Housing and Homelessness
Information regarding my stance on Housing issues.
“Co-location is common sense,” Bonamici said. “It simultaneously addresses the needs for affordable housing and child care — and Oregon is leading the way.”
“The costs of housing and child care are significant burdens for Oregon families,” she added. “We hear that on a daily basis. I have spoken with many people in northwest Oregon who tell that the cost of child care is as much as or more than what they pay for housing – and that is if they can find a spot for their child or children. We know that wait lists can be years long and out of reach for too many.”
The Fairfield Apartments is a preservation project of Home Forward. The project cost about $35.8 million, according to city figures, with the Portland Housing Bureau kicking in $6.5 million. Thanks to a push from Oregon Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, as well as Oregon Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici, the project received $2 million in federal housing funds.
Two Oregon lawmakers announced a bill on Wednesday that that would encourage affordable housing facilities to have on-site childcare.
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici and Senator Ron Wyden toured a facility in southwest Portland called Neighborhood House that models what this could look like.
WASHINGTON, DC [04/07/23] – Today Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) and Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García (D-IL) introduced legislation to protect purchasers of manufactured homes from predatory practices.
After redistricting in 2020, Bonamici’s district now encompasses Tillamook County and she is excited to be representing a larger portion of the Oregon coast.
“I’m honored to have Tillamook County joining the first congressional district,” Bonamici said in a recent interview with the Herald.
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici’s community projects were approved across the board in the most recent federal funding package, sending over $35 million to governments and nonprofits in Northwest Oregon