Politics

Oregon US Rep. Earl Blumenauer calls on Biden to abandon reelection bid

By Dirk VanderHart (OPB)

July 10, 2024 11:35 p.m. Updated: July 11, 2024 12:20 a.m.

Blumenauer, who retires this year, is the first Democrat in Oregon’s congressional delegation to publicly state that the president shouldn’t run. U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley also released a new statement citing ‘serious concerns.’