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March 13, 2019

Whether they're for standard time or daylight saving time, Oregonians are tired of changing their clocks twice every year. That's the message state senators considering a time change in Oregon received this week.


March 8, 2019
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The Department of Labor's new overtime proposal fails to adequately address the needs of workers who are struggling to make ends meet.
Issues:Jobs and Economy

March 8, 2019

WASHINGTON, DC [03/08/19] – Today Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) praised the passage of H.R. 1, the For the People Act, which would provide long-overdue government reforms and address the dominance of big money in American politics.

H.R. 1 is the signature legislative package of the new House Democratic Majority. It addresses campaign finance reform, voting rights, election security, accountability for government officials, and more.

Issues:Civil Rights

March 7, 2019

PAPER had the chance to head down to Washington DC for a media mixer with Democratic members of the House of Representatives hosted by Congresswoman Maxine Waters. While there, we spoke to numerous congresspeople — including several freshmen representatives — about their top policy priorities in this new, divided government. We asked them about the legislation they'd actually be willing to work with Trump to enact, the policies favored by the President that they'll stop at nothing to change (or outright oppose) and what their goals are for the coming year.

Issues:Education

March 7, 2019

The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), an independent nonprofit dedicated to preventing asbestos exposure, today applauds Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Representative Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Chairman Frank Pallone (D-NJ), and Representative Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) for the introduction of


March 7, 2019
Asbestos causes disease and death, and we must protect families and communities from this known carcinogen.

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March 5, 2019
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici, and Congressman Elijah E. Cummings introduced the Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic (SAFE) Lending Act. The SAFE Lending Act would crack down on some of the worst abuses of the payday lending industry, particularly in online payday lending, and protect consumers from deceptive and predatory practices that strip wealth from working families.

March 3, 2019

The Portland Womxn's March begins with a rally noon Sunday in downtown Portland with a march through nearby streets to follow.

While some other women's marches were held around the country on the Jan. 19-21 weekend, organizers for the Portland event chose to focus on the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday and events during those dates, which moved the Portland march and rally to Sunday.

Issues:Civil Rights

March 3, 2019

For the most part, Sunday's Portland Womxn's March & Rally for Action was an upbeat event, featuring speakers and crowds who were united in their support of progressive values and causes.

The attendees, who numbered about 2,000 according to Portland Police estimates, gathered at noon on the Portland State University campus, on a clear, chilly day, to listen to speakers, and then march along downtown streets.

Issues:Civil Rights

March 3, 2019

U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici was one of almost three dozen guest readers at Maplewood Elementary School in Portland on Read Across America Day on Friday.

Bonamici, a Democrat from Beaverton, read aloud "I Am Sonia Sotomayor" by Brad Meltzer, the 16th in a series of New York Times picture-book biographies for children. Then she answered questions from fifth graders in Suzanne Smith's class.

In response to one question, Bonamici said she has met Sotomayor — the first Hispanic member of the U.S. Supreme Court, and its third-ever woman — and Justices Stephen Breyer and Elena Kagan