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March 14, 2017

WASHINGTON, DC - Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.) have asked the Department of Education to stand up for struggling student loan borrowers by keeping in place commonsense limits on the fees charged to those who have defaulted on their loans.

Issues:Education

March 8, 2017

Bipartisan Members Introduce Legislation to Expand Access to Nutritious Meals for Young Children

WASHINGTON, DC [03/08/17] – During National School Breakfast Week, Congresswomen Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) and Elise Stefanik (R-NY) introduced the Early Childhood Nutrition Improvement Act, a bipartisan bill to expand access to nutritious meals for young children. The bill improves the existing Child and Adult Care Food Program by better supporting families who rely on full-day child care and reducing paperwork for providers.


March 7, 2017

WASHINGTON, DC [03/07/17] – Today Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), the Vice Ranking Member of the Education and the Workforce Committee, and Ryan Costello (R-PA), along with Representatives Peter Welch (D-VT), Patrick Meehan (R-PA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Carlos Curbelo (R-FL), Seth Moulton (D-MA), and Elise Stefanik (R-NY), sent a letter to the Department of Education and the Department of the Treasury urging them to implement a plan that will make it easier for

Issues:Education

March 1, 2017
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici, the Vice Ranking Member of the Education Committee, stood up for student loan borrowers as the House passed a bill that threatens important federal protections for borrowers.

February 24, 2017
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici announced that Mark Mitsui, President of Portland Community College (PCC), will be her guest at President Trump’s address to a Joint Session of Congress on Tuesday, February 28.
Issues:Education