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The organizers of Seattle Women’s Pride have announced that U.S. Representative Suzan DelBene (WA-1) will receive the Seattle Women’s Pride Crusader Award on Saturday, June 18, 2016. The Seattle Women’s Pride Crusader Award honors a high-ranking official who utilizes their power for positive change in the lives of the underserved. DelBene represents… Read more »

Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-Washington) has proposed to extend the life of the U.S. Digital Service in an effort to help federal agencies increase their usage of technology and address government service quality. DelBlene’s office said in a release published Friday the U.S. Digital Service Act would extend the authorization of the USDS program for another 10… Read more »

Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) led the congressional delegation representing Washington’s King County in sending a letter to thank the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for answering their call for increased local rental assistance in 2016 to reflect the region’s rapidly escalating rental costs. The delegation also continued to press for a permanent fix… Read more »

SEATTLE -- King County officials working with the Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) program met with Congresswoman Suzan DelBene Friday morning. LEAD has been used in the area since 2011 as an alternative to help those suffering from substance abuse issues. Service workers help participants with anything from housing, to job placement, to drug treatment, though participants… Read more »

A bill introduced by Democratic lawmakers Friday would extend the life of the U.S. Digital Service, the White House's digital fix-it team, for a decade. Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., introduced the U.S. Digital Service Act, which would authorize the team for a 10-year term, ensuring it would live beyond the end of the Obama administration in January. “As… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene sits on the House select panel that investigated Planned Parenthood after last year’s video scandal. Now that the group has been cleared by a grand jury, she asks why the committee and its $1 million budget still exist. Click here for the full story. Read more »

SEATTLE -- There are more cases of the Zika virus reported in the United States. On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that there are about 200 pregnant women infected with the virus in the U.S. Health officials said two of those cases are in Washington. On Friday, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., and Rep.  Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., met at Harborview… Read more »

Today the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI), the global voice of the tech sector, announced it is recognizing Sens. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), and Reps. Will Hurd (R-Texas) and Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.) as recipients of its top honor, the 2015 ITI Tech Legislator of the Year award. The award recognizes four lawmakers each year, a Republican and… Read more »

Seattle has strong, established technology companies but needs to work on its supportive culture for budding entrepreneurs, a new study from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said Wednesday. Seattle ranks No. 11 of 25 U.S. cities on how prepared they are for the ”technological revolution” sweeping across every industry, from health care to education to… Read more »

During disasters, the assistance provided by members for the Army National Guard and Air National Guard have proved invaluable to the victims of disaster but also in support of the work of first responders at the scene, such as during the wildfires in Eastern and Central Washington the last two fire seasons and, of course, in the aftermath of the Oso landslide in March 2014. During the… Read more »