Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC [01/04/18] – Today Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) issued the following statement about reports that Attorney General Jeff Sessions is reversing federal policy regarding states that have legalized the use of marijuana:
Senator Ron Wyden and Representatives Suzanne Bonamici, Peter DeFazio, Earl Blumenauer, and Kurt Schrader congratulated Oregon State University on securing a $673,000 federal grant through NOAA Fisheries to study the effects of ocean acidification on the shellfish industry. OSU is one of three universities to receive two-year grants through a competitive, merit-based process under the new Ocean Acidification Regional Vulnerability Assessment Competition. OSU has been at the forefront of ocean acidification research nationally.
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Vice Ranking Member of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, released the following statement in response to Secretary DeVos' announcement that the Department of Education will provide partial relief to many students who have been defrauded by predatory for-profit colleges.
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) convened a roundtable discussion about legislation in Congress that will affect college affordability and access to higher education. Oregon higher education leaders shared their concerns about the negative consequences for Oregon students, colleges and universities, and student loan borrowers from the Republican tax bill and a new partisan bill to rewrite the Higher Education Act.