Media
Latest News
To impeach or not to impeach? That's the question facing House democrats, like Oregon Rep. Suzanne Bonamici.
She took feedback Tuesday night at a town hall at Century High School in Hillsboro.
So far, House leaders, such as Speaker Nancy Pelosi, are downplaying impeachment as an option.
But what about the voters?
How can the federal government help ease the North Coast's housing crunch?
U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici came to Seaside Tuesday, April 16, as part of a series of visits along the Coast. The goal was 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.
Bonamici will continue town hall meetings in April
U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici slated six town hall meetings in five northwest Oregon counties, which kicked off Saturday in McMinnville.
After stops in Portland and Astoria, Bonamici will next appear locally at 6 p.m. Thursday in the gym at Gaston Junior/Senior High School, then at 6 p.m. April 23 in the auditorium at Century High School.
Growing up in Astoria, Oregon, Ann Samuelson remembers her father as a man who worked hard. By day, Stan Grimberg built up his union plumbing business. By night, he took his gillnetting boat out on the Columbia River, earning enough to buy her a horse and provide the family with a good life.
Nancy Pelosi is the most powerful woman in American political history. She's been speaker of the House not once, but twice. And President George W. Bush's nickname for her was "3" because of her place in line for the presidency.
Under her leadership last year, the Democrats won back control of the House. The San Francisco liberal is now the voice of her party and chief critic of President Trump; she's also keeping close tabs on at least six House committees investigating the president. And she's pressing for release of the full, unredacted Mueller report.
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said she knew about the alarming levels of attempted suicide among transgender young people and the harmful effects of bullying and harassment in schools towards transgender students. That knowledge however didn't stop her department from rolling back nationwide guidance meant to protect transgender students. Democrat Suzanne Bonamici quizzed DeVos about studies that showed lower attendance rates and high rates of depression due to bullying and harassment, as well as high rates of attempted suicide during House Committee hearing.
Education Secretary and woman-of-the-people Betsy Devos appeared before the House Education and Labor Committee this week to testify about her widely-criticized moves to reverse course on Obama-era affirmative action and trans-inclusive guidelines.
In an uncharacteristic moment of transparency, DeVos conceded to knowing the potential her policy-making — or un-making, as it were — could have in endangering the lives of transgender youth.