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“That says a lot about the members of the community, who understand that refugees have fled their home countries and often have language barriers. They will get culturally appropriate food and assistance,” the Oregon Democrat said on her visit Jan. 3.
“I remain hopeful that we can pass a meaningful investment in federal programs that address youth homelessness,” [Bonamici] said in her statement. “Students cannot thrive if they don’t have their basic needs met.”
We have different political philosophies and represent districts on opposite sides of the country, but we couldn’t agree more on the importance of WIC to our constituents and the country. WIC serves women who are pregnant, postpartum and/or breastfeeding, along with young children up to age 5 — including about half of all infants bo
“Pier 2 West in Astoria is crucial to the region’s economy, but the structure has been deteriorating over the years,” Bonamici, an Oregon Democrat who represents the North Coast, said in a statement. “I’m thrilled that the Port of Astoria will receive close to $25.3 million from USDOT to make overdue repairs to this essential infrastructure.”
The night before my departure I received a call from my congresswoman, U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, who had heard I was in Israel. We discussed our plans to get home, and she assured me that if anything changed, I should call her immediately. She followed up with a text when I was at the Tel Aviv airport, and we exchanged texts when I landed in Los Angeles.
Oregon Rep. Suzanne Bonamici noted that hubs will be key to addressing the climate crisis by creating sustainable technology and enhancing resilience of the electric grid.
Before the hearing adjourned, Bonamici urged her colleagues to refocus their attention on other pressing education issues.
“We need to continue this conversation, but we also need to get back to doing what’s best for children,” she said. “Let’s talk about the schools where they don’t even have a library.”
Bonamici addressed a wide variety of topics, ranging from her support for continued military aid for Ukraine to the need for comprehensive immigration reform.
“Your feedback really does inform what I do in Washington D.C.,” Bonamici told her constituents at the town hall.
Bonamici promised to vouch for additional funding for medical supplies and continued diplomatic assistance via Congress. She urged people to continue to tune in to news coverage of the conflict.
“We know hundreds have already been killed, including civilians,” Bonamici said. “It’s hard to watch, but watch we must, because we need to know that brutal terrorism is happening there.”
In a statement released minutes after the vote, Bonamici said she voted to remove McCarthy because he “has consistently empowered his conference’s most extreme members.”
“He has stood behind devastating cuts to public education and other government programs that help working families, like SNAP, the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, and Head Start,” she said.