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WASHINGTON, DC - Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-1) is looking for talent to help design her Facebook page! She needs a cover photo, and who better to turn to than her talented constituents? Anyone can enter the contest - from aspiring photographers to those simply adept at using a smart phone camera. All applicants should send their favorite (high-resolution) photos of Oregon’s First District to or01communications@mail.house.gov along with their names, addresses, and brief descriptions of the photos (where/when it was taken, what type of camera, etc).
WASHINGTON, DC – Today the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced that it would be releasing $250,000 (five $50,000 grants) to Oregon and the four other Pacific Coast states seeing a substantial increase in marine debris because of the tsunami that struck Japan in 2011. Upon hearing the news, Senator Ron Wyden, Senator Jeff Merkley, Congressman Peter DeFazio, Congressman Earl Blumenauer, Congressman Kurt Schrader, and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici made the following joint statement:
WASHINGTON, DC – Today Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-1) voted for the Surface Transportation Bill and issued the following statement:
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-1) led a bipartisan group of 28 Pacific Coast Members of Congress today asking the U.S. Coast Guard to clarify its role in managing debris from the tsunami that struck Japan in March 2011. The Members—representing districts in Oregon, Washington, California, Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. territories in the Pacific—asked Admiral Robert J. Papp to clarify the Coast Guard’s procedure for notifying local entities of detected incoming debris and its criteria for possible destruction of debris.