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March 21, 2013

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) today voted for a U.S. Senate-passed Continuing Resolution (CR) that will prevent a March 27th government shutdown. The measure will fund the government through September 30, 2013.


March 20, 2013

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) today voted for the U.S. House budget proposal for fiscal year 2014 offered by Budget Committee Ranking Member Chris Van Hollen (D-MD). This proposal ends the sequester and adopts a balanced approach to budgeting.


March 15, 2013
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) today voted against H.R. 803, the Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills (SKILLS) Act. The SKILLS Act eliminates several workforce investment programs designed to help veterans, the elderly, young workers, and other underserved constituency groups find work.

March 12, 2013

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) today released the following statement in reaction to House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan’s Fiscal Year 2014 budget proposal.


March 12, 2013

Local High School Artists to Be Featured on Facebook Page, Winner's Artwork Will Be Displayed in U.S. Capitol

Issues:Education

March 6, 2013

Washington, D.C. – Today, Reps. Suzanne Bonamici (D-Oregon) and Elijah E. Cummings (D-Maryland) introduced the Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic (SAFE) Lending Act of 2013 to help protect consumers from predatory lending practices.


March 5, 2013

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-1) today reintroduced the Workforce Infrastructure for Skilled Employees (WISE) Investment Act.


February 28, 2013

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) is leading Oregon’s congressional delegation in opposition to a plan by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to remove weather monitoring Buoy 46089. The buoy, which sits 85 nautical miles west of Tillamook, Oregon, provides critical early warning data for oncoming storms.


February 28, 2013

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) today released the following statement on the failure to reach a deal that would prevent automatic, across-the-board cuts known as sequestration from taking effect on March 1, 2013.


February 28, 2013

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) today voted in support of the U.S. Senate’s version of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). The bill passed the U.S. House with bipartisan support by a vote of 286 - 138 On February 12, the Senate passed the bill also with bipartisan support. The President is expected to sign the bill into law.

Issues:Civil Rights