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July 5, 2019 Press Release
We agree that the Federal Work-Study program is in need of significant reform, but the Department’s proposal will remove statutory guardrails from the program and will allow federal financial aid to flow to private employers without needed transparency.
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June 28, 2019 Press Release
The Trump administration’s decision to rescind the Gainful Employment rule puts students at risk while letting for-profit institutions off the hook for low-quality programs.
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June 28, 2019 Press Release
Ocean covers most of the Earth, yet we know very little about what is beneath its surface.
June 27, 2019 Statements

 

I am appalled and horrified at continuing reports about the inhumane treatment of migrants, especially migrant children, at our Southern border. President Trump's immigration policies are harming families and casting a dark and shameful shadow on this nation.

 

 

June 27, 2019 Press Release
Strong consumer protection laws are critical to making sure that investments in higher education lead students to a better future.
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June 26, 2019 Press Release
The climate crisis and warming water temperatures are increasing the presence of harmful algal blooms (HABs) in our drinking water, ocean, rivers, and lakes.
June 25, 2019 Press Release
Climate change is an existential threat, and it requires the full attention of the federal government.
June 20, 2019 Press Release
As a cornerstone of its regulatory process, the EPA relies on peer-reviewed science.
June 19, 2019 Statements
Make no mistake - the Trump Administration's new rule to rollback President Obama’s Clean Power Plan ignores the gravity of the climate crisis and fails to uphold the EPA's authority under the Clean Air Act to protect public health and the environment.
June 19, 2019 Press Release
Integrating arts and design into STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) creates more inclusive classrooms and inspires students to be more innovative.
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April 22, 2020 In The News

In 17 states, women filed the majority of new unemployment claims in the weeks after their governors closed schools and workplaces to curb the spread of the coronavirus, a new analysis by The Fuller Project has found.

April 22, 2020 In The News

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Here is the latest information from April 22, 2020, in Oregon and Southwest Washington in the ongoing coronavirus pandemic: No new deaths in Oregon.

April 22, 2020 In The News

Momentum is building for a proposed $50 billion stimulus package for the nation's child care industry. 

Proposed by advocacy groups including the National Association for the Education of Young Children in late March, members of Congress are signing on to back the measure, including Oregon Rep. Suzanne Bonamici and Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden. 

April 22, 2020 In The News

The 50th anniversary of the first Earth Day looks a little different from those that came before it. Rallies have been canceled, climate strikes have been relegated to living rooms, and protests, once planned to fill the streets, have moved online.

April 22, 2020 In The News

Oregon programs supporting older adults and people with disabilities will receive more than $12 million from the Department of Health and Human Services to aid their coronavirus response.

April 21, 2020 In The News

Astoria-based WCT Marine & Construction, one of the few remaining shipwrights in the region, has secured a $573,000 federal grant to build a self-contained outside work area at North Tongue Point.

April 21, 2020 In The News

Arranging for a shipment of more than 12,000 N95 respirator face masks, in the middle of a pandemic, sounds next to impossible. But a tenacious Oregon nonprofit with connections in China pulled it off, and now medical personnel at five hospitals will be better protected in the ongoing battle against COVID-19.

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April 17, 2020 In The News

On Thursday morning, the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) small business relief fund, otherwise known as the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), officially ran out of money.

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