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Earl Blumenauer wants to legalize and tax Internet gambling – OregonLive.com

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OregonLive.com Earl Blumenauer wants to legalize and tax Internet gambling OregonLive.com Beyond the money, legalizing online gambling would allow the government to step into a world that is now largely unregulated, with few checks for underage … Share this on Facebook Tweet This! Share this on LinkedIn Share this on Tumblr Post this to MySpace Share this on Bebo Share this on del.icio.us Digg this! Share this on Reddit...Read Full Story

Rep. Earl Blumenauer: Safe Drinking Water: Giving Life, Health, and Hope

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As America prepares for the holiday season, it is important to pause and reflect on what we can do for others as well as ourselves. I hope that Congress will give a gift of life, health and hope by helping people around the world with somehting that most Americans take for granted: safe drinking water. Nearly 900 million of the world's poorest don't have clean drinking water, and fully 2.6 billion lack access to improved sanitation. This shortfall poses a significant challenge for development...Read Full Story

Rep. Earl Blumenauer: Support the Traditional Definition of Vegetables!

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Forget the "dangers" of same-sex marriage: there is a much greater threat to traditional American values: the creeping danger posed by re-defining pizza and french fries as "vegetables" in our school lunch program. The traditional definition of vegetables can help lead us to a future where we are happier, healthier, and big agri-business lobbyists aren't changing the meanings of our words. Read More... More on NutritionRead Full Story

Irrational, or responsive to incentives?

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In the Washington Post Brad Plumer editorializes on the choice of many Americans to accept longer commutes by car in exchange for larger homes far from their workplaces. He says that consumers are unable to accurately calculate the cost of their commutes, including time spent driving, leading them to make “irrational” choices about where to live. However, Plumer downplays the policies that encourage consumers to buy homes rather than rent and that allow them to partially externalize the costs...Read Full Story

NYT’s Matt Bai puts words in Earl Blumenauer’s mouth

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Yesterday I wrote about Matt Bai's stunning mischaracterization of Social Security as a "lottery ticket." In focusing just on that ridiculousness, I left out the role that Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) payed in Bai's story , specifically: But Mr. Blumenauer argues that the program can’t exist on make-believe money , and he says Democrats should remain open to changes in the benefit structure, including what is known as "progressive price indexing." What this means, essentially, is that more...Read Full Story
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Rep. Earl Blumenauer (bow-tie) at a special meeting on Friday. To his left are ODOT Region 1 Manager Jason Tell and Port of Portland Executive Director Bill Wyatt. U.S. Congressman Earl Blumenauer led a closed-door meeting on Friday afternoon with representatives from a wide swath of transportation-related interests across Oregon. His goal was to hear concerns [...]Sponsor BikePortland.org. Advertise here.  
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Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) is a member of the Ways and Means and Budget committees. He served on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee for a decade.  
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Twenty years ago, U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer was running for Portland mayor against Vera Katz. Now, the former city commission, is watching the 2012 contest from a safe remove. But on Monday, he sat down with City Hall Watch to offer his thoughts ...  
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We're learning new details about an alleged basketball hazing incident at Grant High School. Four students were suspended ... the coaches on the team has a political tie. Assistant Coach Jon Blumenauer is the son of Oregon Congressman Earl Blumenauer.  
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Jan 19, 2012 (Congressional Documents and Publications/ContentWorks via COMTEX) -- WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), a senior member of the House Budget and Ways and Means Committees, announced that he would black out his ...  
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Blumenauer does not take attacks on bicycling lightly.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) As arguably the most bike and transit-sensitive member of the U.S. Congress, Earl Blumenauer has had a trying week. Yesterday, the widely-maligned House transportation bill, a bill that eliminates the Safe Routes to School program and basically strips out all of the pro-bike provisions, moved [...]Sponsor BikePortland.org. Advertise here.  
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There is probably no political figure more synonymous with Portland than Earl Blumenauer. With his decades-long record of public service that includes stints as a state legislator, Multnomah County commissioner, and city councilor, Blumenauer emphasized sustainability and livability issues that have helped develop the Portland metropolitan region’s current reputation as a model for 21st century cities. Blumenauer filled Ron Wyden’s vacated...  
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He's fired up.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Oregon Congressmen Earl Blumenauer and Peter DeFazio are pulling no punches when it comes to leveling criticism at the House transportation bill that was released yesterday. Referring to it as the, "Republican Highway and Transportation Bill," Blumenauer said in an official statement, "I am appalled at the fantasy finance scheme [...]Sponsor BikePortland.org. Advertise here.  
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Does anyone remember when our elected representatives were highly respected statesmen, willing to put aside partisan differences to work together and find pragmatic, common-sense solutions to important problems? It appears that once again Rep. Earl Blumenauer has placed himself in that mold, joining together with Texas Representative Ted Poe (R-Tex.) to co-sponsor the Water for the World Act 2012, strengthening U.S. foreign assistance in...  
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Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., who has worked on resolutions to stop proposed spending cuts, reminds us that, "In the commercial market ... the stuff for kids is targeted to sell things to kids, not to educate them" (npr.org, 2/17/11). Leading Republican ...  
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