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Oregon Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, as well as Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici, joined Blumenauer in lauding the investment.
"Portlanders and people across the region rely on 82nd Avenue for their lives and livelihoods," Bonamici said. "Transitioning to low-emission buses will make this corridor a healthier place and improve access to public transportation for the people who live and work there."
WASHINGTON, DC – Today Congresswomen Suzanne Bonamici and Rosa DeLauro introduced the Championing Honest and Responsible Transparency in Education Reform (CHARTER) Act, legislation that would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to ensure funds made available under these Acts are not awarded to charter schools that enter into contracts with a for-profit entity for operating, overseeing, or managing the charter school.
Bonamici said she hopes the program’s success in Oregon will attract bipartisan support and ultimately offer a scalable solution for the nationwide homelessness crisis.
“It's a very smart way to quickly and economically increase access to housing and emergency shelter, get people into housing and shelter, and importantly, it includes those support programs that are so important for long-term success,” Bonamici said.
“Housing is the foundation to people’s success. If we want to get people back in the workforce and off the streets, they need a place,” the Democrat from Beaverton said June 6 after meeting with local advocates at the foundation offices in Portland.