Suzanne Bonamici
@repbonamici.bsky.social
Representing Oregon's 1st District ( #OR1 ). Working to strengthen #PublicEducation, support #WorkingFamilies, & #ActOnClimate. Proud mom of two grown kids. She/her. #EduSky
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Suzanne Bonamici
@repbonamici.bsky.social
· Oct 28
Community Toolkit - Oregon Department of Justice
Welcome to the Civil Rights Unit (CRU) Sanctuary Promise Community Toolkit! The CRU Sanctuary Promise Community Toolkit is a free, online resource for those seeking to understand Oregon’s sanctuary la...
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A medida que las redadas de ICE continúan afectando a las familias de Oregón, quiero compartir la guía de recursos de inmigración del Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield para que usted y su familia puedan #ConocerSusDerechos.
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Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were brutally murdered in their own home. The death of this incredibly talented couple should be met with grief and sympathy, not a despicable political rant from the President of the United States. 🧵
December 15, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were brutally murdered in their own home. The death of this incredibly talented couple should be met with grief and sympathy, not a despicable political rant from the President of the United States. 🧵
Hanukkah is a celebration of light and the importance of hope during difficult times.
December 14, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Hanukkah is a celebration of light and the importance of hope during difficult times.
There was another tragic mass shooting today, this time at Brown University.
December 14, 2025 at 5:00 AM
There was another tragic mass shooting today, this time at Brown University.
Oregonians and Americans deserve cheap and reliable clean energy, not false promises and side deals for polluters.
SEEC Blasts House Republicans' Attack on Cheap Energy and Clean Water
Washington, D.C. – The leaders of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), including Co-Chairs Reps. Doris Matsui, Mike Quigley, and Paul Tonko and Vice Chairs Reps. Don Beyer, S...
seec.house.gov
December 13, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Oregonians and Americans deserve cheap and reliable clean energy, not false promises and side deals for polluters.
Donald Trump's executive order to punish states for passing and enforcing AI laws is reckless and irresponsible. States stepped up because Congress has failed to pass a comprehensive proposal to protect privacy, address security and bias, and support safe, responsible, and ethical AI use. 🧵
Trump Signs Executive Order to Neuter State A.I. Laws
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Donald Trump's executive order to punish states for passing and enforcing AI laws is reckless and irresponsible. States stepped up because Congress has failed to pass a comprehensive proposal to protect privacy, address security and bias, and support safe, responsible, and ethical AI use. 🧵
Thank you @agdanrayfield.bsky.social for standing up against Trump's outrageous H-1B visa policy. This administration's tirade against foreign workers and immigrants must end.
BREAKING NEWS: We're filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's unlawful new $100k fee for H-1B visas.
H-1B visas allow U.S. employers—like OSU & U of O—to hire skilled foreign workers in specialized roles like physicians, researchers, and nurses.
#orpol #breakingnews
H-1B visas allow U.S. employers—like OSU & U of O—to hire skilled foreign workers in specialized roles like physicians, researchers, and nurses.
#orpol #breakingnews
December 12, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Thank you @agdanrayfield.bsky.social for standing up against Trump's outrageous H-1B visa policy. This administration's tirade against foreign workers and immigrants must end.
Nurses are essential to our health care system. As a co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional Nursing Caucus, I’ll always advocate for these dedicated professionals to be treated with the dignity and respect they deserve - in education and on the job. 🧵
Merkley, Wicker, Kiggans, Bonamici Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Effort to Oppose New Limits on Student Loans for Nurses
At a time when our nation is facing a health care shortage, especially in primary care, now is not the time to cut off the student pipeline to these programs.
bonamici.house.gov
December 12, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Nurses are essential to our health care system. As a co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional Nursing Caucus, I’ll always advocate for these dedicated professionals to be treated with the dignity and respect they deserve - in education and on the job. 🧵
For decades the Federal Work Study program has helped thousands of students afford higher education, but the program is overdue for updates to better reach those who need it most. 🧵
Bonamici Introduces Bill to Update Federal Work Study Program
For decades the Federal Work Study program has helped thousands of students afford higher education, but the program is overdue for updates to better reach those who need it most.
