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March 30, 2020

The home care worker from Springfield told a video conference of elected officials and health care representatives that her 70-year-old mother-in-law is watching her child because Hunt fears exposing her daughter to the new virus.

Oregon policy makers on Monday morning heard pleas from health care workers like Hunt for more personal protective equipment. Gov. Kate Brown, Rep. Suzanne Bonamici and Sen. Jeff Merkley attended the Zoom video conference hosted by the Service Employees International Union.

Issues:Health Care

March 30, 2020

SALEM, Ore. – Governor Kate Brown says Oregon is making progress on boosting its supply of personal protective equipment for those on the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak, but she wants the federal government to do more.

Brown will join Senator Jeff Merkley, Representative Suzanne Bonamici, first responders and healthcare workers on a conference call Monday morning.

Issues:Health Care

March 30, 2020

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Oregon leaders at the state and federal level along with employers and union members held press briefing at 10 a.m. Monday to reinforce the need for an increased supply of personal protective equipment in the state.

Monday morning, we heard from Governor Kate Brown, Senator Jeff Merkely, Representative Suzanne Bonamici among frontline workers and employers in Oregon.

Issues:Health Care

March 28, 2020

On Wednesday, March 25, Oregon's congressional delegation — Reps. Suzanne Bonamici, Peter DeFazio, Earl Blumenauer, Greg Walden, and Kurt Schrader, and Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley — described "serious shortages" of personal protective equipment, including respiratory masks, surgical gowns and gloves in helping to combat the spread of the coronavirus. This equipment is necessary to protect the health of responders, health care workers and the public to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus.

Issues:Health Care

March 27, 2020
The coronavirus has quickly and severely disrupted the lives of people in NW Oregon and across the country, putting the health of loved ones at risk and jeopardizing our economic security.

March 27, 2020

U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., offered her reaction to House passage Friday, March 27, of the $2 trillion federal aid plan for economic relief linked to the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. The bill (HR 748) goes to President Donald Trump.

The relief package included Bonamici's Advocating for Older Americans During Coronavirus Crisis Act, which will make sure seniors in long term care facilities have access to support advocates during the crisis.


March 27, 2020
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Our country is suffering from a pandemic on an unimaginable scale, and this legislation will provide critical support to workers and families, small businesses, healthcare providers, student loan borrowers, and people struggling to make ends meet.
Issues:Consumer ProtectionEducationHealth CareHousing and HomelessnessJobs and EconomySeniors

March 26, 2020

Oregon's congressional delegation asked the White House Wednesday, March 25, to issue a major disaster declaration for the state.

A disaster declaration can provide financial and other assistance to local businesses, nonprofit groups and state agencies.

U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, and U.S. Reps. Peter DeFazio, Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici, Kurt Schrader and Greg Walden wrote a letter to the White House supporting Gov. Kate Brown's request for the declaration because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Issues:Health Care

March 25, 2020
We have heard from rural health clinics, hospitals, and providers who are having to lay off employees due to reduced patient care and declining revenues.
Issues:Health Care

March 25, 2020
Seniors have served our communities for decades and need our support now more than ever.