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“Donald Trump and the unelected billionaire Elon Musk do not understand the value of arts and culture, do not understand the importance of differing opinions and, in fact, are trying to censor opinions, and they do not understand the separation of powers our founding fathers embedded in our Constitution,” Bonamici, a Beaverton Democrat, said at a press conference, at All Classical Radio i

Bonamici gathered with representatives from nearly two dozen of the impacted groups on Monday in the offices of All Classical Public Radio in Downtown Portland.

“Donald Trump and the unelected official Elon Musk do not understand the value of arts and culture,” Bonamici said. “We will not stand by as they attack Oregon’s arts community.”

“It's been tough because I've been hearing from people that they're still struggling — struggling to put food on the table. Now is the time to make it easier for people to access what they need to feed their families,” U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici said.

“No one in our country should go hungry,” says Rep Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.). “Cuts to SNAP would be devastating here in Oregon. I met with the Oregon Food Bank and other advocates to say this is not the time to cut food assistance for needy families.”

Jewish Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., said she can no longer pretend the antisemitism crusade is a "good faith" effort by her Republican colleagues on the committee."Instead of engaging with this topic genuinely and constructively, we have another performative hearing," Bonamici said. "It's another chapter in the majority's battle against higher education."