Earl BlumenauerThe fight for justice starts with police reform, but there is more to be doneThe systemic changes necessary for improving police accountability and our criminal justice system should include ending the War on Drugs4 min read·Jun 26, 2020--2--2
Earl BlumenauerIt’s time we abolish ICEWe’ve all experienced a phone app that’s not working properly, or a computer program that freezes the machine. What do you do? Lesson…1 min read·Jun 24, 2018--2--2
Earl BlumenauerMy visit with ICE detainees at Sheridan prisonOn Father’s Day, I have one message: families belong together.2 min read·Jun 17, 2018----
Earl BlumenauerWhat are our priorities?The first day of debate on the Republican tax bill was largely spent discussing the impacts on working and middle-class families. Is the…2 min read·Nov 8, 2017----
Earl BlumenauerAn Unfair PlanI stayed back in Washington, DC for a weekend to entertain my almost 5-year-old grandson who visited. As I walked the Mall and went through…2 min read·Nov 7, 2017----
Earl BlumenauerThe eminently predictable tragedy in HoustonEarly in my congressional career, I would receive the same phone call from a reporter from the LA Times. There had been a wildfire, rains…6 min read·Aug 31, 2017----
Earl BlumenauerA bright spot for a troubled regionAnother week in Washington. It’s hard not to be alarmed by the ever-widening circle of the highly questionable, if not illegal, behavior by…3 min read·Jul 14, 2017----
Earl BlumenauerResisting #TrumpcareToday is the beginning of the eighth year since the passage of the Affordable Care Act.8 min read·Mar 24, 2017----
Earl BlumenauerApologizing Should Be First on Donald Trump’s AgendaDonald Trump appears to be trying to act presidential. If so, he should start with an apology.3 min read·Nov 14, 2016--4--4
Earl BlumenauerSeptember 11: A day of remembrance. September 12: A day of action.Circumstances brought me to New York on the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attack.3 min read·Sep 12, 2016----