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U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici talked ports, arts and coastal resilience during a visit on Thursday that included a stop at the North Coast Land Conservancy’s Circle Creek Conservation Center.
In a letter sent Friday, Sen. Ron Wyden and Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, both Democrats, joined with other members of Congress to warn President Biden that homelessness is growing at the same time as criminal penalties.
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., accused Republicans of jeopardizing the well-being of sexual misconduct victims while enabling discrimination against LGBTQ+ students.
Oregon Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, as well as Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici, joined Blumenauer in lauding the investment.
Bonamici said she hopes the program’s success in Oregon will attract bipartisan support and ultimately offer a scalable solution for the nationwide homelessness crisis.
“Housing is the foundation to people’s success. If we want to get people back in the workforce and off the streets, they need a place,” the Democrat from Beaverton said June 6 after meeting with local advocates at the foundation offices in Portland.
Representative Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.) added that this facility – which has been in development since 2019 – is important because many people have to travel to other areas of the state to access these services.
“Oregon really has been at the forefront in developing innovative strategies to address the housing shortage and to help people who are experiencing homelessness transition from the street into stable housing,” Bonamici said.
"Oregon really has been at the forefront in developing innovative strategies to address the housing shortage and to help people who are experiencing homelessness transition from the street into stable housing," Bonamici said during a roundtable with some of the organizations that partnered to set up Turnkey operations in Oregon.
“Solving our most complicated and challenging concerns here in Washington County, as well as in our country — that’s going to take all of us working together, the federal delegation, state, local and community partners,” U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici said.