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Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., along with a bipartisan group of members of Congress and county commissioners from across the country, today urged Congress to provide long-term, lifeline funding for rural counties in upcoming must-pass legislation.
WASHINGTON – TODAY, the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education (ECESE) held a hearing entitled, "Strengthening Welfare to Work with Child Care." Across the country, far too many working families lack access to affordable, high-quality child care. In many states, the cost of child care is higher than the cost of attending college. This makes it difficult for parents to balance the costs of child care with holding down a good-paying job and providing for their family.
As Congress works on the new federal budget, Northwest Congressional members are working across the aisle to get money for two programs that help rural counties. They held a press event Tuesday to draw attention to their cause.
A Hillsboro activist group against gun violence has seen an upswell in new members in the weeks since the mass shooting in Parkland, Fla., which left 17 dead.
The Hillsboro chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America had to move its monthly meeting on Friday, after more than 100 people RSVP'd to attend it.
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici met with gun violence prevention group Moms Demand Action in Hillsboro Friday.
The group has been especially active since the deadly school shooting in Florida last month. MAD is a nation-wide organization with several Oregon chapters.
HILLSBORO, Ore. -- A local group called Moms Demand Action says their mission is to start a conversation and figure out how to protect children.
One of the organizers said initially only about five people were expected at a pre-planned meeting. But on Friday, about 100 people showed up.
That number spiked after the recent school shooting in Florida that left 17 kids and staff dead.
Sharri Anderson knows, what it's like to fear for her child's safety. She said four years ago, her daughter had a lockdown at her high school.
U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici has announced a round of six town hall meetings, including Beaverton and Forest Grove.
The Beaverton meeting is scheduled from 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 10, in the cafeteria at Conestoga Middle School, 12250 S.W. Conestoga Drive.
The Forest Grove meeting is scheduled from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 27, in McCready Hall at Pacific University, 2043 College Way.
Other meetings are scheduled in Portland — 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. March 10 at the NW Neighborhood Cultural Center, 1819 N.W. Everett St. — plus Astoria, McMinnville and St. Helens.