Suzanne Bonamici

So coastal communities, including those I represent in Northwest Oregon, are acutely aware of this gap.

We know addressing the climate crisis and also strengthening investments in our electric grid will create millions of good paying, high quality jobs.

A few years ago, I held an innovation roundtable in northwest Oregon, and I remember clearly one very successful tech entrepreneur answered the question: What is the best thing we can do for innovation? He said: We need to diversify the…

As a member of the Science, Space, and Technology Committee and the Committee on Education and Labor, I want to thank Mr. Lucas for mentioning not only broadband but also place- based learning. I represent several rural school districts…

This is a commonsense bill to address the urgent need for research on ocean and coastal acidification in estuaries. I appreciate the partnership and leadership from Chairwoman Johnson, Ranking Member Lucas, and Congressman Posey to protect…

I have had many conversations with local workforce boards, community colleges, labor unions, community-based organizations from across northwest Oregon.

Finding these investments in workforce programs and the support services will help us truly build back better.

Our workforce system has been chronically underfunded.

We should work together again to renew these critical laws.

We should swiftly advance these bills.

These investments have made a significant difference for families in Oregon and across the country.

A few years ago, I had the opportunity and the honor of meeting with several military veterans in northwest Oregon who told me about how they were defrauded by for-profit colleges that had misrepresented accreditation, tuition, and…

For-profit colleges have preying on students, families, often by making unsubstantiated claims of the value of educational opportunities they offer.

If someone is doing meaningful work at social services and earning low wages for example, that does not mean that they did get a good education, it likely means that their work is undervalued.

I thank Congressman Courtney for his leadership on this bill, and I urge my colleagues to support it.

We need intellectually curious critical thinkers to solve the challenges we face and it is at our peril if we don't recognize that, which is why I'm leading a bipartisan call for robust funding to Title 4A grants under the Every Student…

These foundational programs are proven to be effective in addressing intimate partner violence.

The urgent need to address intimate partner violence cannot be overstated.

We must pass the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, so pregnant workers do not have to choose between healthy pregnancies and their wages.

We must swiftly pass the Protective Older Workers Against Discrimination Act to restore protections against age discrimination for older workers.

It is passed time for Congress to take action to make sure that all workers can earn a living without fear of discrimination.

Pregnancy is not a disability.

Congress recognized the need to protect older workers from discrimination when in 1967 it enacted the Age Discrimination in Employment Act.

It is unacceptable that in 2021, pregnant workers can still be forced to choose a healthy pregnancy or a paycheck when simple accommodations--such as providing seating, water, and bathroom breaks--would allow them stay safe on the job…

Every worker should be able to earn a living free from discrimination, but unfortunately, many women, people of color, older workers, workers with disabilities, and LGBTQ workers still experience persistent discrimination in the workplace…