Education

On Oregon's 163rd birthday, U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici fielded questions on topics ranging from the arts and school lunch to sex education and mask mandates at a virtual meeting with Warrenton High School students.

Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) and Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) are reintroducing the Healthy Meal Time Act to reduce food waste in schools and further ensure that kids have the time to eat a proper meal.

The school board's actions received further admonishment throughout August, along with threats of legal trouble. The Newberg City Council voted 6-1 to affirm Roger's letter opposing the school board's actions. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici and the Legislature's House Democratic Caucus shared similar sentiments.

"The pandemic has made it really challenging to be a health care worker right now," said Kyla Siemens, who is in her second year studying to be a physician assistant at Pacific University's Hillsboro campus. She was one of three students involved in a panel discussion Wednesday with U.S. Rep.

Bonamici spoke to students entering the health care field amid a global pandemic.

Provisions to standardize food date labeling were also included in Rep. Pingree's Agriculture Resilience Act, which was reintroduced in April 2021. Additionally, in September, Reps.