Press Releases

Schakowsky, Matsui, Bonamici, 63 House Democrats Demand Answers on the Disbandment of the Administration for Community Living

April 29, 2025

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Established in 2012, the ACL was created to eliminate fragmentation in federal programs for aging and disability populations, improve access to quality healthcare and long-term services, and ensure consistent policies across federal agencies.

Issues:Seniors

Reps. Pettersen, Bonamici Lead 58 Members in Calling on FEMA to Address Harmful Impact of Halting Critical Disaster Preparedness Program

April 15, 2025

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In a letter, the Members shared: “Across our districts, natural disasters are no longer confined to a ‘season’; instead, the risks persist throughout the year, and it’s critical to prepare our communities as we learn to live with worsening natural disasters. Building resilient communities is an undeniable role of the federal government, and the unlawful termination of BRIC abandons our commitment to the communities that we serve.”

Issues:Transportation and Infrastructure

Democratic Women’s Caucus Urges Chavez-DeRemer to Stand with Women Workers and Protect Women’s Bureau at DOL

April 14, 2025

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Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) members Ilhan Omar (MN-05) & Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) and Servicewomen, Women Veterans, and Military Families Task Force Chair Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06) led 48 DWC members in a letter to U.S Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer urging her to stand with women workers by protecting and strengthening the Women’s Bureau at the DOL.

Issues:Jobs and Economy

Oregon Delegation Condemns Trump Administration’s Decision to Eliminate Key Manufacturing Program

April 14, 2025

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Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06) led the Oregon delegation – including U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Reps. Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), and Janelle Bynum (OR-05) – in a letter to U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, condemning the Trump Administration’s decision to eliminate the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) program.

Issues:Jobs and Economy

Oregon Delegation Urges Fishery Disaster Declaration

April 14, 2025

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Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley led his Democratic colleagues in the Oregon delegation—Senator Ron Wyden and U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), and Janelle Bynum (OR-05)—in urging the U.S. Department of Commerce to declare a federal fishery resource disaster for the 2024 Oregon troll salmon fishery.

Issues:Jobs and Economy

Oregon Delegation Urges Reversal of Cuts, Planned Layoffs at Social Security That Hurt State’s Seniors

April 10, 2025

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These three rural field offices already faced staffing shortages before these cuts, with just twenty combined employees serving more than 232,000 Oregonians in ten counties and parts of Washington and Idaho.

Blumenthal & Smith Introduce Bicameral Legislative Package to Bolster Childhood Nutrition Programs

April 10, 2025

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[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Tina Smith (D-MN) today introduced a pair of bicameral bills aimed at improving access to nutritious meals for children in child care settings by making critical updates to the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP).

Issues:Child Care

Dexter, Bonamici Lead Fight Against Republican Cuts to Medicaid

April 10, 2025

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Medicaid saves lives and improves the health of millions of Oregonians and Americans.

Issues:Health Care

Oregon Delegation Demands Immediate Restoration of Critical FEMA Program

April 10, 2025

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Terminating the BRIC program, including the terminations of projects that are already underway, is not only wasteful and makes us less safe, but will make our communities bear a higher cost for repairs and recovery when disaster inevitably strikes.

Issues:Transportation and Infrastructure

Booker, Blumenthal, Bonamici, Lee Urge DOE, OCR to Rescind Guidance on Inclusive Classrooms

April 10, 2025

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In February, OCR’s DCL threatened to rescind federal funding from any school, district, or state that seeks to create inclusive classrooms.

Issues:Education