bonamici.house.gov
December 12, 2025 at 6:02 PM
For decades the Federal Work Study program has helped thousands of students afford higher education, but the program is overdue for updates to better reach those who need it most. 🧵
We must act now to protect residents and visitors on the Oregon Coast from the next Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake. Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria competed for and was awarded a BRIC grant to include a tsunami evacuation structure in the hospital expansion project.🧵
Attorney General Rayfield Secures Court Victory Preventing Trump Administration from Unlawfully Cutting Billions in Disaster Preparedness Funding - Oregon Department of Justice
AG Rayfield: “With recent flooding in Oregon and wildfire seasons growing longer, one thing is clear: we can’t wait for disaster to strike before we act.” Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a coalition...
www.doj.state.or.us
December 12, 2025 at 12:15 AM
We must act now to protect residents and visitors on the Oregon Coast from the next Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake. Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria competed for and was awarded a BRIC grant to include a tsunami evacuation structure in the hospital expansion project.🧵
ICE's dangerous behavior continues to put communities at risk. This treacherous federal agency is denying people basic medical care, pointing guns at children, and using zip ties on kids. It is horrifying and inhumane and it must stop.
Immigration Agents Have Often Grabbed and Mistreated Citizens, Congressional Investigators Find
Prompted by ProPublica’s reporting, an investigation by Senate Democrats documented the experiences of nearly two dozen citizens wrongly detained by immigration agents, contradicting the Trump adminis...
www.propublica.org
December 10, 2025 at 10:14 PM
ICE's dangerous behavior continues to put communities at risk. This treacherous federal agency is denying people basic medical care, pointing guns at children, and using zip ties on kids. It is horrifying and inhumane and it must stop.
Strengthening education is the best way to improve lives and sustain the economy. Technology is evolving rapidly and there are many ways it can help students learn and close opportunity gaps. 🧵
Bonamici, Fitzpatrick Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Accelerate Education Research
Strengthening education is the best way to improve lives and sustain the economy.
bonamici.house.gov
December 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Strengthening education is the best way to improve lives and sustain the economy. Technology is evolving rapidly and there are many ways it can help students learn and close opportunity gaps. 🧵
Schools deserve a strong share in the revenue generated in their counties. Today the House sent the Senate-passed Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act to the president's desk. 🧵
December 10, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Schools deserve a strong share in the revenue generated in their counties. Today the House sent the Senate-passed Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act to the president's desk. 🧵
In partnership with the Nonprofit Association of Oregon, I hosted a roundtable discussion with local non-profit leaders about the challenges accessing stable funding and keeping a supported and protected workforce. 🧵
December 10, 2025 at 12:12 AM
In partnership with the Nonprofit Association of Oregon, I hosted a roundtable discussion with local non-profit leaders about the challenges accessing stable funding and keeping a supported and protected workforce. 🧵
Mayor Beach Pace and I did some shopping and had a great visit with local business owners at Paisano’s Plaza in Hillsboro. The Trump administration’s horrific mass deportation policies have resulted in fewer shoppers, so please stop by if you can! Also my Mangonada was delicious!
December 9, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Mayor Beach Pace and I did some shopping and had a great visit with local business owners at Paisano’s Plaza in Hillsboro. The Trump administration’s horrific mass deportation policies have resulted in fewer shoppers, so please stop by if you can! Also my Mangonada was delicious!
We must protect access to public defenders and avoid delaying justice. As the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. said in his letter from Birmingham jail: “Justice too long delayed is justice denied.”
Democratic lawmakers warn of 'cascading consequences' of underfunding defense lawyers
Forty-nine Democratic lawmakers on Monday called on Congressional appropriators to boost funding for court-appointed lawyers representing indigent defendants, warning that this year’s cash shortfall l...
www.reuters.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:54 PM
We must protect access to public defenders and avoid delaying justice. As the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. said in his letter from Birmingham jail: “Justice too long delayed is justice denied.”
