Jobs and Economy
Information regarding my stance on Jobs and Economy issues.
U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici is requesting $902,500 in funding for a landslide mitigation project in Astoria that would help protect a neighborhood from common winter flooding or the Big One — the Cascadia Subduction Earthquake that would impact a 600-mile fault located 70-100 miles off the West Coast of North America. "I was looking for projects that would benefit communities, create jobs, keep people safe," said Bonamici. "As the representative of the north coast, it's important to prepare for issues like landslides. We've already seen this in Astoria this winter."
While a lot of work still needs to be done, Multnomah County's new Behavioral Health Resource Center is coming along. On Tuesday, Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici and Multnomah County Chair Deborah Kafoury went inside the building, which is located at Southwest Park Avenue and Southwest Oak Street, for a quick tour. County commissioners approved the $26 million center earlier this year. To help fund it, Bonamici has requested $1.3 million in federal funds. She says they should know by the end of the month if it's approved.
U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici is pushing for federal funding to increase resources for small businesses throughout Columbia County. Bonamici, who will see her district shrink when Oregon gets a sixth representative in Congress, recently spoke with the Spotlight about redistricting, workforce development, redistricting, potential community projects, childcare and more.
"People still haven't been fully vaccinated. I think this is adding to peoples' concern of going back to work. I think people are concerned about their health," Walsh said. "I do not feel that the $300 bonus is keeping people out of work." Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., said high child care costs have also kept parents at home. "I've had so many conversations with people who say, I want to go back to work, but I don't have affordable child care," Bonamici said. "So we need to solve that issue."
After considering more than 70 applications, Rep. Bonamici is seeking over $2 million through Community Project Funding to expand and maintain the Virginia Garcia Memorial Health clinic in Newberg. In selecting the clinic, Bonamici said, "I was looking for projects that would help support job creation, help with economic recovery and provide good paying jobs to people who've faced historic barriers to employment or services in their community."
"I'm going to do all I can to advocate for this project," Bonamici told Pamplin Media Group on Thursday, June 3, after meeting with community leaders and representatives from the Oregon Department of Transportation in Aloha.
Reps. Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.) and Peter Meijer (R-Mich.) introduced a bill that would repeal a tax break for business meals implemented by the Trump administration. The bill would redirect the money—which amounts to more than $5 billion over two years, according to the Joint Committee on Taxation—to the Child Care and Development Fund. The fund awards grants to state programs to help low-income families find childcare for work-related reasons.