{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://bonamici.house.gov/media/press-releases/bonamici-introduces-bill-rename-post-office-after-former-rep-elizabeth-furse", "Bonamici Introduces Bill to Rename Post Office  After Former Rep. Elizabeth Furse", "2024-09-16", "2024", "2024-09", "Democrat", "House", "OR", "Suzanne Bonamici", "B001278", "bonamici.house.gov", "bonamici", "https://bonamici.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC [9/16/24] \u2013 Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) introduced legislation to redesignate a Hillsboro post office in honor of the late Representative Elizabeth Furse.\n\nFurse represented Oregon\u2019s First Congressional District for three terms from 1993-1999 and established her legacy as a champion for human rights and social justice. The post office at 125 South 1st Avenue in Hillsboro, located in the district Furse served, would be designated as the Elizabeth Furse Post Office Building.\n\n\u201cElizabeth Furse dedicated her life to service, enriching the lives of people in NW Oregon by advocating for equal rights, tribal sovereignty, peace, and more,\u201d said Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici. \u201cI was fortunate to call Elizabeth a mentor and friend, and I am honored to introduce this legislation to recognize her trailblazing contributions to NW Oregon by naming a post office after her so people will be inspired by her example for years to come.\u201d\n\nFurse was the first woman elected to represent Oregon\u2019s First District and helped secure funding to expand TriMet\u2019s MAX Blue Line into Hillsboro. She was a key figure in the restoration of federal recognition for the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde. Furse also served as Director of the Oregon Peace Institute and founded both the Institute for Tribal Government at Portland State University and nonprofit Clean Water Columbia. She died in 2021 at age 84 at her Hillsboro farm.\n\nThe text of the legislation can be viewed here. A statement Bonamici submitted for the Congressional Record after Furse\u2019s death can be found here.\n\nAll of the Oregon House members are supporting the bill.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:43:57Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://bonamici.house.gov/media/press-releases/bonamici-introduces-bill-rename-post-office-after-former-rep-elizabeth-furse"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.988527201116085, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}