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October 31, 2017

U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, the only woman in Oregon's congressional delegation, says expanded education and training are the main ways to increase the number of women in technology and help them achieve pay equity with men.

Bonamici, a Democrat from Beaverton, said she understands the concerns voiced Monday night (Oct. 30) at a forum sponsored by PDX Women in Tech.


October 30, 2017

Healthcare officials are considering options should Hillsboro's only school-based health clinic be forced to close next year due to lack of funding.

Issues:Health Care

October 30, 2017

"Failure to publish legitimate news" was the headline of an editorial in a January 1943 edition of the Seaside Signal. The headline came after reports from Portland that "that's where they shoot people on the beach." The report came after a report from the Army and the FBI that a man had been founded mortally wounded on the beach by a sentry "after an exchange of shots."

A clarification didn't come for a week.

The editor lamented the attempt to get a news story "is like playing a game of ring around the rosie by long distance."

Issues:Education

October 29, 2017

Democratic Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici talks one-on-one with KATU's Debora Knapp about the latest turmoil in Washington D.C., the fractured Republican party, the GOP tax plan, controversial actions by ICE agents in her district, and more.

Watch the full interview above.


October 27, 2017

HILLSBORO, OR [10/27/17] – Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) visited the school-based health center at Hillsboro's Century High School and met with students, staff, and health care advocates about the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). It has been twenty-seven days since Congress allowed funding for CHIP and Community Health Centers to expire on September 30, 2017. Oregon receives $250 million per year in CHIP funding, which covers about 98,000 Oregon children.

Issues:Health Care

October 26, 2017
Representatives Suzanne Bonamici and Earl Blumenauer released the response they received from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after the lawmakers repeatedly asked about the agency’s policies and procedures.

October 26, 2017
Oregon’s congressional delegation today honored the Portland Thorns’ recent National Women’s Soccer League Championship with matching Senate and House resolutions that also praised the franchise for inspiring young people to volunteer in their community.

October 25, 2017

WASHINGTON — Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Dist.1, on Tuesday announced that "I Am Not Invisible"— a powerful exhibit featuring the stories and contributions of Oregon's women veterans — has arrived in Washington, D.C. It will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol through Thursday.

After seeing the exhibit in Oregon, Merkley and Bonamici were instrumental in getting the display — which was organized by the Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs and Portland State University.

Issues:Veterans

October 25, 2017
Representatives Suzanne Bonamici, Earl Blumenauer, and Kurt Schrader called on the Judiciary and the Oversight and Government Reform Committees to exercise their oversight authority of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and hold hearings about the agency’s policies and procedures.
Issues:Civil Rights

October 25, 2017
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici and Congressman Drew Ferguson introduced bipartisan legislation to boost apprenticeships and work-based learning programs in an effort to close the skills gap between businesses struggling to find workers with appropriate skills, and workers without meaningful pathways to better paying jobs.