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The looming threat that President Trump will launch a trade war, by slapping a 25 percent tariff on steel and aluminum imports, would impact a Washington economy that is fueled by exports to foreign markets. If Trump follows his sabre rattling with action -- he was Tweeting about tariffs and retaliation on Monday -- "it would throw our economy into the middle of that," Sen. Maria… Read more »

Congresswoman Suzan DelBene recently co-taught an integrated science and English lesson in an eighth-grade classroom at Stella Schola Middle School in Redmond. DelBene represents Washington’s First Congressional District, which spans from northeast King County to the Canadian border, and includes parts of King, Snohomish, Skagit and Whatcom counties. National Board-Certified Teacher… Read more »

WASHINGTON ― As part of a symbolic budget that would slash domestic spending, President Donald Trump this week proposed replacing some monthly food stamp benefits with a cardboard box of nonperishable goods.   The “America’s Harvest Box,” as the Trump administration calls it, is an idea that apparently nobody outside the administration has ever heard of ― and one that the… Read more »

Congress woman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) visited Rose Hill Elementary School in Kirkland to join students in making Valentines for Veterans — a program that encourages the community to recognize veterans throughout the year. “The Valentines for Veterans program is a wonderful opportunity for our local students to make a connection with a veteran and thank these brave men and women for their… Read more »

SEDRO-WOOLLEY — The goal of the new Helping Hands Food Bank facility is not to make the operation bigger, said Executive Director Rebecca Larsen, it’s to make the need for the food bank smaller. “The idea is to get smaller by not just giving people food but connecting them with services that will allow them to not need the food bank anymore,” Larsen said. The 10,000-square-foot… Read more »

The Trump administration may be among the most optimistic of prospectors if it believes the offshore coasts of Washington and Oregon hold vast fields of untapped oil and natural gas. Currently, there is no offshore oil drilling off Washington’s coast, and hasn’t been for 50 years. There may not be much out there to tap. The most recent resource assessment by the federal Bureau of… Read more »

It’s happening in front of our eyes: The workforce is shifting. More people are working independently than ever before, and we’re moving toward a future in which independent workers will outnumber salaried workers. This is good news for people who value flexibility and autonomy in the workplace. But it also comes with a cost: the lack of a social safety net in the form of benefits like… Read more »

President Donald Trump talked a lot about immigration in his State of the Union address last night. He said the immigration package in Congress right now would give a path to citizenship for Dreamers, fully secure the border, end the visa lottery and “chain migration.” Washington is home to 18,000 of those Dreamers. Congresswoman Suzan DelBene, Democrat, supports the bipartisan bill,… Read more »

Trade has gone digital and our agreements need to reflect this reality. The renegotiation of the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is an opportunity to bring our trade agreements into the 21st century and the administration shouldn’t let it pass us by. At its signing ceremony in 1993, President Clinton declared, “ours is now an era in which commerce is global and in which money,… Read more »

While many enjoyed a day off on Monday to observe Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy, some people took a “day on” and joined Rep. Susan DelBene (WA-1) to clean up local parks. Green Kirkland hosted five volunteer events to remove invasive plant species from local Eastside parks. DelBene helped volunteers remove blackberry bushes that were taking over North Rose Hill Woodlands… Read more »