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Energy and Environment

Information regarding my stance on Energy and Environment issues.

January 5, 2018

A proposal that could open up oil drilling in Oregon and Washington has a lot of people asking questions. Where might it happen? What's the likelihood of it happening?

The Trump Administration's proposal this week to open up previously protected areas to offshore drilling for oil has drawn harsh criticism from Oregon officials


December 22, 2017

Senator Ron Wyden and Representatives Suzanne Bonamici, Peter DeFazio, Earl Blumenauer, and Kurt Schrader congratulated Oregon State University on securing a $673,000 federal grant through NOAA Fisheries to study the effects of ocean acidification on the shellfish industry.


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GOP Tax Plan is Reprehensible
December 19, 2017
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici issued the following statement after voting against H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

November 17, 2017

This fall I wrapped up a series of six town hall meetings with two final meetings in Cannon Beach and Portland. I celebrated the Portland Thorns' victory in the National Women's Soccer League Championship—go Thorns! Another highlight was working with Senator Jeff Merkley to bring the "I Am Not Invisible" exhibit featuring Oregon women veterans to the nation's capital.


November 16, 2017
Representatives Suzanne Bonamici, Marcy Kaptur, and David Joyce introduced bipartisan legislation to better prepare for, mitigate, and respond to harmful algal blooms, especially in coastal communities and the Great Lakes region.

November 7, 2017
All sixteen Democratic Members of the Committee on Science, Space & Technology wrote a letter to Chairman Lamar Smith requesting that he invite Scott Pruitt, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to testify before the Committee.

November 2, 2017

In the wake of this year's horrific wildfire season, the U.S. House on Wednesday passed legislation aimed at reversing the rising fire danger in the nation's forests and grasslands.


October 18, 2017

CANNON BEACH — When Gearhart resident Arden Bryce heard Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici tell the story of her and her daughter, Selah, on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives back in May, she couldn't help but feel emotional.


October 13, 2017

WASHINGTON - Oregon's entire House delegation applauded Thursday the inclusion of emergency funding for wildland fire suppression in the supplemental appropriations bill just passed by the House.


October 12, 2017
Oregon’s Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Reps. Suzanne Bonamici, Peter DeFazio, Earl Blumenauer and Kurt Schrader joined several of their House and Senate colleagues in sending a forceful letter to the White House urging caution and a careful consideration of the facts before the Trump administration removes the science-based environmental rules that protect Alaska’s Bristol Bay and the jobs of the fishermen who depend on it.