Education
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.
A long-time program promised to forgive federal student loans for people who have worked in public service and made loan payments for 10 years. But that's not the way the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, or PSLF, has worked for borrowers.
As the executive director of Oregon Tradeswomen, Kelly Kupcak wants to see other women — and people of color — have the same opportunities for apprenticeships that helped her raise two sons as a union heavy equipment operator. "I am living proof of what pre-apprenticeship and registered apprenticeships can do," Kupcak said at an online forum organized by U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici.
This special edition of the All In: Student Pathway Forward podcast is focused on federal policy with a featured guest who is one of the strongest legislative champions in Congress for community colleges and workforce development, Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici, serving Oregon's 1st congressional district.