Housing and Homelessness
Information regarding my stance on Housing issues.
Oregon Democratic Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici spoke outside the high court this week, urging justices to rule against the city.
“Housing, not handcuffs, is the direction we need to go,” Rep. Bonamici said.
Bonamici says fining or jailing people traps them in a cycle that makes it harder for them to find housing.
Rural Utilities Service Administrator Andrew Berke, along with Representative Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore), went to the Countryman Estates in Forest Grove, the future site of Habitat for Humanity’s eight planned new homes.
Berke said the USDA has a vested interest in this kind of project and is offering up more than $300,000 to make it happen.
After her time at Trillium House, Bonamici visited Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria to learn more about the hospital’s $225 million to $250 million expansion project. Bonamici was among the lawmakers who supported a $13.9 million grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help construct a more resilient structure.
“When I hear stories, and really see and hear what’s happening in communities, like here in St. Helens with, for example, the residents of the affordable housing community. And what it meant to them to get them on a path where they can thrive,” Bonamici said.
“Oregon has an affordable housing crisis, and addressing it requires a multifaceted response and significant federal investment,” said Bonamici, whose Congressional District 1 includes portions of Southwest Portland and much of Washington County. She co-chairs the Congressional Caucus on Homelessness.
“I’m impressed by the partnership in getting this done,” Bonamici said. “The facility is wonderful, the apartments are lovely. They have done a beautiful job making affordable housing available to people here in St. Helens.”