Foreign Affairs and National Security
U.S. Reps. Earl Blumenauer and Suzanne Bonamici were among those named by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to a working group on the agreement, which was amended to deal with concerns House Democrats raised on labor and environmental standards, drug pricing and enforcement provisions.
In a statement timed with the Dec. 19 vote, Bonamici said this:
Oregon and Southwest Washington members of Congress stuck to their partisan lines Thursday on a vote seeking to curb President Trump's ability to wage war against Iran.
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., countered in a statement that the House was right to take a clear stand against actions by a president that "risks dragging us into another war."
U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici was in the majority when the U.S. House voted Thursday to pass a resolution to check President Donald Trump's ability to go to war with Iran.
Oregon and Washington lawmakers are calling for a de-escalation of tensions between the U.S. and Iran following two Iranian missile strikes on bases housing U.S. troops in Iraq.
Most members of Oregon's congressional delegation released statements Friday condemning President Donald Trump's decision to assassinate Iranian general Qassim Suleimani.
Federal lawmakers from the Pacific Northwest are speaking out following the U.S. airstrike that killed Iran's top military general in Iraq, sparking renewed concerns about rising tensions in the Middle East after Iran swore to carry out "harsh retaliation."
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici said it was her obligation to vote to impeach President Donald Trump last week.