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Washington, D.C. — One year ago today, a gunman sought out and entered three Asian-owned spas in Georgia, opened fire, and killed eight people, including six Asian women. Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) issued the following statements:
Steep slopes and poor soil make the north side of Astoria particularly vulnerable to sliding. Last year, a landslide uprooted an entire house and left it sitting on the sidewalk. But the city recently landed more than $600,000 in federal aid to upgrade drainage systems at landslide-prone sites. The money is part of a larger omnibus spending package that will fund projects throughout Northwest Oregon. U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, an Oregon Democrat, had advocated for the inclusion of the projects.
Each member of Congress can submit up to 10 community project funding requests for consideration. Rep. Earl Blumenauer joined Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici in advocating for $2.67 million in funding for the Multnomah County Behavioral Health Resource Center, among other projects.
Majalise Tolan, secondary director for the Lincoln County School District, met recently with other Coalition of Oregon School Administrators and Sen. Jeff Merkley, Rep. Kurt Schrader, Rep. Cliff Bentz and Rep. Suzanne Bonamici in the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. to ask for resources to address the twin student mental health and educator shortage crises.
"What we're going to do is make sure a portion of those funds come back to Oregon to support what we do," Al Thompson, Intel's vice president for government relations, said last week on a conference call with U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore. The call was part of an effort to rally support for legislation supporting the domestic semiconductor industry.