Bynum Hosts Roundtable with Local Nonprofits, Advocacy Groups, Leaders Following Massive Cuts to Key Programs

Oregon City, OR – Today, Rep. Janelle Bynum (OR-05) hosted a roundtable conversation with nonprofit and advocacy group leaders to discuss the impacts of President Trump and Republicans’ budget. Rep. Bynum voted against this legislation twice, calling it “trash,” because of how devastating the cuts would be for her constituents. 

“Now that the President has signed his big trash budget into law, our communities are bracing for the short and long-term impacts of cuts to the programs so many Oregonians rely on,” said Rep. Bynum. “We are in a time that demands fearless advocacy. To win in the court of public opinion, we have to continue to share the impacts that these policies are having in Oregon’s Fifth. That’s why I’m so grateful to all who joined this important meeting – it is their voices that fuel this fight and I’ll keep uplifting their stories.”

Participants included: 

• Loren Naldoza, Public Policy Advocate, Oregon Food Bank
• Dahana Louis, Director of Housing Services, The Urban League of Portland
• Catalina Sánchez Frank, Executive Director, Latino Community Association
• Mary Murphy, Latino Community Association
• Kelsey Hill, Senior Food Assistance Network Strategist, Oregon Food Bank
• Jeni Canaday, Disability Advocate and family support specialist
• Leticia Davies, Operations Director/Owner, Thrive Oregon
• Alberto Gallegos, Political Strategist, SEIU
• Alice Weston, Conservation Organizer, Sierra Club
• Alicia Ibaraki, Advocate & Professor at Western Oregon University
• Carol Greenough, Director, Family Promise Board
• Gail Menasco, Advocate, Breast Reconstruction Advocacy Society
• Gina Vorderstrasse, Director of Development, Immigration Counseling Service
• Lois Leveen, Director of Public Relations, Lewis & Clark College
• Matthew Serres, Public Policy Director, Oregon Council on Developmental Disabilities/DD Coalition
• Shasta Kearns Moore, Parent and Advocate for Disability Supports, Pay Family Caregivers National Coalition
• Talena Barker, VP of Leadership Development, Bend Chamber of Commerce
• Tristan Henry, Oregon Field Representative, Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership
• Alex Riedlinger, Advocacy Manager, Coalition of Communities of Color
• Mary Pantenburg, Communications Manager, The Environmental Center

This is the 11th roundtable Rep. Bynum has hosted to hear Oregonians’ stories and provide updates on her work in Congress.

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