Earl Blumenauer Quotes

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• 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…
• Mr. Speaker, from hurricanes and floods in Latin America to earthquakes in Asia, natural disasters are increasingly becoming a regular feature of life for large…
• 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 that…
• 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 quietly…
• As has been pointed out with Libya, the debate over Libya, sometimes we allow diplomatic relations with imperfect regimes because progress can best be made…
• 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 goals,…
• We won the war, but we are losing the occupation and reconstruction of Iraq. It is past time for a new approach, one that relies…
• While the United States has largely been missing in action from the diplomatic game, the European Union and Iran have been making progress at developing…
• Everybody on this floor wants to send the same loud and clear message: that Congress is united in its opposition to terror and we are…
• The Corporation for Public Broadcasting distributes an annual appropriation that we provide in accordance with a statutory formula, the vast majority of which goes directly…
• 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 have…
• We can no longer afford the war in Iraq. Our financial costs have already passed a third of a trillion dollars; the lifetime costs for…
• 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 our…
• Mr. Speaker, for the last 5 years I have been working with a bipartisan group of my colleagues to make it illegal to continue the…
• Mr. Speaker, in the years since we enacted our attack against Iraq, the threat from Iran has only grown more difficult, and our capacity to…
• Our community is like many around the country that have, as the gentleman from New York referenced, sophisticated planning and zoning regulations. These are elements…

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