Consumer Protection
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici released the following statement after the Committee on Education and the Workforce passed new student loan counseling legislation.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici and Congressman Greg Walden amended the National Defense Authorization Act with provisions that will require the Army to reassess a recent change to its tuition assistance program—a program that helps soldiers cover the cost of enrolling in off-duty classes.
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici introduced a bill today to reduce the number of unnecessary government reports issued each year.
The Government Reporting Efficiency Act addresses the thousands of reports that are researched, written, printed, and delivered to Capitol Hill based on long-standing laws, some of which were passed by Congress decades ago.
Beaverton, OR – Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici visited a tax preparation center today and announced her new legislation that includes stronger consumer protections for taxpayers.
Bonamici spoke with volunteers and supporting partners offering free tax filing assistance at the CASH Oregon Super Site in Beaverton.
Washington, D.C.—Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) today announced that she has been selected to serve on the U.S. House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, & Pensions (HELP). She will depart the subcommittee on Workforce Protections, but remain on the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
“I look forward to working with members of the HELP subcommittee to protect and strengthen the employment and labor laws that are essential to well-being of Oregon’s working families,” said Bonamici.
Portland, OR – Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley, Congressman Earl Blumenauer and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici visited Hopworks Brewery today to call attention to Wall Street speculation in commodity markets that is driving up the prices of aluminum, copper, gas, and electricity. This speculation is in turn raising the prices of everyday products that middle-class families use, including beer cans, home improvement products that contain copper and even gas for cars.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) today voted for an amendment to restore $20 billion in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funding slated to be cut by the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act (H.R. 1947). Bonamici was an original cosponsor of the amendment, which was offered by Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA). The amendment failed by a vote of 234 to 188.
Portland, OR – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici marked the sixth anniversary of the landmark law curbing predatory payday loans that they helped pass in the Oregon legislature by calling for national action to end payday lending and close online payday lending loopholes. They were joined by consumer protection advocates at the Oregon Food Bank to highlight a new report by Economic Fairness Oregon that details the millions in savings to consumers that resulted from Oregon’s ban.