Earl Blumenauer

These provisions will affect companies in a small number of countries--there are less than 10 percent of the countries that don't have a tax treaty with us--they will be encouraged to have a relationship to avoid tax avoidance. It will be…

Today's victory for health care reform and coverage for 32 million Americans is not just the culmination of 15 months of hard work in this Congress. It represents the historic accomplishments sought by Presidents and Members of Congress…

For those who can afford it, they have some of the best health care in the world. But Americans, overall, by any objective measure of performance, like life expectancy, or how soon babies die, we don't perform very well. And increasingly…

The bill includes $77 billion of transportation funding. That was my reference. I think the experts agree that it would be hundreds of thousands of jobs, if not 1 million, saved or created with that transportation funding.

What I said, and I want to be clear if I misrepresented it, is that the $77 billion in transportation funding will protect or create hundreds of thousands of jobs. That's what I said.

In 2001, I voted against the USA PATRIOT Act because it granted law enforcement powers too broad, too removed from oversight, and at the expense of Americans' civil rights. I am disappointed that H.R. 3961 simply extends three of these…

I find this hearing a little encouraging because I think we are fast approaching the same situation relative to the deficit and spending as we are, for instance, in health care.

I voted against the balanced budget agreement because I didn't think it was real. And I am sorry that the Republicans gave back all the savings when they were in charge.

I was very impressed with the track record of IBM as being creative, promoting wellness.

This is reminiscent to me of what we heard when it was argued that we shouldn't increase the minimum wage.

I am not talking about a study. I am talking about demonstrating in each State in the Union how it works, raising the comfort, and answering the questions that people have.

I sincerely believe that if you would help us with a pilot project that could be undertaken on a voluntary basis in every State in the Union, we would be able to increase the public awareness and comfort.

I hope that as part of what you are doing, there is an opportunity to look at harmonizing match ratios.

I deeply appreciate the hard work that you have done and the opportunity to share my thoughts.

I am confident that under your leadership, Mr. Chairman and Mr. Chairman, the Bike and Pedestrian Program will enter a whole new era.

I will be submitting legislation--actually introducing it this week--that I hope will be incorporated into your Bill.

I will be submitting second a request for the Portland-Milwaukee light rail extension that will continue to build on what we think is the best national light rail model.

I do deeply appreciate the hard work that this Subcommittee and Full Committee has done getting a running start on reauthorization.

I would like to think that I am just out now being a one person Subcommittee on resources for this Committee.

The whole point of having a fee on carbon pollution is to change behaviors.

I am pleased that in part, as a result of that experience, that we have moved forward to make the earmarking more transparent and to reduce it pretty dramatically.

I appreciate what the witnesses have established as a great platform for the conversation.

I think this is running through the conversation here is what is the nature of the Federal partnership.

We need a new vision for transportation and we need a sustainable funding mechanism.

Transportation is integral to each and every one of these major items.