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January 11, 2018 Press Release
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici voted against a bill reauthorizing the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). Under FISA, US government agencies have broad authority to monitor certain communications between Americans and individuals overseas.
January 5, 2018 Press Release
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, Governor Kate Brown, Congressman Earl Blumenauer, and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici on Friday called on Congress to stop holding hostage the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and to pass the bipartisan bill that would reauthorize the program.
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January 4, 2018 Press Release

 

WASHINGTON, DC [01/04/18] – Today Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) issued the following statement about reports that Attorney General Jeff Sessions is reversing federal policy regarding states that have legalized the use of marijuana:

December 22, 2017 Press Release

Senator Ron Wyden and Representatives Suzanne Bonamici, Peter DeFazio, Earl Blumenauer, and Kurt Schrader congratulated Oregon State University on securing a $673,000 federal grant through NOAA Fisheries to study the effects of ocean acidification on the shellfish industry.

December 20, 2017 Press Release

Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Vice Ranking Member of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, released the following statement in response to Secretary DeVos’ announcement that the Department of Education will provide partial relief to many students who have been defr

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December 19, 2017 Press Release
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici issued the following statement after voting against H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
December 15, 2017 Press Release

Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) convened a roundtable discussion about legislation in Congress that will affect college affordability and access to higher education.

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December 14, 2017 Press Release
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici joined a number of other Members of Congress in condemning the FCC’s action and announcing their intention to introduce legislation to overturn the “Restoring Internet Freedom” order the Commission adopted with that vote.
December 13, 2017 Press Release
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici stood up against efforts to roll back federal higher education policies that support low-income students.
December 11, 2017 Press Release
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici issued the following statement about the passing of Vera Katz, former Portland Mayor and Speaker of the Oregon House.

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July 16, 2019 In The News

House lawmakers weighed efforts to combat youth homelessness and pushed for more federal funding to address the issue at a hearing on Tuesday before the House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services.

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July 16, 2019 In The News

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a remarkable political repudiation, the Democratic-led U.S. House voted Tuesday night to condemn President Donald Trump's "racist comments" against four congresswomen of color, despite protestations by Trump's Republican congressional allies and his own insistence he hasn't "a racist bone in my body."

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July 15, 2019 In The News

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Oregon and Washington lawmakers are condemning President Donald Trump’s racist attacks on Democratic congresswomen as the president’s ratcheted up his comments at a White House event on Monday, including saying he wasn’t concerned by white nationalists embracing his rhetoric.

Rep. Suzanne Bonamici also castigated the president over his comments.

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June 28, 2019 In The News

Clatsop County’s housing crisis reverberates all the way to the halls of Congress.

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June 27, 2019 In The News

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.

June 26, 2019 In The News

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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.

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June 24, 2019 In The News

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.

June 17, 2019 In The News

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.

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