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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.
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.
Three Oregon members of Congress are part of a group asking U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to urge key allies to halt the consumption of cats and dogs as he travels through the Middle East and Asia this week.
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Oregon Democratic Representative Suzanne Bonamici talks one-on-one with KATU's Genevieve Reaume about the treatment of children and at the southern border, Special Council Robert Mueller's scheduled testimony to House committees, and the current political dysfunction in Oregon's Capitol.
House Democrats are using the budget process to offer a clear contrast ahead of an election year between their embrace of aggressive action on climate change and the rollbacks of environmental regulation championed by Republicans when they controlled the chamber in the 115th Congress.
Many of the provisions they've included in the fiscal 2020 spending bills may not survive the GOP-led Senate, but Democrats are aware of national polls showing growing voter concern about the climate crisis.