National Representative Blumenauer: Budget Compromise a D+, Congress Must Face Realities by Gary Kopycinski on December 13, 2013 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 Washington, DCâ(ENEWSPF)âDecember 13, 2013. Representative Blumenauer (OR-3) issued the following statement yesterday: