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 DrugsJun 26, 20202Jun 26, 20202
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…Jun 24, 20182Jun 24, 20182
Earl BlumenauerMy visit with ICE detainees at Sheridan prisonOn Father’s Day, I have one message: families belong together.Jun 17, 2018Jun 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…Nov 8, 2017Nov 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…Nov 7, 2017Nov 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…Aug 31, 2017Aug 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…Jul 14, 2017Jul 14, 2017
Earl BlumenauerResisting #TrumpcareToday is the beginning of the eighth year since the passage of the Affordable Care Act.Mar 24, 2017Mar 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.Nov 14, 20164Nov 14, 20164
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.Sep 12, 2016Sep 12, 2016