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Clatsop County's housing crisis reverberates all the way to the halls of Congress.
This spring, U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici addressed a roomful of local leaders to crack the code of the South County's ongoing housing crisis, one which sees a dearth of affordable workforce housing — a problem hindering economic development, leading to a rise in homelessness and higher housing costs for everyone.
Three Oregon members of Congress are part of a group asking U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to urge key allies to halt the consumption of cats and dogs as he travels through the Middle East and Asia this week.
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Oregon Democratic Representative Suzanne Bonamici talks one-on-one with KATU's Genevieve Reaume about the treatment of children and at the southern border, Special Council Robert Mueller's scheduled testimony to House committees, and the current political dysfunction in Oregon's Capitol.
House Democrats are using the budget process to offer a clear contrast ahead of an election year between their embrace of aggressive action on climate change and the rollbacks of environmental regulation championed by Republicans when they controlled the chamber in the 115th Congress.
Many of the provisions they've included in the fiscal 2020 spending bills may not survive the GOP-led Senate, but Democrats are aware of national polls showing growing voter concern about the climate crisis.
U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, a graduate of Lane Community College in Eugene, shared her experience and advice Friday with graduates of Clatsop Community College.
The college awarded more than 150 degrees and career certificates at Patriot Hall. The Oregon Democrat was the most high-profile politician to give the keynote speech at graduation since Gov. Kate Brown, who spoke in 2015.
We remember what it was like before Roe v. Wade—and we won't go back.
Across the country, the fundamental right to access reproductive health care is under attack. States are passing restrictive abortion laws, the Trump administration is trying to implement regressive policies, and there's a concerted campaign to remake the courts and overturn Roe v. Wade.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Dozens of demonstrators in Portland on Saturday called for an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.
The rally was one of more than 100 scheduled to take place across the country. Demonstrations were also planned in Vancouver, Bend, Eugene, Silverton, Yachats and Ashland, according to MoveOn.org.
U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici has renewed her call to open an impeachment inquiry on President Donald Trump.
"No one is above the law, including the president," the Oregon Democrat told a small crowd from Indivisible North Coast Oregon gathered outside the Barbey Maritime Center in Astoria on Friday afternoon.
Bonamici is a co-sponsor of House Resolution 257, which would direct the House Judiciary Committee to begin an impeachment inquiry.
Legislators are fighting back against the nation's opioid crisis by tackling problems with prescription pills going unused. Often times, the leftovers end up in the wrong hands.