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November 2, 2017
Representatives Suzanne Bonamici, Ted Deutch, and Charlie Crist introduced legislation that aims to improve the Older Americans Act (OAA) by better serving LGBT elders and increasing access to culturally competent services and support programs.

October 31, 2017
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici, Vice Ranking Member of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, spoke out on behalf of students about reports that the Department of Education may require students who were cheated by for-profit colleges to pay back student loans.

October 27, 2017

HILLSBORO, OR [10/27/17] – Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) visited the school-based health center at Hillsboro's Century High School and met with students, staff, and health care advocates about the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). It has been twenty-seven days since Congress allowed funding for CHIP and Community Health Centers to expire on September 30, 2017.

Issues:Health Care

October 26, 2017
Representatives Suzanne Bonamici and Earl Blumenauer released the response they received from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after the lawmakers repeatedly asked about the agency’s policies and procedures.

October 26, 2017
Oregon’s congressional delegation today honored the Portland Thorns’ recent National Women’s Soccer League Championship with matching Senate and House resolutions that also praised the franchise for inspiring young people to volunteer in their community.

October 25, 2017
Representatives Suzanne Bonamici, Earl Blumenauer, and Kurt Schrader called on the Judiciary and the Oversight and Government Reform Committees to exercise their oversight authority of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and hold hearings about the agency’s policies and procedures.
Issues:Civil Rights

October 25, 2017
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici and Congressman Drew Ferguson introduced bipartisan legislation to boost apprenticeships and work-based learning programs in an effort to close the skills gap between businesses struggling to find workers with appropriate skills, and workers without meaningful pathways to better paying jobs.

October 25, 2017
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici spoke out on behalf of students after the Department of Education further delayed the borrower defense rule, which protects student loan borrowers.

October 23, 2017
Senator Elizabeth Warren and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici sent a letter to the Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Jay Clayton, urging the agency to open an investigation into potential insider trading of Navient stock.

October 20, 2017
Representatives Suzanne Bonamici and Earl Blumenauer again pressed the Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to answer questions about ICE procedures and polices after a video emerged of plainclothes ICE officers arresting an individual at what appears to be a private home in Oregon.
Issues:Civil Rights