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Washington, D.C. – Following their repeated calls to ensure the safety of residents in coastal areas, Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Representatives Peter DeFazio, Kurt Schrader, Earl Blumenauer and Suzanne Bonamici today announced the Congress has passed legislation that will keep the U.S.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) and Congressman Jim Gerlach (PA-06) introduced the “Support Making Assessments Reliable and Timely” (SMART) Act today to address the proliferation of unnecessary tests in our nation’s classrooms.
Hillsboro, OR – Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) highlighted the benefits of shopping local today while visiting stores in downtown Hillsboro on Small Business Saturday.
Hillsboro City Council President Aron Carleson joined Congresswoman Bonamici, and the two met business owners and spoke with shoppers who were out on the annual shopping holiday.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) released the following statement in response to President Obama’s action on immigration.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) released the following statement after the House passed two bills that will undermine the research and scientific integrity of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) emphasized the environmental and economic benefits to Oregon from the House’s reauthorization of the National Estuary Program, which funds important habitat restoration work and other projects in and around the lower Columbia River estuary.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) released the following statement in commemoration of Veterans Day.
Portland, OR – Oregon Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden and Congressman Kurt Schrader today spoke with the Commandant of the Coast Guard and got assurance from him that the November 30th date previously set for the closure of the Newport helicopter facility would be extended to December 15th.
Portland, OR – Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) emphasized the importance of the $6 million grant awarded to Portland’s Transition Projects and highlighted the story of a veteran and his family who received help from the organization.
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June 20, 2018 4:00 a.m. Four members of the Oregon Congressional Delegation are demanding that federal officials immediately reverse the Trump Administration’s zero-tolerance policy that they say has left asylum seekers in federal prisons.
WASHINGTON - On the heels of a letter Wednesday by Oregon's Democrats in Congress calling for an end to the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" immigration policy, the president's new executive order brought a caustic reaction from Sen. Ron Wyden.
Trump said repeatedly at an Oval Office signing event that his executive order will "keep families together."
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) - At least 72 South Asian asylum-seekers are being detained at a federal prison in Oregon after getting caught up in the Trump administration's "zero-tolerance" policy for illegal border-crossers, a U.S. Senator's office said on Wednesday.
A group of 52 Indians, mostly Sikhs, has been held at a detention centre in the US State of Oregon for being part of a large contingent of illegal immigrants seeking asylum, an American lawmaker has said.
The Indians form the largest group of detainees in the total 123 illegal immigrants being held at a facility in Sheridan.
Oregon, June 20: At least 52 Indians, mostly Sikh, have been detained at the Oregon detention centre for illegal migration to the United States. The group, according to the reports, part of a large contingent of illegal immigrants seeking asylum. The Indians form the largest group of detainees in the total 123 illegal immigrants being held at a facility in Sheridan.
U.S. Rep Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.) recently visited 123 detained men at the federal prison in Sheridan, Oregon. She was accompanied by Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) as well as U.S. Rep Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.).
Washington County elected officials and group representatives praised a report this week that delves into the problems and prospects of the county's burgeoning racial and ethnic minorities.
The report was released Monday, June 18, at a gathering organized by the Coalition of Communities of Color, which produced a similar report about Multnomah County in 2012.
The Coalition of Communities of Color released their comprehensive report on racial inequities in Washington County on Monday.
U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer broke down at a press conference June 16 after he and other Democratic members of the Oregon congressional delegation visited immigrants imprisoned at the federal penitentiary in Sheridan.
On Saturday, Congresswoman Bonamici (OR-01) visited 123 detained men at a federal prison in Sheridan, Oregon, with Senators Wyden and Merkley and Congressman Blumenauer.