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Oregon Democrat congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici explains why President Trump's praise of Kim Jong Un does not make sense to her, the concerns she has about the new agreement between the United States and North Korea, the bills in the House to help fight the opioid crisis, and her thoughts on immigration reform.
U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) issued the following statement on President Trump's summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un:
"I will always support efforts to seek peace rather than wage war, and the dialogue begun at the Singapore Summit may eventually yield positive results. But North Korea has repeatedly failed to uphold prior agreements, and it remains to be seen whether Kim Jong-un is truly willing to denuclearize.
Charter schools got some extra attention in Washington, D.C. today in the form of a U.S. House hearing.
The title of the hearing ("The Power of Charter Schools") and the selection of witnesses (three of the four spoke highly of charters) made clear that the intent was to frame the discussion positively.
WASHINGTON (Circa) — House Republicans applauded President Donald Trump's meeting with Kim Jong Un, but they displayed significantly less confidence than the president that North Korea's denuclearization is now a foregone conclusion.
PORTLAND, Ore. – After President Donald Trump met with North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un Tuesday in Singapore, Oregon political leaders shared their thoughts on the summit.
In the meeting, Trump and Kim committed to "complete denuclearization" of the Korean Peninsula. But, Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley and Rep. Suzanne Bonamici feel that Trump gave away too much in exchange for too little.
The U.S. agreed to halt military exercises with its ally South Korea.
In a statement, Merkley said: