Health Care
Information regarding my stance on Health Care issues.
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley partnered with U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-01) and Don Bacon (R-NE-02) on a bipartisan effort to prohibit the manufacture, processing, use, and distribution in commerce of all six recognized asbestos fibers. The Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2025 protects the health of Americans across the nation by banning this toxic chemical, which experts say there is no safe level for the human body to be exposed to.
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, and U.S. Representative Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), are expressing serious concern over the planned closure of labor and delivery services at Providence Seaside and call on Providence Health & Services to support families and clinicians affected by the decision.
On Monday, U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, an Oregon Democrat, met with a dozen providers of victims’ services, saying she is “extremely concerned” about numerous cuts on the federal level that are or will be filtering down to Oregon.
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici said her office has been flooded with calls from constituents, hospital administrators and food banks who are “overwhelmingly opposed” to the plan. “This is one of the worst pieces of policy I’ve ever seen as a lawmaker,” Bonamici said, speaking from just off the House floor during a virtual press conference on Wednesday. “It’s going to have devastating consequences for Oregonians and people across the country.”