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January 13, 2023

Higher education administrators and students told U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici harrowing firsthand accounts about how hunger is gripping Oregon's college campuses and preventing degrees during a roundtable discussion at Portland State University on Friday, Jan. 13.

Issues:Education

January 2, 2023

A pedestrian corridor project that seeks to connect downtown to Warrenton High School will receive nearly $1.4 million. The project was one of 15 that U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, an Oregon Democrat who represents the North Coast, had advocated for in the package.


December 23, 2022

Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici’s community projects were approved across the board in the most recent federal funding package, sending over $35 million to governments and nonprofits in Northwest Oregon


December 16, 2022

Representative Bonamici had some advice for the new Congresswomen, starting with: "Appreciate your staff." She explained that no work gets done in Congress without a staff, and they're the face of the office.


December 14, 2022

December 5, 2022

When asked who loses when society doesn’t have enough public defenders, Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici replied, “We all do. It’s not fair to the defendant who’s accused of a crime and has a constitutional right to a lawyer. It’s not fair to the victims of the crime. It’s not fair to the judicial system and it’s not fair to the public in general.”

Issues:Civil Rights

November 28, 2022

 U.S. Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici has introduced legislation aimed at tackling sprawling public defender shortages in Oregon and nationwide.

Issues:Civil Rights

October 27, 2022

U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici stopped by Adelante Mujeres for the final farmers market of the season, which coincided with live music and painted faces for Day of the Dead celebration. She toured pre-kindergarten classrooms, the garden where students grow some of their own meals, and the kitchen where families in the Produce Rx program take cooking classes.


October 27, 2022

Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D—Oregon, visited Century High School in Hillsboro on Wednesday, Oct. 26 to speak with faculty and students involved in the new Manufacturing Apprenticeship Program.


October 24, 2022

During the meeting with Dr. Jackson and Bonamici, Founding Artistic Director Scott Palmer made it clear to those in attendance that Bag and Baggage came within 3 months of disappearing as an organization. The Pandemic made it financially impossible for organizations like theirs to survive.