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Jobs and Economy

Information regarding my stance on Jobs and Economy issues.

July 12, 2017

Community support agents recently met with a congresswoman to discuss issues related to housing and veteran services. Representatives from Community Action Team (CAT) presented a range of concerns to Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D) during a meeting on July 5 in St. Helens.

Bonamici, who represents the northwest region of the state, began by sharing her background in legal aid, working her way through college while serving low-income families, learning firsthand how legislative policies affect people's lives.


July 12, 2017

Oregon Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici joined Connecticut Congresswomen Rosa DeLauro and Florida Congresswoman Lois Frankel in leading more than 100 Members of the House of Representatives in calling on President Trump to replace his flawed paid leave proposal with a policy that will help families who are struggling to make ends meet.

President Trump's limited paid leave proposal offers six weeks of paid leave to working families in a narrow set of circumstances. In May Bonamici slammed the Trump plan, calling it "woefully inadequate."


July 11, 2017

WASHINGTON, DC [07/11/17] — Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) joined Congresswomen Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Lois Frankel (D-FL) in leading more than 100 Members of the House of Representatives in calling on President Trump to replace his flawed paid leave proposal with a policy that will help families who are struggling to make ends meet.


June 22, 2017
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici applauded the House of Representatives for passing a bipartisan update to federal Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs.

June 8, 2017
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) voted against legislation that guts the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and rolls back protections of 2010’s Dodd-Frank financial reform law. The bill would limit the ability of financial regulators, including the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Federal Stability Oversight Council, to prohibit the risky financial practices that led to the Great Recession.