Earl Blumenauer says GOP assaults wrecking IRS Seriously??

Oregon Rep. Earl Blumenauer joined in the verbal histrionics Friday as IRS Commissioner John Koskinen was hauled up to Capitol Hill to explain why the agency has lost thousands of emails sought by investigators. While Koskinen was angrily berated by Republican lawmakers who questioned his integrity, Blumenauer got his own share of the spotlight by fervently defending a tax agency he charged is under constant assault from the GOP. The House Ways and Means Committee is looking into the missing emails involving seven employees at the center of the investigation into charges that the agency mistreated conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status. Blumenauer defends this outrageous behavior by the IRS? Give Us a Break Earl. Vote James Buchal For US Representative!! Time for a change!
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Rep. Earl Blumenauer wants to cut Willamette Superfund costs!

Muddy Waters! Rep. Earl Blumenauer's wife works for the company paying the bills for the clean-up. Blumenauer rarely—if ever—publicly acknowledges the conflict of interest he has on the Portland Harbor debate: His wife, Margaret D. Kirkpatrick, is senior vice president and general counsel for NW Natural. The utility last year awarded her $769,080 in total compensation—including salary, bonuses and other benefits—and her NW Natural stock holdings are valued at $347,000. NW Natural owns two polluted industrial properties along the Willamette River where it buried tar left over from gas plants that stopped operating in 1956. The company’s most recent filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission shows its liability for the Superfund cleanup is at least $43 million. Blumenauer says his wife’s financial stake in NW Natural has not affected his position.
www.wweek.com/portland/article-21174-muddy_waters.....html