Jobs and Economy
Information regarding my stance on Jobs and Economy issues.
On Thursday morning, the Small Business Administration's (SBA) small business relief fund, otherwise known as the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), officially ran out of money.
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) said, "Congress must act quickly to replenish SBA funds for small business relief. I'm hearing despair from businesses of all sizes, and many mom and pop shops are on the verge of shutting down."
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Representatives Peter DeFazio (D-OR-4) and Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1), along with 39 of their congressional colleagues, are blasting the Trump administration for continuing to garnish wages of millions of struggling student loan borrowers, despite a new law passed by Congress last month that prohibits such wage seizures during the coronavirus public health emergency.
EUGENE, Ore. -- Financial help could soon be on its way for child care workers in the form of $50 billion.
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, Sen. Jeff Merkley, and Sen. Ron Wyden called on leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives to provide $50 billion to support the already-struggling child care sector in the next coronavirus pandemic response package.