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Oregon has created robust partnerships that are preparing the diverse, better-educated workforce needed to grow our economy from the bottom up and the middle out. It’s a model the rest of the country can follow.
“I’m thrilled that Intel will expand Oregon’s world-class research and development facilities, keeping Hillsboro’s Gordon Moore Park at the forefront of innovation,” Bonamici said. “Importantly, this project will create thousands of sustainable, family-wage jobs.”
Bonamici: “It is critical now that we are implementing this legislation, we get it right this time and we make all of the opportunities available to those who historically have been left behind,” such as good-paying jobs in construction and other fields made available by federal spending on public works, carbon-free energy and semiconductor manufacturing and scientific research.
After her time at Trillium House, Bonamici visited Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria to learn more about the hospital’s $225 million to $250 million expansion project. Bonamici was among the lawmakers who supported a $13.9 million grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help construct a more resilient structure.
The Port of Astoria will receive $1 million in federal funding for preconstruction costs associated with the rehabilitation of Pier 2 in Uniontown.
U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici advocated for the money as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, which was signed into law by President Joe Biden on Saturday.
Oregon’s First Congressional District is poised to see major federal investment, spanning from affordable housing to emergency shelters.
U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici announced that she helped steer nearly $17 million in spending bills to fund community projects in Washington County and beyond.
As artificial intelligence grows in popularity and makes its way into the workforce, lawmakers are seeking protections for workers whose employment may soon be decided by algorithms.
Oregon Rep. Suzanne Bonamici introduced the No Robot Bosses Act, which targets AI-based discrimination in hiring tools used for automated job application systems.
As U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici continues her campaign against the fentanyl epidemic, a Beaverton parent helping lead the charge will stand alongside her at the 2024 State of the Union on Thursday, March 7.
First District Oregon Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici saw the impact of increasing food and housing costs in outer Southwest Portland when she recently toured the pantry for low-income families operated by Neighborhood House.
Bonamici said that, along with the added federal dollars for infrastructure, manufacturing and energy projects must come a more diversified workforce.
"All the work is not going to be done right away," she said. "But we will be growing the workforce to meet these needs."