Press Releases
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.
Issues:Consumer ProtectionEducation
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
October 12, 2017
Oregon’s Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Reps. Suzanne Bonamici, Peter DeFazio, Earl Blumenauer and Kurt Schrader joined several of their House and Senate colleagues in sending a forceful letter to the White House urging caution and a careful consideration of the facts before the Trump administration removes the science-based environmental rules that protect Alaska’s Bristol Bay and the jobs of the fishermen who depend on it.
October 10, 2017
Congresswoman Bonamici followed up on her calls for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to fully investigate the actions of ICE officers toward a U.S. citizen outside of the Washington County, Oregon Courthouse.
Issues:Civil Rights
Bonamici Statement on Education Secretary DeVos’ Upcoming Visit to McMinnville High School in Oregon
October 10, 2017
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) released the following statement about the upcoming visit by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to McMinnville High School in McMinnville, Oregon.
Issues:EducationJobs and Economy
October 6, 2017
BEAVERTON, OR [10/06/17] – Today Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) released the following statement and video criticizing the Trump Administration for announcing two Interim Final Rules (IFRs) that could effectively allow employers and institutions of higher education to drop contraceptive coverage for millions of female employees and students.
You can watch part of Bonamici's response here.
October 5, 2017
WASHINGTON, DC [10/05/17] – Today Congresswoman Bonamici released the following statement after voting against the Congressional Republican's budget bill, which lays the groundwork for massive tax reform through a process known as reconciliation.
October 5, 2017
House Education Committee Vice Ranking Member Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) and Congressional Black Caucus Chair Cedric Richmond (D-LA) asked the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for an update on their September 2016 pledge to improve hiring practices to emphasize ethnic, racial, and gender diversity.
Issues:Civil RightsEducation
October 3, 2017
Sen. Ron Wyden and Rep. Suzanne Bonamici today called for a strong response to the surge of cheap solar panel imports that have devastated U.S. solar panel manufacturers.