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Even with the downsizing, CEO Jarod Hobbs, Dory's husband, estimates Atlas can only hold on until mid-June, and that's if current enrollment holds steady. He's hoping that financial relief will arrive in the form of a federal loan or a $50 billion stimulus child care relief package backed by NAEYC and some members of Congress, including Oregon Rep. Suzanne Bonamici and Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden. The lawmakers, along with child care providers, will hold a press briefing via Zoom on Thursday to tout the stimulus proposal.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Two Chinese-American groups donated thousands of surgical and N95 masks to healthcare workers at Portland hospitals this week.

"We have an obligation to do something more for the community," said Oregon Chinese Coalition President Hongcheng Zhao. The Chinese Coalition said Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici's office helped get the shipment through customs.

In 17 states, women filed the majority of new unemployment claims in the weeks after their governors closed schools and workplaces to curb the spread of the coronavirus, a new analysis by The Fuller Project has found.

"We need more data to better understand why so many women have lost their jobs," Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-Oregon) said on Wednesday in an emailed statement.

Oregon programs supporting older adults and people with disabilities will receive more than $12 million from the Department of Health and Human Services to aid their coronavirus response.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Here is the latest information from April 22, 2020, in Oregon and Southwest Washington in the ongoing coronavirus pandemic: No new deaths in Oregon.

Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici announced on Wednesday that Oregon programs for older adults and people with disabilities will receive an additional $12 million from the Department of Health and Human Services in order to help with the coronavirus response.

Momentum is building for a proposed $50 billion stimulus package for the nation's child care industry.

Proposed by advocacy groups including the National Association for the Education of Young Children in late March, members of Congress are signing on to back the measure, including Oregon Rep. Suzanne Bonamici and Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden.

The 50th anniversary of the first Earth Day looks a little different from those that came before it. Rallies have been canceled, climate strikes have been relegated to living rooms, and protests, once planned to fill the streets, have moved online.

Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, the only member of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis from the Pacific Northwest, will host a webinar discussion from 2 to 3 p.m. with environmental groups from throughout the region, including Climate Solutions, The Nature Conservancy and the Oregon Environmental Council.