Press Releases

Oregon Members Urge Wildfire Assistance in Hurricane Harvey Emergency Spending Bill

September 5, 2017

WASHINGTON—Rep. Peter DeFazio (OR-04), along with Reps. Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), Greg Walden (OR-02), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), and Kurt Schrader (OR-05) today sent a letter to House leaders requesting that emergency funding for wildland fire suppression be included in the Hurricane Harvey emergency supplemental appropriations bill the House will take up later this week.

Bonamici Responds to Trump Ending Dreamer Program

September 5, 2017

Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC [09/05/17] – Today Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) released the following statement after President Donald Trump and his administration announced that they will end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

Issues:Civil Rights

Bonamici Responds to Hiring of For-Profit Official to Lead Enforcement Unit

August 30, 2017

Press Release

Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici spoke out on behalf of students after the Department of Education announced it hired Julian Schmoke Jr., a former official from DeVry University, to lead the Student Aid Enforcement Unit. The unit is tasked with policing fraud and deceptive practices in higher education.

Issues:Education

Bonamici to DeVos: Stop Putting Interests of For-Profit Colleges Over Interests of Students

August 18, 2017

Press Release

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 further delay requirements that colleges comply with a rule protecting student loan borrowers.

Issues:Consumer ProtectionEducation

Bonamici: President’s Comments about Charlottesville are ‘Abhorrent’

August 16, 2017

Press Release

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

Oregon Delegation Announces Partial Federal Disaster Relief for Severe Winter Storms

August 9, 2017

Press Release

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.

Ranking Members Johnson, Bonamici, and Beyer Respond to Draft Climate Science Report

August 8, 2017

Press Release

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

Issues:Energy and Environment

Bonamici, Wyden Announce Bipartisan Effort to Prevent Student Loan Defaults

August 3, 2017

Press Release

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

Bonamici, Costello, Moulton, Meehan Introduce Bipartisan Effort to Prevent Student Loan Defaults

August 3, 2017

Press Release

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

Bonamici, Harris Call on Education Department to Help Struggling Student Loan Borrowers

July 14, 2017

Press Release

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.

Issues:EducationJobs and Economy