Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) released the following statement announcing she will serve on the Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education Subcommittee and the Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee on the House Education and the Workforce Committee for the 114th Congress.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) released the following statement following the passage of H.R. 7 the “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2015.”
Washington, D.C. – Joined by an Oregon high school teacher, Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) emphasized the importance of investing in education following President Obama’s State of the Union address.
Washington, D.C. – Highlighting the need to eliminate low-quality and unnecessary assessments from our nation’s classrooms, Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) and Senator Tammy Baldwin (WI) introduced the“Support Making Assessments Reliable and Timely” (SMART) Act today.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) released the following statement in commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) released the following statement after the House of Representatives approved the Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) joined Education Secretary Arne Duncan at a Washington, D.C. elementary school today to emphasize the need to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). The law, which was last reauthorized in 2001 with the passage of the No Child Left Behind Act, outlines federal education policy and provides funding for certain programs in the nation’s public schools.
Congresswoman Bonamici praised the growing momentum to renew the law, and she applauded Secretary Duncan for calling for reauthorization.
Washington, D.C. — Oregon lawmakers praised the passage of Congresswoman Bonamici’s bipartisan Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act today, highlighting how the bill will help Oregon’s coastal residents prepare for a tsunami and better protect their lives and property.
Washington, D.C. –Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici released the following statement after being sworn in as a member of the 114th Congress, beginning her second full term as the representative for Oregon’s First Congressional District.
“It’s an honor to return to Washington to represent Northwest Oregon. I am eager to get to work on policies that support working families, increase opportunities for American workers and businesses, strengthen public education, protect our environment, and maintain support systems for seniors and the most vulnerable.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed a bill to fund the government through September 2015.
“We should not be passing a funding bill that threatens the well-being of working families and the safety of the American public. Congress should make sure that the government continues to operate, but the bill the House passed today includes multiple provisions that will be harmful to Americans, especially those who are still struggling.