National Rep. Blumenauer Statement on President Obama’s Visit to Portland by Gary Kopycinski on May 8, 2015 Gary Kopycinski Author More in National: Rep. Kelly Condemns FDA Approval of Flavored E-Cigarettes May 6, 2026 Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus Introduces Constitutional Amendment to Ban Slavery in Wisconsin February 24, 2026 Martha Washington’s Enslaved Maid Ona Judge Made a Daring Escape to Freedom – but the National Park Service Has Erased Her Story From Philadelphia Exhibit February 14, 2026 Portland, OR–(ENEWSPF)—May 8, 2015. Representative Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) released the following statement on President Barack Obama’s visit to Portland.