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One out of every eight residents in U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici's District 1 is Latino or Hispanic, making the repeal of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program a critical policy shift for her constituents.
The decision by the White House clears the way for deporting young adults who were brought to this country when they were children, many of whom know no other country as their home.
WASHINGTON—Rep. Peter DeFazio (OR-04), along with Reps. Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), Greg Walden (OR-02), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), and Kurt Schrader (OR-05) today sent a letter to House leaders requesting that emergency funding for wildland fire suppression be included in the Hurricane Harvey emergency supplemental appropriations bill the House will take up later this week.
WASHINGTON, DC [09/05/17] – Today Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) released the following statement after President Donald Trump and his administration announced that they will end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
I join those across Oregon and the country who are deeply concerned about the devastating and deadly flooding unleashed by Hurricane Harvey in Texas and Louisiana. In Congress, I'll work with my colleagues to make sure the thousands of families harmed by the storm get the help they need.
Oregon legislators are reacting to President Donald Trump's decision to dismantle the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program.
In a statement, Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) called the move heartless and shortsighted. He said 11,000 so-called Dreamers in Oregon had strengthened the economy and communities, adding that ending DACA would tear families apart and shake the foundation of local economies.
About 700 people rallied Tuesday afternoon to protest President Trump's plan to end the Deferred Action Childhood Arrivals program.
If that happens, nearly 800,000 people transported to the country as children could be deported and would be barred from working and studying here legally. About 12,500 of DACA recipients live in Oregon, nearly 5,000 of them in the Portland area.
State and federal politicians from Oregon are calling on the Trump administration and Congress to provide funds for battling wildfires ravaging the state.
Some of the elected officials also urged Congress to change how the federal government doles out wildfire aid in the West.
More than a dozen wildfires are raging across western Oregon as of Tuesday, with metro areas home to millions blanketed by ashy air. Officials predict the fires will continue burning for days or weeks, leaving the full extent of their damage still unknown.
August Recess is coming to an end. As members prepare to head back to Capitol Hill, Roll Call takes a look at how some lawmakers spent the month.
College costs, student loan debt and net neutrality were among the topics raised by some of Oregon's youngest workers when they met Monday (Aug. 28) with two U.S. representatives, both elected in 2012.
About two dozen employees of Ruby Receptionists, a Portland company that serves 7,000 small businesses through technology and human interactions, questioned Reps. Suzanne Bonamici of Oregon and Eric Swalwell of California.
Bonamici represents the 1st District, which covers northwest Oregon, including Portland west of the Willamette River.