Education
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.
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.
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici visited McKay Elementary School in Beaverton today to learn about Camp Achieve, a summer school program that uses STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and design and mathematics) tools to keep K-5 students engaged and learning during their school vacation.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Congress is on break right now and U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, District 1, stopped by the KATU studios Monday and was interviewed by KATU's Lincoln Graves.
Topics of discussion included: North Korea's announcement it'll take revenge against the United States for new sanctions issued over its nuclear program, her concern the Trump administration won't make an upcoming payment on the federal subsidies for Obamacare, college students struggling to pay their loans, and other top priorities.
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A bipartisan group of House and Senate lawmakers introducedlegislation Thursday to address student loan defaults by steering delinquent and defaulted borrowers toward income-driven repayment programs and reducing other paperwork barriers to student loan relief.
The temperature was creeping into the mid-80s as volunteers served fettucine alfredo, fruit salad, cucumbers, bread sticks and corn at Atfalati Park this Monday, but trees provided plenty of shade for dozens of families to sit and enjoy their meals.