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Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.), one of the lead authors of the letter, sees the administration’s attack on the bureau as “turning back the clock in ways that are really pretty outrageous,” she told me by phone on Monday. The Women’s Bureau, she added, is “just as important [now] as it ever was.”
For those who have found their path to success through Job Corps and others who will need that path in the future, let’s tell the Labor Department that we care about every student, and let’s save Job Corps.
The letter also notes the EEOC moved to dismiss six cases the agency had previously pursued against employers accused of gender identity discrimination, including EEOC v Boxwood Hotels, a lawsuit in which the employer is alleged to have fired a transgender employee after the employee’s manager repeatedly misgendered the employee and referred to them as “it”.
Worries about the funding losses bounced off the walls at separate roundtables attended last week by U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, and Merkley, both of whom promised to work to protect federal dollars now in jeopardy.“I’m going to do all I can to maintain programs, to restore programs that invest in getting our small businesses off the ground supporting entrepreneurs,” Bonamici said.
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) is a longtime champion of public education, arts funding, and student equity. She's been fighting for Title IV-A - that vital program that helps schools fund things like music, art, technology, and school safety - for years. She literally ran for Congress to replace No Child Left Behind.