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July 26, 2017

The temperature was creeping into the mid-80s as volunteers served fettucine alfredo, fruit salad, cucumbers, bread sticks and corn at Atfalati Park this Monday, but trees provided plenty of shade for dozens of families to sit and enjoy their meals.

Issues:Education

July 26, 2017

President Donald Trump is barring transgender people from serving in the military "in any capacity," citing "tremendous medical costs and disruption." Trump's announcement Wednesday morning on Twitter did not say what would happen to transgender people already in the military.

Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici issued the following statement


July 25, 2017

Four Congressional Democrats from Oregon blasted Republican senators Tuesday for their vote on a secretive bill to advance a repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act.

Issues:Health Care

July 25, 2017

Union members were among more than 200 people at a rally July 6 in Northeast Portland calling on the U.S. Senate to reject Republican efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare.

Issues:Health Care

July 25, 2017

Lamar Smith, head of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, has a penchant for releasing letters in which he complains about issues related to climate change.


July 23, 2017

BANKS, OR (KPTV) -

An Oregon Congresswoman visited a local fire station on Friday.

Representative Suzanne Bonamici went to the Banks Fire Department District #13.

During the visit, Representative Bonamici toured the station and training ground. She also met with fire personnel and volunteers.


July 23, 2017
The House Education and the Workforce Committee held a hearing at which both Republican and Democratic lawmakers "expressed concern about the consistency of feedback from the U.S.
Issues:Education

July 17, 2017

Clatsop Community College has secured $8.1 million in state bonds to renovate and expand its maritime-science program.


July 16, 2017

BEAVERTON - In a giant jammed gymnasium, stuffed full of Oregonians drawn to a town hall by the prospect of Congress dismantling health care, questioners rarely asked about the actual bill, the one that seemed to be slowly decomposing over the July 4 break.

Opposition was so complete it barely needed to be mentioned.

Issues:Health Care

July 13, 2017

'It is what he is saying, not that he is using social media,' Congresswoman told a supportive crowd at a town hall meeting in Beaverton.

Sen. Ron Wyden and Rep. Suzanne Bonamici assailed President Donald Trump for what the Oregon Democrats say are his assaults on constitutional rights embodied in the First Amendment.