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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.
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.
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.
Three U.S. representatives from Oregon are calling for congressional hearings to investigate Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials after two controversial arrests by federal immigration agents within a month heightened concerns that the agency may be violating the law.
U.S. Reps. Suzanne Bonamici and Earl Blumenauer want to hear from the horse's mouth why a U.S. citizen was questioned by immigration officials near the Washington County Courthouse last month.
Bonamici and Blumenauer sent a second letter to federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials Oct. 20, detailing their concerns over two incidents involving ICE agents.