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August 18, 2017

BEAVERTON, OR [08/18/17] — Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Vice Ranking Member of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, spoke out on behalf of students after the Department of Education announced it would furth


August 16, 2017

BEAVERTON, OR [08/16/17] — Today Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) issued the following statement after President Trump's latest remarks about this weekend's events in Charlottesville.

Issues:Civil Rights

August 9, 2017
Oregon’s entire congressional delegation today announced the White House will grant a partial federal disaster declaration for a few days of a winter weather-related losses across the state this January.

August 8, 2017
Democratic leaders from the House Science Committee react to the release of the draft Climate Science Special Report.

August 3, 2017
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici, Senator Ron Wyden, and a bipartisan group of colleagues announced the SIMPLE Act, legislation to reduce administrative burdens on struggling student loan borrowers.
Issues:Education

August 3, 2017
Representatives Suzanne Bonamici, Ryan Costello, Seth Moulton, and Patrick Meehan have introduced the SIMPLE Act, legislation to reduce administrative burdens on struggling student loan borrowers.
Issues:Education

July 14, 2017
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici, Senator Kamala Harris, and 42 members of Congress urged the Department of Education to strengthen services for people who have defaulted on their student loans.

July 11, 2017
Reps. Joe Courtney and Suzanne Bonamici sent a letter to Secretary of State Tillerson urging him to issue visas for Afghan high school girls to travel to the United States to represent their country in an international robotics challenge.

July 11, 2017

WASHINGTON, DC [07/11/17] — Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) joined Congresswomen Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Lois Frankel (D-FL) in leading more than 100 Members of the House of Representatives in calling on President Trump to replace his flawed paid leave proposal with a policy that will help families who are struggling to make ends meet.


July 5, 2017
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici and Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley criticized Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos for her recent decision to delay the “borrower defense” rule that would provide defrauded students with debt relief and hold predatory institutions accountable for cheating students across the country.