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The Secure Rural Schools (SRS) program funnels money for schools, roads, law enforcement and other essential services. It is paid to 31 of Oregon's 36 counties, which lost billions of dollars when the federal government significantly reduced logging in the state in the 1990s. All told this year, $39.3 million will reach Oregon counties, according to a release from U.S. Sen.
“It is unacceptable that predatory debt collectors have been able to take advantage of this program, diverting funding away from small businesses that desperately need help during this economic crisis,” said Bonamici, who was once employed as a consumer protection attorney at the Federal Trade Commission.
Newman, D-La Grange, introduced the bill with Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, an Oregon Democrat. Newman said such debt collectors have “violated consumers’ rights” and have received millions of dollars in forgivable PPP loans.
"Virginia Garcia is a trusted health care provider serving our community, including those most in need," Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici said in the release. "This award of $10.2 million will help us defeat the pandemic, expand vaccinations in an equitable way, make COVID-19 testing and treatment more widely accessible and increase capacity during the pandemic and beyond.
“Our rural communities need support to recover from the coronavirus pandemic and build back better, and the millions of dollars in SRS payments for Oregon’s counties will make a meaningful difference,” Bonamici said. “This funding will help pay for essential services and support the schools, roads, and public services that are so important to rural Oregon.
Oregon U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici tweeted, "I'm hoping the best for the officers and full accountability for the perpetrator.”
"It focuses on rebuilding the backbone of this country — working families, the middle class, the people who built this country," he said. Oregon's two Democratic senators, Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, voted for the bill. Four of the state's five House members — all Democrats — voted for of the bill: Kurt Schrader, Suzanne Bonamici, Peter DeFazio and Earl Blumenauer.
On March 24, Rep. Suzanne Bonamici announced that her office will start accepting applications for a program known as Community Project Funding. The CPF project allows members of Congress to get federal funding for specific projects in their communities, an application process that is "highly competitive," according to a release from Bonamici's office.
OCEAN EYED: Reps. Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.) and Bill Posey (R-Fla.) are calling on the Biden administration to include at least $10 billion in the next coronavirus recovery package for coastal restoration and resilience projects, citing the potential for healthy coastal ecosystems to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Reps. Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.) and Bill Posey (R-Fla.) called on President Biden to commit $10 billion to coastal restoration and resilience efforts Wednesday.