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Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) today released the following statement in response to a U.S. District Judge’s ruling that overturns Oregon’s ban on same-sex marriage.
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici introduced a bill today to reduce the number of unnecessary government reports issued each year.
The Government Reporting Efficiency Act addresses the thousands of reports that are researched, written, printed, and delivered to Capitol Hill based on long-standing laws, some of which were passed by Congress decades ago.
Beaverton, OR — Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici announced eight town hall meetings June 3 - 14 across the First Congressional District.
Bonamici will provide an update on her work in Congress and take questions from residents. The town hall meetings will be held in: Portland, Hillsboro, Beaverton, Gearhart, Vernonia, McMinnville, Newberg, and Scappoose.
Beaverton, OR – Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici spoke with LGBTQ seniors and advocates today about her legislation to reauthorize the Older Americans Act (OAA) and emphasized how the bill recognizes the needs of LGBTQ seniors.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici announced that a panel of professional artists has selected Supriya Kapur, a student at Beaverton’s Sunset High School, as the winner of the 2014 Congressional Art Competition for Oregon’s 1st District.
Beaverton, OR – Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici visited a tax preparation center today and announced her new legislation that includes stronger consumer protections for taxpayers.
Bonamici spoke with volunteers and supporting partners offering free tax filing assistance at the CASH Oregon Super Site in Beaverton.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici voted no on the 2015 Ryan budget today, calling the legislation harmful to the economic recovery and the country’s middle class.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici praised the two executive orders signed into law today by President Obama to address the pay gap facing women.
Bonamici joined the President and Lilly Ledbetter at the White House on Equal Pay Day to call attention to the economic disparity.
Washington, D.C. – Following the Senate approval of a bill to extend emergency unemployment insurance, Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici urged her House colleagues to act quickly to pass the legislation.
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School districts across the United States are desperately looking for ways to keep students safe after school shootings that have left millions of students, teachers and other staff afraid they could be next.
NORTH BEND — For Liv Funk and Hailey Smith, reaching a settlement agreement with the North Bend School District means change has finally come.
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said Tuesday that urgent action is needed to keep students safe following last week’s school shooting in Texas — but added that local and state governments bear the brunt of responsibility for campus safety.
U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, an Oregon democrat and member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released a statement after President Donald Trump announced that he would pull the U.S. out of the Iran nuclear deal. In the statement, Merkley called the move a mistake for enormous proportions for American safety security.
Oregon's auto-IRA program has only been around a few months, but its early success demonstrates a similar framework could work at the national level, a proponent said at a congressional hearing Wednesday.
From US House of Reps: Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici, a leader on the House Education Committee, stood up for students of color who are disproportionately identified for special education services, placed in more restrictive classroom settings, and disciplined at higher rates than their same-age white peers with disabilities.
CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Ore. —
A war tore the Nguyen family apart, and a broken immigration system kept them separated. Now, almost half a century later, the family is one step closer to reuniting on U.S. soil.
KATU News caught up with Ai Nguyen in late April.
U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici fielded numerous questions from a group of eight, then all 100 students, enrolled in the Rachel Carson environmental magnet school within Five Oaks Middle School in Beaverton.
PORTLAND, Ore. — State Representative Suzanne Bonamici and the Metro Council have approved a resolution to bring awareness to missing and murdered Native women and girls.
Four Democrats from Oregon’s congressional delegation are promising changes for Chemawa Indian School after meeting with tribal representatives and the federal school’s leadership in Salem.