Press Releases

Bonamici, Posey Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Address Ocean Acidification

July 24, 2018

"The health of our oceans reflects the health of our planet. As our oceans, coastal estuaries, and waterways absorb carbon dioxide, they become more acidic and less hospitable for fish, organisms, and wildlife."

Issues:Energy and Environment

Nursing Bill Passes House Unanimously

July 23, 2018

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“Nurses work tirelessly on the front lines of patient care, and they are critical to the health and wellbeing of our communities."

Issues:Health Care

Bonamici, Ferguson, Baldwin Applaud New Grant Program to Increase Apprenticeships

July 19, 2018

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This announcement is an important first step to help workers gain the skills they need to support themselves and their families.

Issues:EducationJobs and Economy

Oregon Congressional Delegation Statement on Denial of Access to Oregon ORR Facility

July 18, 2018

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Our congressional staffs recently requested the Office of Refugee Resettlement permit them to tour the children’s facility in Oregon, as did Senators Merkley and Wyden and Congresswoman Bonamici the week before. Both requests were denied.

Issues:Civil Rights

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Bonamici Defends Science at EPA Hearing

July 17, 2018

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“The proposed rule would impede, if not eradicate, the EPA’s ability to protect Americans from significant risks to human health and the environment by limiting the scope of research that the EPA could consider in making decisions."

Issues:Energy and Environment

Bonamici Announces $2.16M in Federal Funding for Community Action Team’s Head Start Program

July 13, 2018

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ST. HELENS, Ore. [07/13/18] –Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) announced that Community Action Team Inc. of Columbia County received $2.16 million in federal funding for its Head Start program. Head Start provides comprehensive early childhood education, health, nutrition, and parent involvement services to low-income children and their families. Community Action Team Inc. of Columbia County has been a Head Start provider for fifty years, since 1968.

Issues:Education

Bonamici Statement on Trump Administration Actions to Undermine Diversity in Education

July 12, 2018

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“As we celebrated Independence Day last week, the Trump Administration quietly continued its efforts to roll back civil rights protections by ending Obama-era guidance to improve diversity on college campuses. This administration’s deliberate attempt to undermine diversity is inconsistent with our American values. The Supreme Court’s decision in Fisher v. University of Texas affirmed the importance of a diverse student body."

Issues:Civil RightsEducation

Bonamici Demands Families be Reunited, Offers to Volunteer at HHS

July 11, 2018

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“If the problem is that these agencies are understaffed, then I’ll come over to the Department of Health and Human Services and volunteer to help."

Issues:Civil Rights

Merkley, Wyden, Bonamici, Brown Statement on Office of Refugee Resettlement Rejecting Tour Request

July 6, 2018

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PORTLAND, OR – Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with Rep. Suzanne Bonamici and Gov. Kate Brown, today released the following statement in response to the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) refusing to allow the delegation to tour on Thursday evening Morrison Child & Family Services, where ORR placed children who the federal agency had separated from their parents when they crossed the border.

"The Office of Refugee Resettlement turned down our request to meet with the children being held at the facility here in Oregon.

Issues:Civil Rights

Bonamici Statement on Resignation of EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt

July 5, 2018

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“Scott Pruitt’s resignation was overdue. During his tenure at the Environmental Protection Agency, he repeatedly put the nation at risk by directing the agency to act counter to its mission of protecting public health and the environment."

Issues:Energy and Environment