep. Earl Blumenauer | Posted 06.07.2009 | Green

Read More: Green the Capitol, D.C., Washington, Capitol Power Plant, Earl Blumenauer, Republicans, Nancy Pelosi, Green News
Rep. Earl Blumenauer

I applaud the efforts of Speaker Pelosi to Green the Capitol. Sadly, the Republican leadership has opposed, even mocked, the Speaker's determination to improve our air quality and reduce operating expenses.

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There Must Be Consequences

Rep. Earl Blumenauer | Posted 05.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Waterboarding, Bush Administration Torture, Olc-Memos, Earl Blumenauer, Politics News
Rep. Earl Blumenauer

The torture practices under the Bush administration aren't just counterproductive in terms of a vague image of the United States, they're actually dangerous.

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Taxing Bonuses: A Matter of Fundamental Fairness

Rep. Earl Blumenauer | Posted 04.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tarp, Aig, Congress, Wall Street Bonuses, Aig Bonuses, Earl Blumenauer, Oregon, Economy, Bank Bonuses, Recession, Federal Bailouts, Bailout Bandits, Financial Crisis, Aig Federal Bailouts, Bonuses, AIG Scandal, Politics News
Rep. Earl Blumenauer

Giving out $18 billion in bonuses at a time when ordinary Americans have seen their life savings collapse is outrageous. To give out these bonuses using federal bailout money is over the edge.

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Blumenauer Engages McCain In Twitter Fight Over Solar Energy

MyDD | Posted 04.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Twitter Newsfeed, Solar Energy, Twittering, John McCain, Mccain Solar Energy, Twitter, Twitter Fight, Politweets, Congress Twitter, Earl Blumenauer, Tweets, Politics News

Danny Glover (no, not that one) has the run down: The Arizona Republican posted his first anti-pork list under the Twitter name @SenJohnMcCain late l...

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Impolite or Not, Congress Twittered While Obama Spoke

Ari Herzog | Posted 03.28.2009 | Media

Read More: Jared Polis, Congress, Qik, Twitter, Social Networking, Earl Blumenauer, Bob Inglis, Judge Carter, Chris Dodd, Jeff Flake, Robert Menendez, Rob Wittman, Steve Israel, John Shimkus, Barack Obama, Social Media, George Radanovich, Twittering, Don Manzullo, John Ensign, Chuck Grassley, Bob Latta, Cathy-Mcmorris-Rodgers, New Media, Microblogging, John Culberson, Claire McCaskill, Media News
Ari Herzog

About half a dozen members of Congress (from both political parties) thumbed their iPhones and BlackBerries and twittered while President Obama spoke about the economy and technology.

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A Step Toward Human and Primate Safety

Rep. Earl Blumenauer | Posted 03.26.2009 | Green

Read More: Congress, Primates, Captive Primate Safety Act, Chimpanzee Attack, Earl Blumenauer, Enviornment, Animals, Green News
Rep. Earl Blumenauer

Primates pose serious risks; they can transmit diseases, and inflict serious physical harm. These risks are increased by interstate transport of the animals.

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Kucinich Leads Trend for Even Handed Foreign Policy

Michael Carmichael | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Barbara Lee, Neil Abercrombie, Sam Farr, George MItchell, James McDermott, Ron Paul, Walter Jones, Fortney Stark, Keith Ellison, Todd Tiahrt, John Dingell, Frederick Boucher, William Delahunt, John Oliver, Henry Johnson, Dennis Kucinich, Brian Baird, Council for the National Interest, Robert Berry, Donna Edwards, Gwen Moore, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Paul Ronald, Nick Rahall, Raul Grijalva, Donald Payne, Lynn Woolsey, Earl Blumenauer, Loretta Sanchez, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, Betty McCollum, John Shadegg, Samuel Graves, Victor Snyder, Barack Obama, James Moran, Carolyn Kilpatrick, Hilda Solis, Maurice Hinchey, Steve Kagan, Peter DeFazio, Kay Granger, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Maxine Waters, Diane Watson, Jeb Hensarling, Henry Brown, George Miller, Israel Gaza Operation, Elton Gallegly, Politics News
Michael Carmichael

According to astute observers -- there is a new trend in Congress in favor of a more even-handed approach to foreign policy. The bipartisan group, Co...

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Bicycle Caucus Sees Great Opportunity In Bad Economy

New York Times | CORNELIA DEAN | Posted 02.13.2009 | Green

Read More: Bike Culture, Bicycles, Earl Blumenauer, Construction, Green Economy, Green Stimulus, Stimulus Package, Congressional Bicycle Caucus, Portland Oregon, Green News

Mr. Blumenauer, a passionate advocate of cycling as a remedy for everything from climate change to obesity, represents most of Portland in Congress, w...

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Unfinished Business

Michael Markarian | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Congress, Primates, Animals, House Natural Resources Committee, Sharks, 111th Congress, Jane Goodall Institute, House of Representatives, Nick Rahall, Primate Pets, Lynn Westmoreland, Rob Bishop, Earl Blumenauer, Chimp Attacks, Shark Hunting, Finning, Shark Finning, Human Society Legislative Fund, Pet Chimps, American Veterinary Medical Association, Captive Primate Safety Act, Madeleine Bordallo, Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), Humane Society of the United States, H.R. 80, Pet Monkeys, Born Free USA, Politics News
Michael Markarian

Among the very first Congressional bills introduced this week were two important measures to protect wildlife and should be on the fast track to getting over the finish line in the new session.

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Congress Should Travel More Not Less: Applauding the Aspen Institute

Steve Clemons | Posted 07.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Nita Lowey, Evan Bayh, Fred Upton, Charles Boustany, Jeff Bingaman, Congressional Travel, Greg Walden, Earl Blumenauer, Aspen Institute, George Voinovich, Howard Berman, Henry Waxman, Political Islam, Dick Clark, Susan Davis, Rush Holt, Robert Bennett, John Duncan, Geoffrey Davis, George Miller, Walter Isaacson, Richard Lugar, Politics News
Steve Clemons

Let me play the contrarian here. We need as many members out seeing the world as possible -- and if they are at a forum debating political Islam...well, fantastic!

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