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U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici stopped by Astoria on Monday to present a check that will assist in funding a city project to prevent landslides.

"This was a project that was worthy of advocacy because it really is about saving lives," the Oregon Democrat said. "The hospital and the homes that are in this area could be severely damaged if (or) when a landslide happens and to be able to partner with the community here and get the funding to help prevent a landslide will be good for the hospital, good for the community and likely save lives."

While the revamped public service loan forgiveness program and the new general debt cancellation have given many college grads hope, Rep. Bonamici said lawmakers are working to prevent future borrowers from incurring massive debt for a degree.

"We're working on college affordability. A lot of what we're talking about today is a short-term solution, but we need long-term solutions as well, and we're working on that in the Education and Labor Committee," Bonamici said.

Advocates for Multnomah County's Preschool for All are working to bring the pilot program to the national stage. The program offers free preschool to children across the county, aiming to fill the gaps in the childcare system. At a panel held at Portland State University last Friday, local and state leaders met to discuss how to move it forward.

Oregon U.S. Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici visited Columbia County Thursday, Sept. 1 with a tour of the Deer River Cooperative Mobile Home Park in Clatskanie.

Bonamici said manufactured housing plays an essential role in addressing the current housing crisis, but it needs to be affordable for families and individuals.

This year marks our nation's 10th observance of Malnutrition Awareness Week. We are a member of Congress and the national coordinator of the Defeat Malnutrition Today coalition. This year we are collaborating on a resolution acknowledging the importance of this week, with a special focus on nutrition as a patient right.

When Suzanne Bonamici was elected to represent Oregon's First Congressional District in 2012, she was the only woman in the state's delegation, DC bound with six male colleagues. And so it remained for 10 years. But finally, the future is female—or female-er, at least.

Members of a U.S. House Education and Labor Committee panel on Thursday questioned experts and leaders of youth rehabilitation programs about how the federal government could invest in programs to prevent kids from becoming incarcerated.

"Although the juvenile justice system is intended to rehabilitate — not punish — young offenders, data shows that the more a young person interacts with the juvenile justice system, the more likely they are to reenter the system and struggle throughout life," the panel's chair, Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, said in her opening statement.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi heard Oregon panelists discuss how recent federal legislation will promote carbon-free energy, create thousands of skilled jobs and help communities cope with the onset of climate change.

Pelosi was flanked by two Oregon Democrats who made major contributions to that and other recent legislation during the discussion Tuesday, Sept. 6, at the Energy Trust of Oregon offices in Portland. They are Rep. Earl Blumenauer of Portland, a senior member of the tax-writing committee, and Rep. Suzanne Bonamici of Beaverton, who sits on the science committee.