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The House of Representatives passed the Women's Health Protection Act (WHPA), legislation to protect abortion rights in Oregon and across the country, with Reps. Suzanne Bonamici, Peter DeFazio, Earl Blumenauer and Kurt Schrader all voting in favor of the legislation.
Washington, D.C. –U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and U.S.
Columbia County is on its way to having a small business resource center. CET has secured part of the funding for a four-year, $175,000-per-year startup phase through the SBDC network, which includes $75,000 per year in state funds and $33,000 per year from U.S. Small Business Administration funds, according to Oregon SBDC network director Mark Gregory. More requests are still pending, including the appropriations bill currently in the U.S. Senate, which passed the House with $175,000 for the project, earmarked by Rep. Suzanne Bonamici.
Rural fire departments in Clatsop County will receive more than $1.2 million in federal grants to buy new tools and resources that are in compliance with the National Fire Protection Association, U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici announced. Warrenton will receive $160,952. Knappa will receive $200,000. Cannon Beach will receive grants of $574,571 and $46,380. Hamlet will receive grants of $268,571 and $44,761. The money comes from the Assistance to Firefighters Grants Program, part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
WASHINGTON, DC—The Co-Chairs of the Bipartisan Congressional Estuary Caucus, including U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Bill Posey (R-FL), Brian Mast (R-FL) and Rick Larsen (D-WA), introduced their bipartisan resolution recognizing September 18th- September 21st, 2021, as National Estuaries Week.
The Preventing HEAT Illness and Deaths Act would formalize an Obama-era interagency program to monitor extreme heat and incentivize community initiatives. Oregon Democrat Suzanne Bonamici sponsored the House bill along with Crist. While Sens. Edward J. Markey and Alex Padilla, Democrats from Massachusetts and California respectively, filed a Senate version.