In response to participant’s questions, Bonamici affirmed
her support for renewal of the Violence Against Women Act, and said stronger
provisions to protect victims would be added to the Senate version of the bill,
including programs to prevent human trafficking, sexual assault on college campuses,
and additional resources to address rape kit backlogs. In response to questions about weapons
availability and gun violence, she said discussions are underway about
prevention, and reiterated her support for the second amendment, “as
interpreted by the US Supreme Court”.
Addressing debt reduction, Bonamici said that although $2.5
trillion in deficit reduction has been addressed to date, that “I’m always
looking for smarter, more efficient ways to do things, and for places to
cut. What I don’t support however, is
across-the-board cuts that will stifle economic recovery”.
Answering a question about incorporating arts and design elements
into science, technology, engineering and math education, the Congresswoman said
a bi-partisan caucus has begun looking into the issue and that Oregon is in a
good position to take the lead in including arts and design into the STEM
disciplines.
Citing the importance of small ports to the economy of her
district, Bonamici said she supports resources for the Army Corps of Engineers
to resume dredging in order to keep them operating.
And on the issue of climate change, the congresswoman said “As the Ranking Member of the Environment Subcommittee of the Science
Committee, I’m very much aware of the challenges of climate change We are holding a hearing next week on the
issue, and I look forward to continuing to work toward policies that will
reduce our reliance on fossil fuels, among other things”.
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