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“Donald Trump and the unelected billionaire Elon Musk do not understand the value of arts and culture, do not understand the importance of differing opinions and, in fact, are trying to censor opinions, and they do not understand the separation of powers our founding fathers embedded in our Constitution,” Bonamici, a Beaverton Democrat, said at a press conference, at All Classical Radio in downtown Portland. “We will not stand by as they attack Oregon’s arts and culture communities.”

Bonamici gathered with representatives from nearly two dozen of the impacted groups on Monday in the offices of All Classical Public Radio in Downtown Portland.

“Donald Trump and the unelected official Elon Musk do not understand the value of arts and culture,” Bonamici said. “We will not stand by as they attack Oregon’s arts community.”

“It's been tough because I've been hearing from people that they're still struggling — struggling to put food on the table. Now is the time to make it easier for people to access what they need to feed their families,” U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici said. “So to celebrate this today is really critical, and I will be fighting against the defunding of food banks and the SNAP cuts all for tax breaks for those who don't need them, people at the top. I subscribe to the theory that we all do better when we all do better, and everyone in this community deserves that.

“No one in our country should go hungry,” says Rep Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.). “Cuts to SNAP would be devastating here in Oregon. I met with the Oregon Food Bank and other advocates to say this is not the time to cut food assistance for needy families.”

Jewish Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., said she can no longer pretend the antisemitism crusade is a "good faith" effort by her Republican colleagues on the committee."Instead of engaging with this topic genuinely and constructively, we have another performative hearing," Bonamici said. "It's another chapter in the majority's battle against higher education."

“Right now, there are so many attacks against education and educational programs that are happening throughout, from K-12 and especially higher education, and some of these attacks are just pretty reckless,” said Bonamici, a Democrat representing the 1st Congressional District. “To me as a policymaker, one of the best investments we can make is in education, and that’s true from early childhood education all the way through higher education.”

“There’s nothing political about this,” Bonamici told KMUN on Friday during a visit to the Columbia Memorial construction site. “This is saving lives and property. The more we can convince the administration that, number one, these are dollars that have already been committed and projects underway, but also that…this is not a political issue: This is exactly what FEMA should be doing and could be doing.”

“HHS Secretary Kennedy’s decision to eliminate ACL is unacceptable and will be harmful to the millions of Americans who benefit from essential programs like Meals on Wheels,” Bonamici said in a statement. “We are demanding answers about why and how Secretary Kennedy made this harmful decision and will keep up the pressure until it is reversed.”