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The debate on the Affordable Health Care for American Act went late into the night Saturday.

In an odd coincidence, the House debate on Saturday to overhaul health care took place on the third anniversary of the 2006 election that gave Democrats majority control after 12 years of Republican dominance.

U.S. Representative Earl Blumenauer announced a new bill yesterday that would expand the existing Safe Routes to Schools program to high schools.

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Oregon Rep. Earl Blumenauer is one of Capitol Hill's strongest voices for walking, biking and transit.

We have a double challenge today, but that has to wait for some important business: First of all, we're proud to induct Congressman Earl Blumenauer into the Hall of Mighty Oregon Political Poets .

Congressional members are urging the U.S. Forest Service to speed a land swap on Mt.

Death Panels,' or end-of-life counseling, are a mainstay in the latest health care bill proposal.

The unwillingness of political leaders to act boldly for the nation's economic future has put ourA prosperity in danger, and it's past time to do something about it, union leaders and lawmakers said today.

The health insurance industry may have envisioned a low-key wonk session when it originally planned its a oestate issuesa annual conference this year.

It's not just all politics that's local. So is all medicine, and all health care reform.

Whenever tax measures appear on the November ballot, supporters claim that the timing is all wrong; voters have just gotten their property tax statements.

Streetcars are a true test of patience. If you're in a hurry and just can't wait to get from here to there, Portlanders can tell you: This might not be your ride.

The Portland Streetcar runs along Northwest Lovejoy Street in Northwest Portland.

The federal government has signed a $75 million agreement to expand Portland's 8-year-old streetcar system east of the Willamette River.

Democrats constructing final health care legislation in the House have added language that would funnel more Medicare payments to Oregon and other states that have historically have been shortchanged by the program's complex formula.

The fervor over death panels has receded in the national debate over health care.

The League has been busy following several issues on Capitol Hill ranging from livable communities to the many complexities of the Transportation Bill and transportation funding.

Congressman Earl Blumenauer talks to Obama supporters in March 2008 outside the presidential campaign headquarters in Portland.

In the Rockies today, the focus is on passenger rail service in the West. On Friday, a report on the feasibility of restarting the North Coast Hiawatha Route across southern Montana was released, and while the cost was high--$1.043 billion--the study also found that interest on using the service was high.