“We can no longer afford the war in Iraq. Our financial costs have alre...” — Earl Blumenauer Quote

“We can no longer afford the war in Iraq. Our financial costs have already passed a third of a trillion dollars; the lifetime costs for this war, in both human and economic terms, will be borne by Americans for generations to come.”

“At a time when 2500 American soldiers have given their lives for the cause of bringing democracy to Iraq, it is sad and frustrating to watch the Republican establishment disgrace the exercise of democracy in our own House of Representatives.”

“The National Flood Insurance Program is a voluntary program. If a community really feels that the building insurance requirements are too burdensome, they don't have to participate.”

“You know, I can't afford to take anything for granted.”

“We cannot afford to regard as normal the presence of injustice, inhumanity, and violence, including their verbal and cyber manifestations.”

“I have been blessed in my career and I was able to afford the extra procedures and everything to have my children. Does that make me a better mother than someone who cannot afford it? No, of course not.”