Clean water and a healthy ocean support every family in the country and every sector of the economy. 🧵
Senate Unanimously Passes Sullivan, Whitehouse, Bonamici, Carter Legislation to Reauthorize Marine Debris Grant Programs
Clean water and a healthy ocean support every family in the country and every sector of the economy.
bonamici.house.gov
December 9, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Clean water and a healthy ocean support every family in the country and every sector of the economy. 🧵
It was an honor to spend the evening with Jackie Merlos to celebrate her release from detention and reunion with her four young children. 🧵
December 9, 2025 at 2:07 AM
It was an honor to spend the evening with Jackie Merlos to celebrate her release from detention and reunion with her four young children. 🧵
The Trump administration said they were going to focus enforcement actions on people with criminal records, but that's not what they are doing. 🧵
ICE Arrest Data Shows Many Immigrants With No Criminal Record
In high-profile operations, more than half of those arrested had no criminal record, an analysis shows.
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:13 AM
The Trump administration said they were going to focus enforcement actions on people with criminal records, but that's not what they are doing. 🧵
Trump's racist tirades and actions are making our country a more dangerous and hateful place and must not be tolerated. I strongly condemn his offensive attack on Somalis and Rep. Omar.
Trump calls Ilhan Omar 'garbage' and says Somalis should 'go back to where they came from'
The president, who has a history of disparaging African people and migrant communities, launched into a tirade over Minnesota's Somali population at the end of a Cabinet meeting.
www.nbcnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Trump's racist tirades and actions are making our country a more dangerous and hateful place and must not be tolerated. I strongly condemn his offensive attack on Somalis and Rep. Omar.
As more companies rely on artificial intelligence to make hiring decisions, we must establish safeguards to protect workers from potential discrimination. 🧵
Bonamici, Deluzio, Moylan Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Safeguard Workers from Discriminatory AI Hiring Practices
As more companies rely on artificial intelligence to make hiring decisions, we must establish safeguards to protect workers from potential discrimination.
bonamici.house.gov
December 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
As more companies rely on artificial intelligence to make hiring decisions, we must establish safeguards to protect workers from potential discrimination. 🧵
The U.S. Coast Guard saves lives, and the federal government needs to let them do their jobs. The return of the Newport helicopter is a big win for the safety of the entire Oregon coastal community.
US Coast Guard returns rescue helicopter to Newport
The U.S. Coast Guard has permanently returned its rescue helicopter to Newport, after removing the aircraft without explanation in October. That’s according to Oregon Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden, who sh...
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December 5, 2025 at 3:19 AM
The U.S. Coast Guard saves lives, and the federal government needs to let them do their jobs. The return of the Newport helicopter is a big win for the safety of the entire Oregon coastal community.
The Trump administration’s egregious immigration enforcement tactics have put people who are legally participating in immigration proceedings at risk of detainment and arrest when they show up at court. These aggressive tactics are inhumane and do not make our communities safer. 🧵
Bonamici Introduces Bill to Provide Access to Virtual Immigration Hearings
The Trump administration’s egregious immigration enforcement tactics have put people who are legally participating in immigration proceedings at risk of detainment and arrest when they show up at cour...
bonamici.house.gov
December 4, 2025 at 6:56 PM
The Trump administration’s egregious immigration enforcement tactics have put people who are legally participating in immigration proceedings at risk of detainment and arrest when they show up at court. These aggressive tactics are inhumane and do not make our communities safer. 🧵
The Trump administration and Secretary McMahon are destroying the Department of Education. 🧵
December 2, 2025 at 9:32 PM
The Trump administration and Secretary McMahon are destroying the Department of Education. 🧵
It was exciting to visit the Dolores, a new Hacienda CDC housing development in Hillsboro. 🧵
December 2, 2025 at 7:13 PM
It was exciting to visit the Dolores, a new Hacienda CDC housing development in Hillsboro. 🧵
New Avenues INK works with young people who are homeless and invests in their long-term success by teaching them a trade and giving them a job. 🧵
December 1, 2025 at 10:25 PM
New Avenues INK works with young people who are homeless and invests in their long-term success by teaching them a trade and giving them a job. 🧵