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June 13, 2018
"People are dying every day because of the opioid crisis, and too many people have seen their lives and families ravaged by substance abuse. Legislation passed today by the House will take steps toward helping families, preventing opioid abuse, and increasing treatment and recovery."
Issues:Health Care

June 13, 2018
"We have a moral and civil rights obligation to make sure that all children have access to a high-quality public education that includes great schools, great teachers, and great administrators. In Oregon less than half of the students who attend online for-profit charter schools graduated on time in 2016."
Issues:Education

June 13, 2018

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.


June 13, 2018

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.


June 13, 2018

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.

Issues:Education

June 13, 2018

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.


June 12, 2018
"Separating families as a punishment for seeking a safe future for themselves and their children through lawfully-established channels is deeply abhorrent and can lead to permanent harm to the health and well-being of these children. This approach is as cruel as it is misguided, and it should be abandoned."
Issues:Civil Rights

June 12, 2018

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:


June 12, 2018
“We are deeply concerned by reports that [Bureau of Prisons] and ICE are hindering detainees’ access to legal counsel, consular staff, and family communication in this facility. We request that you immediately allow detainees to access legal service providers through free telephone calls," the delegation wrote.
Issues:Civil Rights

June 12, 2018
"North Korea has repeatedly failed to uphold prior agreements, and it remains to be seen whether Kim Jong-un is truly willing to denuclearize. In light of countless violent atrocities and human rights violations, it is dangerous to give legitimacy to Kim and his brutal regime—and lauding an agreement without receiving concrete, verifiable commitments in return may prove foolhardy."