Education
As Democrats in the House of Representatives begin an impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, Western Washington County residents packed the Cornelius Public Library on Wednesday, Oct. 2, to ask questions of U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici.
Multiple people asked Bonamici about the topic that has recently dominated national news: impeachment.
"We have a responsibility to hold this administration accountable," Bonamici said.
Friday is National Manufacturing Day and the Oregon Manufacturing Innovation Center in Columbia County is hosting an event to get high school students interested in manufacturing careers.
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici will also speak to students Friday morning.
A 2018 Department of Ed report on the status of the loan program revealed that "of the approximately 29,000 applications that have been processed, more than 70% of them have been denied."
Today, despite efforts to fix the program, that denial rate is even higher.
A troubled Salem boarding school for Native American students has lost its leader.
Lora Braucher had been superintendent at Chemawa Indian School since 2014. She arrived with a reputation as a turnaround specialist and pledging to have a long tenure at Chemawa, which had seen a decade of near-constant turnover in the superintendent's office.
But as recently as last month, U.S. Reps. Suzanne Bonamici and Kurt Schrader, D-Oregon, met with Braucher on campus and afterward said they felt she was being more collaborative.
U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici will be in Gearhart for a town hall on Oct. 7.
"Constituent input informs the work I do, including taking action on the climate crisis, addressing student loan debt, and making sure everyone can access affordable health care," the Oregon Democrat said in a news release.
Democratic U.S Rep. Suzanne Bonamici made a three-point stop in St. Helens this past week. The congresswoman toured Legacy Health Clinic, the City of St. Helens' waterfront redevelopment site, and St. Helens Middle School, where she was slated to be met by State Rep. Brad Witt (D-Clatskanie).
"I know access to health care is important to the people I'm honored to represent, but particularly in rural communities," Bonamici said.
Oregon Democratic Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici talks gun laws, student loan debt, climate change, making childcare affordable, and more about her top priorities in Congress after the Augest recess.
Watch the full interview above.