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Jobs and Economy

Information regarding my stance on Jobs and Economy issues.

July 6, 2023

Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici was among a group of partner agencies that recently took a walking tour of the future trail. 

“Learning more about it and the amazing opportunities for people to get out in our beautiful northwest Oregon, but also economic opportunities,” said Bonamici. “We were talking about farms along the way, that they have farm stands and teach people about growing food and where our food comes from.”


June 22, 2023
We write today to express our fervent hope that Providence and the Oregon Nurses Association will come back together in good faith and with all due haste to negotiate new employment contracts for the 1800 nurses and clinical staff at Providence Portland Medical Center, Providence Seaside Hospital, and Providence Home Health and Hospice.

June 22, 2023
Oregon families in urban and rural areas have told me that child care costs more than their housing. This is unacceptable.

June 20, 2023
Last Congress we passed robust investments in renewable energy that will jumpstart our clean energy future. And importantly, we also passed some of the largest investments in America’s workers.

June 16, 2023
When food banks can purchase from farmers, more families will have access to nutritious local foods and more small and medium-size farms will benefit.

June 8, 2023
Shellfish harvesters and seaweed farmers play an essential role in our food supply, but historically they haven’t received the support they need to reach their full potential.

May 31, 2023
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It would be devastating for our country to default, but I could not in good conscience vote for a plan to lift the debt ceiling that would harm some of the most vulnerable people in our country and undermine bedrock environmental laws.
Issues:EducationEnergy and EnvironmentJobs and Economy

May 19, 2023

PORTLAND, Ore. — U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, toured an outdoor recreation business in the heart of the district she represents Friday.

She and members of Oregon’s State of the Sport coalition toured Snow Peak in Portland.


May 11, 2023

Washington, D.C. –  U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, and U.S. Reps. Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici, Val Hoyle and Andrea Salinas said today that the University of Oregon, Oregon State University and Portland State University have each secured $1 million, two-year federal research grants that were authorized in the CHIPS and Science Act.