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March 27, 2015

Town Halls are Wednesday, April 1st and Friday, April 3rd in Newberg, Cannon Beach, and Vernonia

Portland, OR – Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici will hold joint town halls in Yamhill, Clatsop and Columbia Counties in the coming weeks.

They will update constituents on their work in Washington, DC and answer questions and invite suggestions about how to tackle the challenges facing Oregon and America.


March 26, 2015

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) made the following statement in response to the passage of the House bill to replace the formula for Medicare reimbursement, also known as the Sustainable Growth Rate.

Issues:Health Care

March 25, 2015

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) made the following statement in response to the passage of the House Republicans’ FY2016 Budget.


March 17, 2015

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) made the following statement on the floor of the House of Representatives in response to the House Republican’s FY2016 budget proposal.


March 11, 2015

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) today questioned a gap in current federal law that appears to inadequately protect the privacy of medical records of college students.

In a letter sent to the U.S. Department of Education, Congresswoman Bonamici asked for clarification about whether current federal law permits sexual assault victims’ medical and therapy records to be released as part of a student’s education record.

Issues:Education

March 10, 2015

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) released the following statement in response to the passing of former University of Oregon President and state Attorney General Dave Frohnmayer.


March 7, 2015

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) released the following statement after commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery civil rights march at the Edmund Pettus Bridge.


March 3, 2015

Beaverton, OR – Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici’s office is now accepting submissions for the 2015 Congressional Art Competition.

The competition is open to all students in grades 9-12 who reside or attend high school in Oregon’s 1st Congressional District. A panel of local artists will select the winner, and his or her artwork will be publicly displayed on Capitol Hill for one year.

Issues:Education

March 3, 2015

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security through the fiscal year.

“I am glad that the House was able to restore stability and certainty to the Department of Homeland Security by passing a funding bill through the fiscal year. The passage of this bill means our country will be protected and hundreds of thousands of DHS employees will be paid for their important work.


February 27, 2015

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici released the following statement in response to the passage of a one-week Department of Homeland Security funding bill in the House of Representatives.