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U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley joined Rep. Suzanne Bonamici in calling the proposal illegal since Congress already approved the funds. Merkley said the cuts have “life and death stakes.”
The opponents of the cuts noted that research advances at OHSU led to Gleevec, which made leukemia a manageable disease, as well as a new blood test to detect pancreatic cancer and promising research on a potential universal flu vaccine, among many others.
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici told KGW, "In December I urged Providence & the Oregon Nurses Association to come together in good faith and negotiate a fair contract that provides competitive wages & safe staffing levels so nurses & other frontline health care workers can provide the high-quality patient care Oregonians deserve & expect.
Representative Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.) added that this facility – which has been in development since 2019 – is important because many people have to travel to other areas of the state to access these services.
“Oregonians who are struggling with substance use disorder, they’ll get a second chance here and a better future,” she said. “And we know what it takes to create that path to recovery and stability and health: Access to coordinated, compassionate culturally specific services and wraparound support.”
“Solving our most complicated and challenging concerns here in Washington County, as well as in our country — that’s going to take all of us working together, the federal delegation, state, local and community partners,” U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici said.