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June 10, 2019

The House Science Committee invited a panel of ocean researchers and technologists to testify at a subcommittee hearing last week on their exploration goals and Congress' role in promoting the field.


June 7, 2019

Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.) has already observed damaging environmental changes at home—like the change in seawater chemistry that is harming her state's shellfish industry.


June 5, 2019

A bill by Republican U.S. Rep. Bill Posey to study the acidification of estuaries including the Indian River Lagoon was approved Wednesday on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives.


May 31, 2019
Oregon's Democratic U.S. senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and U.S. representatives Suzanne Bonamici and Kurt Schrader came together Friday in downtown Portland after a Planned Parenthood event to speak against abortion restrictions happening in other states.

May 29, 2019

After Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Wednesday morning remarks, several members of Oregon's congressional delegation joined a growing chorus on Capitol Hill calling for impeachment proceedings against President Donal


May 29, 2019

U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici has reaffirmed her belief that Congress should open an impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, after Special Counsel Robert Mueller said Wednesday that his report into Russian meddling did not exonerate the president.


May 29, 2019

PORTLAND, Ore. — After Robert Mueller spoke publicly for the first time, several members of Oregon's congressional delegation renewed calls for impeachment.


May 28, 2019

Earlier this month, bipartisan Congress members introduced the Building U.S. Infrastructure by Leveraging Demands for Skills (BUILDS) Act to spur industry partnerships to encourage workforce training programs.


May 25, 2019

U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici isn't ready to endorse the impeachment of President Donald Trump, but she says House committees should continue to press their investigations of him and his administration.

"This president is not fit for this office," the Oregon Democrat said to applause at a recent town hall meeting.


May 22, 2019

Rep. Suzanne Bonamici on Wednesday became Oregon's second U.S. House member to call for impeachment proceedings to start against President Donald Trump.

"The president and the administration are sending the message they're above the law," Bonamici, D-Ore., told OPB.