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Jobs and Economy

Information regarding my stance on Jobs and Economy issues.

December 22, 2017

Senator Ron Wyden and Representatives Suzanne Bonamici, Peter DeFazio, Earl Blumenauer, and Kurt Schrader congratulated Oregon State University on securing a $673,000 federal grant through NOAA Fisheries to study the effects of ocean acidification on the shellfish industry.


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GOP Tax Plan is Reprehensible
December 19, 2017
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici issued the following statement after voting against H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

December 13, 2017
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici stood up against efforts to roll back federal higher education policies that support low-income students.

December 8, 2017
Today Education and the Workforce Vice Ranking Member Suzanne Bonamici, Education and the Workforce Ranking Member Bobby Scott, and 45 Democrats stood up for public education and urged tax bill conferees to mitigate the harmful aspects of the current tax proposal and instead advance a tax plan that supports public schools and investments in higher education.

December 6, 2017
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici highlighted Oregon’s leadership on family-friendly workplace policies that provide workers with paid sick days and predictable schedules.

December 6, 2017

As SolarWorld Americas Inc. and its Hillsboro workforce await a Trump administration decision that could spell their fate, politicians are staking out unpredictable positions on the company's high-profile trade case.


November 29, 2017
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation to require all Members of Congress and Congressional staff participate in annual training to prevent all forms of workplace harassment and discrimination.

November 26, 2017

Lawmakers are heading back to Capitol Hill after the Thanksgiving break with a lot to accomplish before the end of the year.

Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici sat down with KATU's Deb Knapp before the holiday weekend for a conversation on what she hopes to accomplish after Congress resumes.


November 21, 2017

Technology industry insiders, students and government officials gathered at Oregon Institute of Technology (Oregon Tech) Wilsonville campus Nov. 20 to hear Gov. Kate Brown to proclaim the date "Oregon Day of Cyber" as well as officially unveil the Cyber Oregon initiative.