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Washington, DC—Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) this week led a group of 76 Members of Congress working to restore Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Title I funding cut by the sequester. In a letter to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services and Education, the members urged the committee to reverse sequester cuts to Title I and appropriate funding for WIA job search and job placement programs at the fiscal year 2013 level.

Washington, DC--Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) today released the following statement in reaction to Nike’s decision to expand in Washington County.

“I’m thrilled with Nike’s decision to expand in Washington County. I congratulate the company and all of the local officials who have worked so hard to make this happen. The expansion will be a great boost to our local economy, and it couldn’t have happened without everyone working together.”

Beaverton, Ore.--Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) today announced several additional town hall meetings in April, following successful meetings in Seaside and Warrenton earlier this month. The town hall meetings will be in Beaverton, Forest Grove, Columbia City, Portland, Sherwood, and McMinnville.

“It’s important for me to listen to the people I represent and to take their ideas back to Washington,” said Bonamici. “These events offer a great opportunity for me to listen to the concerns of Oregonians throughout the district, answer questions, and get feedback.”

Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) today voted against H.R. 1120; legislation that would effectively bring to a halt the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) by prohibiting the Board from carrying out any decision finalized after January 3, 2012. If this bill becomes law, it will invalidate more than 500 NLRB decisions, including a May 2012 decision to restore employer pension contributions for Oregon freight workers employed by Oak Harbor Freight lines.

Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) this week introduced two bills that would assist coastal states with tsunami debris cleanup. The Tsunami Debris Cleanup Reimbursement Act, H.R. 1491, would allow the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to refund Oregon and other states for tsunami debris cleanup expenses using $5 million in funding donated by the government of Japan. The Marine Debris Emergency Act, H.R.

Washington, D.C.— Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) and Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) are urging major banks to allow consumers to block automatic withdrawals taken from their accounts by Internet-based payday lenders. In a letter to the CEOs of the five largest U.S. retail banks, Bonamici and Cummings asked the executives to voluntarily adopt provisions of the Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic (SAFE) Lending Act, H.R. 990, which they introduced in Congress earlier this year.