Consumer Protection
August 18, 2017
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici released a statement this morning that was critical of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and the Department of Education's recent decision to further delay requirements that colleges comply with a rule protecting student loan borrowers.
Issues:Consumer ProtectionEducation
August 18, 2017
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Vice Ranking Member of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, spoke out on behalf of students after the Department of Education announced it would further delay requirements that colleges comply with a rule protecting student loan borrowers.
Issues:Consumer ProtectionEducation
August 4, 2017
A bipartisan group of House and Senate lawmakers introducedlegislation Thursday to address student loan defaults by steering delinquent and def
Issues:Consumer ProtectionEducation
July 28, 2017
By Representative Suzanne Bonamici
July 5, 2017
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici and Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley criticized Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos for her recent decision to delay the “borrower defense” rule that would provide defrauded students with debt relief and hold predatory institutions accountable for cheating students across the country.
Issues:Consumer ProtectionEducation
June 15, 2017
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici, Vice Ranking Member of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement after the Department of Education suspended protections for student loan borrowers
Issues:Consumer ProtectionEducation
June 13, 2017
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici led a group of more than 150 Members of Congress in opposing Education Secretary DeVos’s decision to remove key requirements from student loan servicing contracts.
Issues:Consumer ProtectionEducation
June 8, 2017
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) voted against legislation that guts the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and rolls back protections of 2010’s Dodd-Frank financial reform law. The bill would limit the ability of financial regulators, including the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Federal Stability Oversight Council, to prohibit the risky financial practices that led to the Great Recession.
May 25, 2017
Rep. Peter King and Rep. Suzanne Bonamici announced the establishment of a bipartisan Elder Justice Caucus. The Caucus will help to unify a voice in Congress by bringing together members with a shared interest in preventing elder abuse.
Issues:Consumer ProtectionSeniors
May 18, 2017
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici and Congressman Joe Crowley introduced legislation to give states and cities the authority to create and run retirement savings programs for workers in the private sector who do not have plans through their employers.