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PORTLAND, Ore. — Congress is on break right now and U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, District 1, stopped by the KATU studios Monday and was interviewed by KATU's Lincoln Graves.
Topics of discussion included: North Korea's announcement it'll take revenge against the United States for new sanctions issued over its nuclear program, her concern the Trump administration won't make an upcoming payment on the federal subsidies for Obamacare, college students struggling to pay their loans, and other top priorities.
A bipartisan group of House and Senate lawmakers introducedlegislation Thursday to address student loan defaults by steering delinquent and defaulted borrowers toward income-driven repayment programs and reducing other paperwork barriers to student loan relief.
By Representative Suzanne Bonamici
Several members of the Oregon Congressional Delegation spoke out in response to a statement from President Donald Trump on Twitter announcing a ban of transgender individuals in the U.S. Military.
The temperature was creeping into the mid-80s as volunteers served fettucine alfredo, fruit salad, cucumbers, bread sticks and corn at Atfalati Park this Monday, but trees provided plenty of shade for dozens of families to sit and enjoy their meals.
President Donald Trump is barring transgender people from serving in the military "in any capacity," citing "tremendous medical costs and disruption." Trump's announcement Wednesday morning on Twitter did not say what would happen to transgender people already in the military.
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici issued the following statement
Four Congressional Democrats from Oregon blasted Republican senators Tuesday for their vote on a secretive bill to advance a repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act.
Earlier in the day, Republicans in the U.S. Senate narrowly approved a procedural move to go forward with a plan to repeal and replace Obamacare, bringing Congress one step closer to fulfilling a central campaign promise of President Trump.
Union members were among more than 200 people at a rally July 6 in Northeast Portland calling on the U.S. Senate to reject Republican efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare.