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April 16, 2020
Small businesses and communities around the country are suffering and need access to relief quickly.
Issues:Jobs and Economy
April 16, 2020
During this challenging time, I’m hearing from many small business owners who are justifiably upset about the lack of clarity around the loan program that was intended to help them.
Issues:Jobs and Economy
April 16, 2020
A staggering number of Oregonians have filed unemployment claims in the last four weeks.
Issues:Health CareJobs and Economy
April 15, 2020
Utility services are especially critical for public health and safety during the COVID-19 pandemic.
April 14, 2020
We know that communities of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, women, and other currently and historically marginalized communities face inequitable access to health and worse health outcomes, in addition to differences in the quality of care and the collection of health data.
Issues:Health Care
April 14, 2020
EUGENE, Ore. -- Financial help could soon be on its way for child care workers in the form of $50 billion.
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, Sen. Jeff Merkley, and Sen. Ron Wyden called on leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives to provide $50 billion to support the already-struggling child care sector in the next coronavirus pandemic response package.
Issues:EducationJobs and Economy
April 13, 2020
Even before the current COVID-19 pandemic, too many families were struggling to find affordable, high-quality child care.
April 10, 2020
The unprecedented harm from the coronavirus pandemic requires an extraordinary response.
Issues:Health Care
April 10, 2020
Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with U.S. Representatives Peter DeFazio, Earl Blumenauer, Greg Walden, Kurt Schrader, and Suzanne Bonamici, have announced that 3,454 hospitals in Oregon will receive a total of $291 million in funding to enhance their coronavirus response efforts.
Issues:Health Care