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July 16, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a remarkable political repudiation, the Democratic-led U.S. House voted Tuesday night to condemn President Donald Trump's "racist comments" against four congresswomen of color, despite protestations by Trump's Republican congressional allies and his own insistence he hasn't "a racist bone in my body."

Issues:Civil Rights

July 15, 2019

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Oregon and Washington lawmakers are condemning President Donald Trump's racist attacks on Democratic congresswomen as the president's ratcheted up his comments at a White House event on Monday, including saying he wasn't concerned by white nationalists embracing his rhetoric.

Rep. Suzanne Bonamici also castigated the president over his comments.

Issues:Civil Rights

July 12, 2019
As a prosecutor, Alexander Acosta denied survivors justice and gave Jeffrey Epstein, who was and is accused of child sex trafficking, a deal that did not serve justice.

July 12, 2019

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta resigns amid questions about handling of Epstein case. Embattled Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta has announced he is resigning. Acosta made the announcement himself, accompanying the president out of the White House residence before the president's departure for a trip to Milwaukee.


July 11, 2019

On Tuesday, Representative Earl Blumenauer introduced a resolution in the House calling for a climate emergency. The legislation itself is symbolic in nature but sets out a series of organizing principles for why climate change is an emergency and why Congress should treat it as such.


July 5, 2019
We agree that the Federal Work-Study program is in need of significant reform, but the Department’s proposal will remove statutory guardrails from the program and will allow federal financial aid to flow to private employers without needed transparency.
Issues:Education

June 28, 2019
The Trump administration’s decision to rescind the Gainful Employment rule puts students at risk while letting for-profit institutions off the hook for low-quality programs.
Issues:Education

June 28, 2019
Ocean covers most of the Earth, yet we know very little about what is beneath its surface.

June 28, 2019

Clatsop County's housing crisis reverberates all the way to the halls of Congress.

This spring, U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici addressed a roomful of local leaders to crack the code of the South County's ongoing housing crisis, one which sees a dearth of affordable workforce housing — a problem hindering economic development, leading to a rise in homelessness and higher housing costs for everyone.


June 27, 2019
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I am appalled and horrified at continuing reports about the inhumane treatment of migrants, especially migrant children, at our Southern border. President Trump's immigration policies are harming families and casting a dark and shameful shadow on this nation.

Issues:Foreign Affairs and National Security