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Earl Blumenauer has 16 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:
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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…
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Mr. Speaker, from hurricanes and floods in Latin America to earthquakes in Asia, natural disasters are increasingly becoming a regular feature of…
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A property in the 100-year floodplain has a 96 percent chance of being flooded in the next hundred years without global warming.…
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After September 11, when the United States took action to overthrow the Taliban, our interests and Iran's aligned, and we were able…
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As has been pointed out with Libya, the debate over Libya, sometimes we allow diplomatic relations with imperfect regimes because progress can…
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Whether it's in in livability, transportation, or the environment, Portland is always leading the country. We have more to do before we…
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We won the war, but we are losing the occupation and reconstruction of Iraq. It is past time for a new approach,…
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While the United States has largely been missing in action from the diplomatic game, the European Union and Iran have been making…
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Everybody on this floor wants to send the same loud and clear message: that Congress is united in its opposition to terror…
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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting distributes an annual appropriation that we provide in accordance with a statutory formula, the vast majority of…
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The National Flood Insurance Program is a voluntary program. If a community really feels that the building insurance requirements are too burdensome,…
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We can no longer afford the war in Iraq. Our financial costs have already passed a third of a trillion dollars; the…
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Any attempt to disturb the deadly routine of instruction is looked upon as sabotage. And the notion that the aims and functions…
— Charles Ferguson
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I am local, rural, communal. And I find that the whole world is a community. We have made progress in asserting our…
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For our welfare reform efforts to be successful, we must empower local charitable organizations with the resources to address their local community…
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Government power must be dispersed. If government is to exercise power, better in the county than in the state, better in the…
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In addition to being a nurse, I'm also a small business owner and I taught at a local community college. I'm also…
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Only 50 years ago persons with intellectual disabilities were scorned, isolated and neglected. Today, they are able to attend school, become employed…
— Nelson Mandela
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For decades, community colleges have been the backbone of American workforce training. Because they are nimble and closely attuned to local community…
— Ed Begley, Jr.
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To conclude this discussion, assessment of justice demands engagement with the 'eyes of mankind',first, because we may variously identify with the others…
— Amartya Sen
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It is the local community that needs to own the commitment to education.
— Adam Braun
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Both the velodrome and the Commonwealth swimming pool are open to the public and are frequently used by local schools and the…
— Lucy Powell
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We still have community, but we don't seem to have local community. Even in a small town where you know your neighbors…
— Helen Fisher
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I was looking for some way to put my music to some service on a nightly basis. You go into a town,…
— Bruce Springsteen
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