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Earl Blumenauer
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Oregon Rep. Earl Blumenauer is one of Capitol Hill's strongest voices for walking, biking and transit. Soon after arriving in Congress in 1996, he started the Congressional Bike Caucus, now more than 160 members strong, and he's the founding chairman of the House's new "Livable Communities Task Force," which he announced two [...]
- Earl Blumenauer: Your Frustrated Congressman (blogtown.portlandmercury.com)
Last night I had planned to leave the office early to read and get a little extra sleep before the big healthcare day. I am...
From huffingtonpost.com
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- Rep. Earl Blumenauer: Proudly Changing my Position on DOMA (huffingtonpost.com)
On Sunday, the New York Times did a long feature piece on Congressman Earl Blumenauer and his fellow congressional progressives, described as frustrated with the pace of change. Instead of forging ahead, Mr. Blumenauer, 61, finds himself fighting to retain one of the touchstones for liberals this year, a public insurance option in the health care overhaul, and is watching his hopes of curbing global warming grow cold in the Senate. Mr...
From blueoregon.com
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- Blumenauer, Democrats launch ‘Livable Communities Task Force’ (feedburner.com)
- The worst vote of Earl Blumenauer's career (blueoregon.com)
- The progressive struggle writ large (buzzflash.com)
"... with comedy!"
Yes, that was the headline of the press release we received from Earl's office hyping his upcoming stand up comedy night.
Apparently Oregon's Congressional representative hosts an annual comedy night, sharing the stage with other local politicians. But this year's event this Monday November 9th at the Tiffany Center downtown will have an extra bitter tinge to it, what with all the death panel hysteria around Earl's end-of...
From blogtown.portlandmercury.com
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- Cyclist Hero Earl Blumenauer Rides Around NYC (treehugger.com)
Examining the election results for the New York 23rd Congressional District, I could only think of the headline in The Harvard Crimson reporting on the...
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From huffingtonpost.com
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The US Congress Member for Oregon, Earl Blumenauer, (Democrat) filed a draft motion n°839 on 15 October, "condemning the illegal extraction of Madaga8 Vote(s)
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From rsstimes.net
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Mr. Obama, during his private pep talk to Democrats, recognized Mr. Owens’s election and then posed a question to the other lawmakers. According to Representative Earl Blumenauer of Oregon, who supports the health care bill, the president asked, “Does anybody think that the teabag, anti-government people are going to support them if they bring down health care? All it will do is confuse and
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From blogger.com
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One of the joys of serving in Congress is to experience moments when your hard work is actually enacted into law. You celebrate each little step along the way - a hearing, an amendment, positive floor action, the other chamber moving on ...
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- “Frustrated” is an understatement (horsesass.org)
- Home credit bill aids vets (search.live.com)
Editor's note: Today we have a guest post from Democratic Rep. Earl Blumenauer, who has
represented Oregon's 3rd Congressional District since 1996. He is the
lead sponsor of the House's "CLEAN TEA" climate legislation and founded the Congressional Bicycle Caucus.
Rep. Earl Blumenauer. Photo: Airdye.com
With much excitement, [...]
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From streetsblog.org
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Bike parking at Franklin High School in Southeast Portland.(Photos © J. Maus)
U.S. Representative Earl Blumenauer announced a new bill yesterday that would expand the existing Safe Routes to Schools program to high schools. The Safe Routes to High Schools Act would enable high schools to vie for federal grants that would help them build [...]
From feedburner.com
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- Guess Who Lost the "Death Panel" Debate? (blogtown.portlandmercury.com)
