Energy and Environment
Information regarding my stance on Energy and Environment issues.
Lawmakers who signed onto the letter seeking a disaster declaration for the commercial salmon industry include U.S. Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden and U.S. Reps. Suzanne Bonamici, Peter DeFazio, and Kurt Schrader.
"The Salmon FISH Act will identify critical centers of salmon abundance to ensure these areas receive the protection, support, and funding they need to continue to sustain the healthiest remaining salmon populations," Huffman said. Original cosponsors included Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.), Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.), Rep. Mike Thompson (D-Calif.), and Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D-Calif.).
Today, U.S. Representatives Kurt Schrader (OR-05) and Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) introduced two separate bills as a step forward for the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde and the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, so they have the ability to work toward amending and modernizing their hunting, fishing, trapping and animal gathering rights.
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) announced that Oregon will soon receive $92,079,000 in federal funding from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to strengthen drinking and wastewater systems and replace dangerous lead service lines and pipes. This funding is the first round of a five-year investment authorized by the new law.
Oregon is expected in 2022 to receive a total of $92,079,000 in federal funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which was signed into law last month. "Access to safe and reliable drinking water is critical for our communities to stay healthy and thrive," U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici said in a written statement Wednesday, Dec. 22.