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Imagine trying to learn a new job amid sweeping changes and landmark legislation.

Oregon's members of Congress gave a polite but cool reaction to President Obama's decision to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan, with some worrying about the cost and others worried that strategic goals will not be met.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Oregon Representatives Earl Blumenauer, Peter DeFazio, Kurt Schrader, and David Wu spoke at the unveiling of the first street car built in America in 60 years by United Streetcar, a Clackamas subsidiary of Oregon Iron Works.

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Wu, who moved to the U.S. from China at age 6 and is the first Chinese-American ever elected to the House, wrote "everyone in the United States -- whether they are from Chico or Chengu -- should feel secure within their own homes." "Congressman Wu has been a dedicated supporter of human rights and civil liberties, both at home and abroad, ...

Since May, staffers in Oregon Congressman David Wu's office have been working to identify World War II and Vietnam War veterans deserving of a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition.

Congress might delay debate on transportation reform for 18 months. Bickering over federal transportation dollars could delay design and construction of a new interstate bridge over the Columbia River by as many as 18 months.

Robert Shotwell, now 83 was once a U.S. Navy sailor who helped protect convoys during World War II as part of the Armed Guard.

World War II veteran Robert Derbyshire will have his day in the spotlight Saturday.

U.S. Rep. Brian Baird said today that his name should have been among Northwest congressional colleagues who signed a letter voicing their support for the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area.

World War II veteran Bill McRobert will have his day in the spotlight Saturday. The 84-year-old Beaverton man is one of about 50 veterans who will be honored during a Veterans Congressional Recognition Ceremony at the U.S. Navy Station Swan Island in Portland.

As President Barack Obama labors to construct a strategy for Afghanistan, he is buffeted by competing recommendations -- and competing risks.

Protestors stand outside of Congressman Kurt Scharder's Oregon City office to protest health care reform last week.

Hey, smarty pants. Want to look smart in the bar later, when someone brings up the topic of health reform? Here's how: 1. PELOSI BROUGHT IT HOME .

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

Small businesses in Oregon need health care reform guest column by Nancie Koerber of Central Point.

Most black school kids, he says, view entertainment -- being a professional athlete or a performer -- as the only form of success available to them.

U.S. Rep. David Wu , no stranger to raising awareness in Congress of China's dismal human-rights record, has introduced a resolution supporting two activists prosecuted for their activities following the 2008 Sichuan earthquake .

Yesterday I introduced the bi-partisan Viral Hepatitis and Liver Cancer Control and Prevention Act of 2009, in order to address a silent, deadly, national Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C epidemic impacting America.

Though no one is quite sure how the redesign of Hoot Owl Corner, a project that has no visible neighborhood champion, got elevated to federal funding status, the majority of transportation advocates at an Oct.