Jul 30, 2014
2 weeks ago, Democrats overwhelmingly supported a sustainable solution to the current shortfall in the highway trust fund, but when the entire House didn't adopt it, the Democrats provided the votes to move the issue on to the Senate…
Earl Blumenauer
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Earl Francis Blumenauer is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Oregon's 3rd congressional district since 1996. A member of the Democratic Party, Blumenauer has been a prominent advocate for environmental issues and urban development. He has played a significant role in legislation related to transportation, health care, and social justice, often emphasizing the importance of local community input in federal decision-making processes.
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Jul 30, 2014
I appreciate the gentlewoman's courtesy and her leadership in working with us on this challenging problem. Mr. Speaker, in a way this represents an amazing, positive development. I have been working in this area for 10 years, dealing with…
Jul 30, 2014
Yesterday afternoon, I stood at the back of the Senate Chamber and watched a critical debate. Under the leadership of Chairman Ron Wyden of the Senate Finance Committee, his partner, Ranking Member Hatch; Chairwoman Barbara Boxer from…
Jul 29, 2014
As early as this afternoon, the Senate debates transportation funding. It is not just about the money to stop the summer slowdown that is impacting projects and jobs all across America because we have not adequately funded our…
Jul 28, 2014
Yesterday, The New York Times produced a carefully balanced rationale for ending the Federal ban on marijuana. In more than 40 years, this failed attempt at prohibition has been hopelessly out of step. The Times editorial points out the…
Jul 24, 2014
I rise this morning to urge--indeed, to plead--with my colleagues to cosponsor bipartisan legislation that Representative Kinzinger and I will be introducing this afternoon, which would authorize 1,000 additional special immigrant visas to…
Jul 23, 2014
Today, Oregon begins a campaign that may turn the corner, once and for all, on our illogical, ill-advised approach to marijuana. We have reached a critical point, where, over the last 40 years, a misguided policy of prohibition has…
Jul 17, 2014
This is sort of an Alice in Wonderland experience here. We deal on an ongoing basis with provisions in the Tax Code. We have routinely extended some, as has been referenced; but what we have attempted to do historically is work together to…
Jul 17, 2014
This bill is not going to be enacted into law, and we will be able to pick up where it left off and, frankly, where Mr. Camp left off, as we work with our friends in the other body. My friend and fellow Oregonian, Senator Wyden, the Chair…
Jul 15, 2014
On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote on the question of passage of the…
Jul 15, 2014
Last Wednesday, I joined several of my colleagues and hundreds of people in the Congressional Auditorium to watch a gripping new film, ``The Interpreters,'' by VICE News, about the American failure to protect Afghans who helped our…
Jul 15, 2014
This may be the last chance Congress has to honor our commitments to provide answers about transportation funding and develop a framework that will guide the Federal partnership that has meant so much. The motion won't kill the bill, and…
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