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      <excerpt>...force insurance companies to deny a woman access to a legal procedure, would be a very disturbing step backwards,&#8221; said Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) just before he voted no&#160;&#8211; but it did clear the way to passage of the overall bill. Starting next y</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...15 minutes, veering away from controversial topics such as the public option and abortion funding. &#8220;[It was] higher level,&#8221; Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) told reporters. &#8220;[Obama] talked about the imperative of the country, talked about the tough d</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...the controversial provisions from their proposed legislation. Fortunately, the measure survived in House legislation. Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D- Ore., who sponsored the provision, says the controversy actually may have helped keep the measure alive by rai</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...giving someone the option of speaking with their doctor about how they want to be treated in the case of an emergency,&quot; said Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore. &quot;I think the outrageous and vindictive attacks may have backfired to help raise awareness about thi</excerpt>
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