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Press Releases

February 25, 2020
Too often consumers don’t have the information they need to defend themselves from predatory debt collectors, making them vulnerable to aggressive and financially devastating lawsuits.

February 19, 2020
Microplastics are a pervasive threat to the environment, to marine life, and to safe drinking water.

February 13, 2020
This year is the centennial of the 19th amendment, yet women are still fighting for full and equal rights under the law.
Issues:Civil Rights

February 6, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC [2/6/20] – Today the House passed major legislation to strengthen workers' rights. Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Chair of the Education and Labor Committee's Civil Rights and Human Services Subcommittee, co-sponsored the legislation and spoke in favor of it on the House floor.


February 3, 2020
Access to affordable health care is important – and can be lifesaving – for everyone in our country.
Issues:Health Care

January 17, 2020
Walking around this enormous camp just over the bridge from America – the land of opportunity – we saw families and so many children living in squalor trying to make a life for themselves.
Issues:Civil Rights

January 16, 2020
By reducing food waste, individuals can help mitigate the climate crisis.

January 16, 2020
The initial Borrower Defense rule was designed to provide defrauded students with the debt relief they are entitled to receive under the Higher Education Act.
Issues:Education

January 15, 2020
By supporting the bipartisan Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act, we can protect the civil rights of older workers who are striving to provide for themselves and their families.