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Bonamici Statement on Supreme Court Decision in Janus v. AFSCME Council 31

June 27, 2018 Press Release
“Today’s Supreme Court decision in Janus v. AFSCME Council 31 will hurt working families and organized labor, but unions have persevered in the face of adversity before and will again.”
Issues:
Jobs and Economy

Bonamici Blasts Trump Administration Withdrawal of National Ocean Policy

June 20, 2018 Press Release
"Most people would agree it’s a good idea to have a plan, especially when it comes to managing precious natural resources like our oceans. Not President Trump. His administration just abandoned the National Ocean Policy, leaving our oceans more vulnerable to climate change, overfishing, and changing chemistry."
Issues:
Energy and Environment

Oregon Lawmakers Demand Sessions and Nielsen Reverse Zero Tolerance Policy

June 20, 2018 Press Release
Sens. Ron Wyden, Jeff Merkley and Reps. Suzanne Bonamici, Earl Blumenauer and Kurt Schrader today demanded Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen immediately reverse the Trump administration’s zero-tolerance policy that’s left asylum seekers dumped in federal prisons.
Issues:
Civil Rights

Bonamici Statement on Visit to 123 Immigrant Detainees at Federal Correctional Institution in Sheridan

June 18, 2018 Press Release
“We were there to see more than 120 men who came to the United States seeking a better life. Most were asking for asylum because they experienced violence or persecution in their home countries. Several had traveled to the border with a wife and a child or children; none knew where their family members are."
Issues:
Civil Rights

Merkley, Wyden, Bonamici, Blumenauer Visit ICE Detainees in Oregon Federal Prison

June 18, 2018 Press Release
“The Trump administration’s zero-tolerance policy is cruel and inhumane,” Bonamici said. “Criminalizing victimhood, endangering children, and ripping babies from the arms of their parents in a callous effort to deter further migration is despicable. No biblical rationale can justify these actions."
Issues:
Civil Rights

Bonamici Plays Key Role as House Considers Dozens of Bills to Address Opioid Crisis

June 13, 2018 Press Release
"People are dying every day because of the opioid crisis, and too many people have seen their lives and families ravaged by substance abuse. Legislation passed today by the House will take steps toward helping families, preventing opioid abuse, and increasing treatment and recovery."
Issues:
Health Care

Bonamici Stands Up for Public Education

June 13, 2018 Press Release
"We have a moral and civil rights obligation to make sure that all children have access to a high-quality public education that includes great schools, great teachers, and great administrators. In Oregon less than half of the students who attend online for-profit charter schools graduated on time in 2016."
Issues:
Education

Bonamici to Trump: Separating Families is Unconscionable and Cruel

June 12, 2018 Press Release
"Separating families as a punishment for seeking a safe future for themselves and their children through lawfully-established channels is deeply abhorrent and can lead to permanent harm to the health and well-being of these children. This approach is as cruel as it is misguided, and it should be abandoned."
Issues:
Civil Rights

Oregon Congressional Delegation Presses ICE on Rights of Immigrant Detainees at Federal Prison in Oregon

June 12, 2018 Press Release
“We are deeply concerned by reports that [Bureau of Prisons] and ICE are hindering detainees’ access to legal counsel, consular staff, and family communication in this facility. We request that you immediately allow detainees to access legal service providers through free telephone calls," the delegation wrote.
Issues:
Civil Rights

Bonamici Statement on North Korea Summit

June 12, 2018 Press Release
"North Korea has repeatedly failed to uphold prior agreements, and it remains to be seen whether Kim Jong-un is truly willing to denuclearize. In light of countless violent atrocities and human rights violations, it is dangerous to give legitimacy to Kim and his brutal regime—and lauding an agreement without receiving concrete, verifiable commitments in return may prove foolhardy."
Issues:
Foreign Affairs and National Security

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'We pray to rather die': Immigrants detail struggles at Sheridan prison

July 18, 2018 In The News
Oregonian
'We pray to rather die': Immigrants detail struggles at Sheridan prison

Immigration detainees at a federal facility in Sheridan say harsh, prison-like conditions have left them feeling depressed and suicidal, according to court documents filed this week. 

Issues:
Civil Rights

What the Trump administration’s affirmative action changes mean for UO

July 18, 2018 In The News
The Daily Emerald
What the Trump administration’s affirmative action changes mean for UO

On July 3, the U.S. Department of Education announced it would rescind legal guidelines for universities that use race as a factor in their student admissions process, and instead will begin promoting race-neutral admission policies.

Issues:
Civil Rights, Education

Merkley, Wyden and Senate Democrats protest judicial nominations

July 18, 2018 In The News
The Daily Astorian
Merkley, Wyden and Senate Democrats protest judicial nominations

Oregon U.S. Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden and other Senate Democrats spent three hours Tuesday night protesting the Republican Party’s approach to confirming federal judges — and one Oregon lawyer’s nomination in particular.

Federal Officials Again Deny Members of Congress Access to a Detention Facility Holding Immigrant Children in Portland

July 18, 2018 In The News
Willamette Week
Federal Officials Again Deny Members of Congress Access to a Detention Facility Holding Immigrant Children in Portland
Issues:
Civil Rights

Republicans back Trump's claim he misspoke during Putin press conference

July 18, 2018 In The News
KCBY
Republicans back Trump's claim he misspoke during Putin press conference

WASHINGTON (Circa) — Several House Republicans said Wednesday they accepted President Donald Trump’s explanation that he misspoke at a press conference with Russian Preside

Issues:
Foreign Affairs and National Security

Proposed EPA “Transparency” Rule Criticized

July 18, 2018 In The News
The Scientist
Proposed EPA “Transparency” Rule Criticized

Aproposed rule purportedly aimed at strengthening the transparency of the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision-making process would gut environmental regulations that protect human health, critics argued at a public hearing yesterday at the EPA (July 17).

Issues:
Energy and Environment

Wyden intros bill aimed at gun dealers, illegal sales

July 17, 2018 In The News
The St. Helens Chronicle
Wyden intros bill aimed at gun dealers, illegal sales

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) said today that he has joined his senate colleagues in introducing legislation that would ensure gun dealers are not engaging in illegal sales and provide the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) with clear enforcement mechanisms.

Issues:
Gun Violence Prevention

EPA proposal to limit science studies draws opposition

July 17, 2018 In The News
The News & Observer
EPA proposal to limit science studies draws opposition

WASHINGTON 

Issues:
Energy and Environment

Immigration issue continues to ignite protests

July 16, 2018 In The News
Yamhill Valley News Register
Immigration issue continues to ignite protests

The imprisonment of 123 asylum seekers at the federal prison in Sheridan has sparked the creation of a new local activist group called ICE Out of Sheridan.

Issues:
Civil Rights

Bonamici announces $2.16M in funding for county Community Action Team’s Head Start Program

July 16, 2018 In The News
The St. Helens Chronicle
Bonamici announces $2.16M in funding for county Community Action Team’s Head Start Program

Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) announced that Community Action Team Inc. of Columbia County received $2.16 million in federal funding for its Head Start program. Head Start provides comprehensive early childhood education, health, nutrition, and parent involvement services to low-income children and their families. Community Action Team Inc.

Issues:
Education

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