At a time when 2500 American soldiers have given their lives for the cause of bringing democracy to Iraq, it is sad and frustrating to watch the Republican establishment disgrace the exercise of democracy in our own House of Representatives. — Earl Blumenauer Copy Share Image
The National Flood Insurance Program is a voluntary program. If a community really feels that the building insurance requirements are too burdensome, they don't… — Earl Blumenauer Copy Share Image
Mr. Speaker, for the last 5 years I have been working with a bipartisan group of my colleagues to make it illegal to continue… — Earl Blumenauer Copy Share Image
Whether it's in in livability, transportation, or the environment, Portland is always leading the country. We have more to do before we achieve our… — Earl Blumenauer Copy Share Image
Our community is like many around the country that have, as the gentleman from New York referenced, sophisticated planning and zoning regulations. These are… — Earl Blumenauer Copy Share Image
Marriages are under strain today in terms of economics. There are social cross-currents. We see failed marriages. But it is not under attack by… — Earl Blumenauer Copy Share Image
A property in the 100-year floodplain has a 96 percent chance of being flooded in the next hundred years without global warming. The fact… — Earl Blumenauer Copy Share Image
We won the war, but we are losing the occupation and reconstruction of Iraq. It is past time for a new approach, one that… — Earl Blumenauer Copy Share Image
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting distributes an annual appropriation that we provide in accordance with a statutory formula, the vast majority of which goes… — Earl Blumenauer Copy Share Image
Everybody on this floor wants to send the same loud and clear message: that Congress is united in its opposition to terror and we… — Earl Blumenauer Copy Share Image
Mr. Speaker, in the years since we enacted our attack against Iraq, the threat from Iran has only grown more difficult, and our capacity… — Earl Blumenauer Copy Share Image
Mr. Speaker, from hurricanes and floods in Latin America to earthquakes in Asia, natural disasters are increasingly becoming a regular feature of life for… — Earl Blumenauer Copy Share Image
After September 11, when the United States took action to overthrow the Taliban, our interests and Iran's aligned, and we were able to coordinate… — Earl Blumenauer Copy Share Image
