Even for politicians who knew that government law enforcement agencies were regularly watching American cities from above, the dense pattern of circles on the maps BuzzFeed News published last week, showing more than four months of flights by the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), were an eye-opener.
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Usually the worst you can say about a Congressional committee is that its hearings provide a soapbox for grandstanding, with more testimony coming from committee members than the witnesses called to testify.
But the House Select Investigative Panel on Infant Lives, called last year to investigate allegations that Planned Parenthood was selling fetal tissue for medical… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene, whose First Congressional District includes Mill Creek, will be the grand marshal for the city’s Memorial Day parade May 30.
DelBene is a frequent visitor to Mill Creek, and makes it a point to visit Jackson High School at least once a year.
In 2013, she attended the city’s Veterans Day ceremony at the Veterans Monument at Library Park.
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A federal agency will be looking into the whether market manipulation is taking place in the aluminum industry.
The U.S. International Trade Commission announced Wednesday, April 6, that it is launching an investigation to examine the U.S. aluminum industry and global aluminum trade. The study will include a public hearing as well as research into recent trade trends and the factors… Read more »
Two years have now passed since a landslide cut through the Stillaguamish Valley's Steelhead Haven neighborhood near Oso, buried the highway connecting Darrington and Arlington, destroyed scores of homes and killed 43 people.
Since March 22, 2014, two paths of response have emerged: One addresses the efforts of recovery to aid the slide's immediate victims but also to rebuild… Read more »
Following a letter from U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), and Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-1), the Social Security Administration (SSA) has adopted a streamlined waiver process to address errors in SSA’s treatment of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries in same-sex marriages. The October 26, 2015 letter sent by the Members of… Read more »
MOUNT VERNON — U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., held a forum Friday at Skagit Valley College to discuss the region’s natural hazards with local officials and first responders.
The forum discussing hazards such as landslides, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions was part of a series called “Community Preparedness & Resiliency: Planning Today for a Safer… Read more »
SEATTLE -- Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., and former UW and NFL quarterback Damon Huard joined a panel discussion Thursday on how to prevent injuries in youth sports.
The panel, which included physicians and coaches, talked about education on better football tackling techniques and the need for the tracking and treatment of sports-related brain injuries.
DelBene toured the host company,… Read more »
Two House committees on Monday revealed the creation of a joint encryption working group.
The panel, composed of four Republicans and four Democrats, will examine potential solutions to the challenges law enforcement officials face as encryption becomes more widespread.
While the technology is seen as vital to digital security and online privacy, investigators warn it is also helping… Read more »
Last month, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) publically released a report entitled“State Marijuana Legalization: DOJ Should Document its Approach to Monitoring the Effects of Legalization.” It could have as easily been called “How our Current Marijuana Policy Isn’t Cutting It.”
Reading the synopsis, it quickly becomes clear that there is more… Read more »
