Civil Rights
Bonamici supported the Delivering for America Act, bipartisan legislation that passed in the U.S. House in August to block changes at the Postal Service made this year and provide $25 billion in funding to the agency. The bill would also require that official election mail be treated as first-class mail.
"In July, you instructed mail carriers to "leave mail behind at distribution centers" if mail could not be completely distributed without overtime, and you eliminated overtime, which letter carriers typically use to complete mail distribution," wrote Wyden, Merkley, DeFazio, Blumenauer, Bonamici and Schrader.
Several Oregon leaders are asking for the Environmental Protection Agency to investigate the impacts of sustained tear gas used by federal agents on people, air, land and bodies of water.
In a letter from Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with Representatives Earl Blumenauer and Suzanne Bonamici, they wrote in part:
She said the WCJI calls for an end to all coordination between ICE and local law enforcement, decreased funding for the Washington County District Attorney's Office and other law enforcement agencies and increased funding for social services.