Earl Blumenauer

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

I am not calling anybody a liar. What I intended to say, and I will ask unanimous consent to put in the Record, is that as we have repeated talking points about a government takeover of health care, this has been judged by an independent…

Thank you. I am hopeful that instead of cutting transportation, which is envisioned in the CR, that would cost us 200,000 or 300,000 jobs at precisely the time that we need economic activity, that we can have a truce on the budget wars…

It is a tremendous opportunity for the Klamath River Basin. It's a tremendous opportunity for the Native Americans, for agriculture, for sportspeople and to avoid the litigation and the political squirrel cage that we are in. If you go…

A broad range of people in the community. This is something that needs to be seriously studied and done right. There is a very strong likelihood that if it isn't done properly, there may well be something that happens in the Klamath River…

What is being dealt with in the Klamath Basin is an unraveling of a serious problem all because the Federal Government has promised more than Mother Nature can deliver.

And if we're not careful, the taxpayer could be on the hook for a great deal more money. There are some cases that the beaches in question aren't even available to the public. And the concern about some of the artificial beach construction…

It appears that benefits are stable or even increasing.

I deeply appreciate what the Department has done in the administration of the new health care reform.

I appreciate your reference to the fact that the single most important element of entitlement reform, the entitlement that is out of control, is Medicare.

To label these people as a goon squad, I think, is offensive on so many levels.

It is Congress that made their job a nightmare.

Yes. This is the first time there has been a bipartisan effort, apparently. We've had efforts before. When our Republican friends took over, there were assaults on public broadcasting, but there was ultimately strong bipartisan support…

This is vital infrastructure that connects Americans, particularly in rural and small town America, people who otherwise would not have access. There is always going to be public broadcasting in New York, Washington, D.C., or San…

I wonder if you had a chance to look at the Republican roadmap that my good friend and colleague Paul Ryan has advanced.

I take that to say that you acknowledge that it is actually worse if we don't do something.

It is a scandal, and it is approaching a crisis point.

I think you have taken the right direction and, I will say, the right tone.

The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the members of the several State legislatures, and all executive and judicial officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by oath or affirmation to…

I met with a wide variety of people from health care, who were talking about how we move forward in this partnership that has been focused and in terms of how we improve Medicare for our seniors. The notion that somehow this is a takeover…

I strongly urge our colleagues to listen to the local communities, to local government, to businesses that are involved with rebuilding and renewing America, and approve this legislation.

It is important that we no longer put the taxpayer on the hook for massive losses and have the rest of the people who pay flood insurance pay higher premiums while people who should start making some modification waiting 10 years before…

This is part of an ongoing effort which is making a difference. The job losses peaked the month that President Obama took office--not his fault. They had been building for 22 months. Now we are making some progress. Is it enough? All of us…

I must say how much I appreciate the legislative approach that you bring to the job. I can see the experience and leadership that you demonstrated in years of actual hands-on dealing with the public in a very direct and personal way in…

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