Civil Rights
WASHINGTON, DC [09/29/20] – Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) requested that the Oregon Health Authority and Pacific Seafood hold a virtual community meeting to provide information and address community concerns about the significant COVID-19 outbreak at Pacific's Warrenton facility that resulted in approximately 100 people testing positive for COVID-19.
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici published a six-part Twitter thread wherein she called on the Senate to "stop the hypocrisy, oppose this [nomination]." "Donald Trump has pledged to appoint Supreme Court justices who will overturn #RoeVWade, and Amy Coney Barrett has made clear that, in her opinion, a justice can overturn established precedent if it conflicts with their understanding of the Constitution," said Bonamici in the thread.
Oregon Democrats Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Reps. Earl Blumenauer and Suzanne Bonamici wrote to Chad Wolf, the embattled acting DHS secretary, Thursday. The letter asked four questions based on a report by The Nation's Ken Klippenstein alleging DHS and potentially other federal agencies tapped Portland protesters' phones.
"Congress has enacted strict legal protections which require government agencies to obtain the approval of an independent judge before searching Americans' devices and surveilling their communications," states the September 25 letter, signed by US Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, as well as US Reps. Earl Blumenauer and Suzanne Bonamici.
Senator Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., said the Trump administration is trying to bully those who don't agree with his police tactics.
"Trump may admire dictators like Putin and Duterte, but there is no place for that behavior in Portland, in Oregon, or in the United States of America," said Merkley.
"Instead of working on a national plan to address the pandemic and save lives, Trump and his administration are wasting time threatening to withdraw funding from Portland and other cities," said Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore.