Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici voted no on the 2015 Ryan budget today, calling the legislation harmful to the economic recovery and the country’s middle class.
“This budget cuts nutritional programs, child care, and housing assistance,” Bonamici said. “There’s no investment in the middle class; instead the proposal indiscriminately slashes programs like Head Start and Pell grants in order to make way for large tax cuts for the wealthy.”
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici praised the two executive orders signed into law today by President Obama to address the pay gap facing women.
Bonamici joined the President and Lilly Ledbetter at the White House on Equal Pay Day to call attention to the economic disparity.
Washington, D.C. – Following the Senate approval of a bill to extend emergency unemployment insurance, Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici urged her House colleagues to act quickly to pass the legislation.
“For many long-term unemployed, this program is their lifeline. It is the difference between a roof over their head and life on the street,” Bonamici said. “I urge Speaker Boehner to allow an up or down vote on this legislation right away so we can restore stability to the lives of millions of Americans.”
Washington, DC – Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2413, the Weather Forecasting Improvement Act of 2014. The bill passed under a suspension of the rules and had strong bipartisan support from members of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Washington, D.C. — Two bills introduced by Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici to protect Pacific Northwest coastal communities from the economic and environmental impacts of tsunami debris passed the House of Representatives with overwhelming support today.
Beaverton, OR – Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici visited six schools in Columbia and Washington Counties today to talk about education policy and funding.
“This was a great opportunity for me to see first-hand how education policy is working in the classroom,” Bonamici said. “There has been a lot of discussion about curriculum, assessment, and education reform, but there is no better way to understand what’s working in a classroom than talking with students, teachers, and administrators.”
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici criticized the bill that the House of Representatives voted on today to address the “doc-fix,” the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula used to reimburse physicians who treat Medicare patients.
The bill would fix the SGR, but it also includes an amendment that delays a critical part of the Affordable Care Act, a law that is already protecting insurers from denying coverage because of pre-existing conditions and providing other critical consumer protections.
Washington, D.C. — Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) and Jim McDermott (D-WA) praised today’s decision by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to begin a process that may end up blocking a gold and copper mine that could endanger a crucial watershed in Bristol Bay, Alaska.
Washington, D.C. — Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) and Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX) today introduced legislation to better protect the country’s seniors. The bill reauthorizes the Older Americans Act (OAA) – which expired in 2011 – and includes new provisions that offer additional support to seniors.