Press Releases
November 7, 2017
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici and Senator Jeff Merkley introduced legislation that aims to improve the Older Americans Act (OAA) by better serving LGBT older Americans and increasing access to culturally competent services and support programs.
Issues:Civil RightsSeniors
November 7, 2017
All sixteen Democratic Members of the Committee on Science, Space & Technology wrote a letter to Chairman Lamar Smith requesting that he invite Scott Pruitt, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to testify before the Committee.
Issues:Energy and Environment
November 3, 2017
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed a reauthorization of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) while making severe cuts to the Prevention and Public Health Fund.
Issues:Health Care
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.
Issues:Consumer ProtectionEducation
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. Oregon receives $250 million per year in CHIP funding, which covers about 98,000 Oregon children.
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.
Issues:Jobs and Economy