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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.
I listened to my friend from Virginia. I respect his opinion; but with all due respect, I think we've got a more fundamental problem than the calendar. The Republican leadership refuses to allow a conference committee on the budget between…
I demand a recorded vote. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Oregon will be postponed. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 11 printed in House Report…
I listened to my good friend from Florida, and I agree in terms of the necessity of having a strong nuclear deterrent, but he just ticked off that we would still have the air-based bombers and we would have land-based missiles. Even with…
I yield myself such time as I may consume. I urge my colleagues to support this amendment that I'm introducing with my colleague, Ms. Gabbard from Hawaii, that would simply restore funding to the fiscal year '13 levels for cleanup and…
I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Oregon will be postponed. Amendment No. 16 Offered by Mr. Pocan The Acting CHAIR. It is now…
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 30, line 21, after the dollar amount insert the following: ``(reduced by $85,000,000)''. The Acting…
I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 16, line 24, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $25,100,000)''. Page 30, line 14, after the…
I appreciate the groundwork that is being carefully laid by Senate Finance Chair Baucus and Ways and Means Committee Chair Camp. It's absolutely essential that we reform a tax code that is hopelessly complex, unfair, and often…
I arrived at my office this morning to a Politico with the front page headline ``Blumenauer's Death Panel Bill Lives on.'' It's actually a terrific article by Joanne Kenen, but the terrible headline about nonexistent death panels…
It looks like we dodged a bullet with the Prince George's water emergency, but wasn't it fascinating to watch all of the frantic activity that was necessary to deal with a planned 4- or 5-day period where people would be denied something…
I appreciate the gentleman's courtesy. H.R. 5 takes a U-turn for educational policy. It is interesting, our friends on the Republican side of the aisle in a farm bill a couple of weeks ago managed to unite environmentalists, farm groups…
This is the latest chapter in a long- running process of deliberately trying to sabotage health care reform. The delay of the employer mandate for 5 percent of American businesses that employ only 1 percent of American workers is not…
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