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June 15, 2020

Responding to concerns from Clatsop County, the Oregon Health Authority said the state will not recommend mandatory coronavirus testing for essential workers at seafood plants and other food processors.


U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici asked the Oregon Health Authority for clarification on the guidance Saturday after The Oregonian reported a Hispanic couple in Washington County was denied coronavirus testing at two hospitals, reportedly because they were asymptomatic.


June 13, 2020
Expanded testing is an important step in slowing the spread among this community, but it is clear that barriers still exist to getting resources and support to the Latinx population.
Issues:Health Care

June 13, 2020

Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici pressed for clearer coronavirus screening guidelines Saturday in response to a report by The Oregonian/OregonLive about a Latino couple twice rejected for testing.

In a letter to the Oregon Health Authority, Bonamici said she was "alarmed" to read that Michael Lopez could not secure testing for him and his wife, Milady, because they did not have symptoms.

Issues:Health Care

June 12, 2020

No child care, no economic recovery. That's the bottom line for Oregon first district Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici when it comes to reopening the economy.

Issues:Education

June 12, 2020

Congresswoman Bonamici releases an in depth report on the state of child care in Oregon and calls for investment of $50 billion in child care nationwide.


PORTLAND, Ore — No child care, no economic recovery. That's the bottom line for Oregon's first district Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici when it comes to reopening the economy and recovering from the pandemic.


Bonamici was a guest this week on KGW's current affairs show, "Straight Talk," along with pre-school teacher, Caitlin Curtis.

Issues:Education

June 12, 2020

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., on Friday led members of Oregon's congressional delegation—including Sen. Ron Wyden and Reps. Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici, Peter DeFazio and Kurt Schrader—in pushing the Trump administration to help meet Oregon's urgent need for critical coronavirus testing supplies at long-term care facilities.

Issues:Health Care

June 11, 2020
As a mom of two, I’ve long recognized the importance of affordable and high-quality child care.

June 8, 2020
People in Oregon and around the country are marching in the streets and demanding change to a law enforcement culture that has led to the inhumane treatment and deaths of Black people and people of color.

June 8, 2020

As we recognize this World Oceans Day, we understand that a healthy ocean is a necessity. Our ocean sustains life. Our economic well-being is tied to a clean ocean for fishing, tourism and other industries. For years, the ocean has literally "taken the heat" for us and mitigated the effects of rising global temperatures. The ocean absorbs human-caused pollution, making it acidic and less habitable to species of all sorts. We must be mindful not to exact any more damage.


June 3, 2020

State regulators appear satisfied that Bornstein Seafoods has addressed safety concerns about the coronavirus cited in a complaint by the Lower Columbia Hispanic Council on behalf of workers at the Astoria seafood processor.


U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, last week criticized OSHA nationally for issuing only one citation, related to record keeping, despite what she described as the worst worker safety crisis in recent memory.

Issues:Health Care