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Suzanne Bonamici is among those who see electric buses and trucks, supercharging station, and proposed mass timber plant. The three members, including Oregon's Suzanne Bonamici, got a look at battery-powered heavy trucks and buses.
In July, Democratic Rep. Suzanne Bonamici and Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick introduced the Streamlining Income-driven, Manageable Payments on Loans for Education (SIMPLE) Act, which is intended to help prevent borrowers from defaulting on their student loans by automatically enrolling them in income-driven repayment (IDR) plans.
President Joe Biden is the final stop for legislation that the House passed Thursday, July 28, to boost federal aid for semiconductor manufacturing and research.
In the letter, led by Civil Rights and Human Services subcommittee Chair Suzanne Bonamici, (D-Ore.) lawmakers expressed their concerns with how the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization will affect students.
"It's hard for students to learn when they are hungry," Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, Oregon Democrat who introduced the legislation with Scott, said in a statement. "By updating the child nutrition laws, Congress can get children the healthy meals they need to learn and grow," she said.
Drawing on lessons from the coronavirus pandemic, the measure — drafted by Rep. Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-Va.), chair of the House Committee on Education and Labor, and Rep.
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-Oregon) hosted a roundtable on hunger Friday, asking advocates from local and state organizations in Oregon about the region's level of hunger and recent efforts to address food insecurity.
Many Oregonians are facing food insecurity, an ongoing and widespread problem — and one that advocates say is only set to get worse, as more emergency measures adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic expire.
U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici hosted a virtual roundtable Friday, July 8, on food insecurity in Oregon.
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Beaverton, is one of five members of Oregon's congressional delegation who serves on the conference committee working on the legislation. She said the fact that committee has been meeting is a sign of progress and said she's optimistic Congress will meet Hoyer's August deadline for passing a bill.
U.S. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer toured a semiconductor manufacturing facility in Beaverton with U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici on Thursday, June 30.
Bonamici brought Hoyer to visit Analog Devices' facility off Southwest Murray Boulevard and Jenkins Road during his tour across the state, she said, to show her support for Analog Devices and the semiconductor industry.