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Dear Friend, Women’s rights are under attack from the Trump administration. Recently, Planned Parenthood withdrew from Title X funding because of the administration’s new gag rule which forbids clinics receiving Title X funding from referring patients to abortion providers. Last week I joined Governor Inslee, Attorney General Bob Ferguson, King County Executive Dow Constantine, PPGNHI… Read more »

Dear Friend, Last week I continued my #SuzanShowsUp tour of our beautiful region. I was fortunate to spend so much time learning about the great things people are doing in our community, and to tell you about what we’re doing in the “other Washington” to help improve people’s lives. On Thursday, I joined Senator Maria Cantwell to rally in support of our bill, the Affordable Housing… Read more »

Dear friend, Last week, I met with groups and organizations to discuss innovation and other topics that are affecting us here in Washington’s first district. I was excited to see how hard our communities have been working to innovate and improve various areas of our lives. I spoke with the Eastside Police Chiefs about innovative technologies like facial recognition, radar communications… Read more »

Dear Friend, You may be pleased to know that today the House of Representatives voted to end the cruel practice of horse soring by passing H.R. 693, the Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act. Horse soring is the use of devices to cause injury to the front feet and limbs of horses with the intent of inflicting pain as horses step down. This forces horses who have been sored into a… Read more »

Dear Friend, This week, I joined my House colleagues in passing two important pieces of legislation: the Middle-Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act, which would repeal the “Cadillac Tax,” and the Raise the Wage Act of 2019. These bills would benefit hardworking American families by putting more money back in their pockets. The Cadillac tax was a well-intentioned tax on the most… Read more »

Dear friend, I spent last week back home in Washington’s first congressional district. It was important for me to celebrate the anniversary of our country’s independence by working to address one of our country’s most urgent and contentious issues: immigration. To better understand how the current immigration system has impacted our community, I listened to the stories of dozens of… Read more »

Dear friend, Our nation has seen the LGBTQ community take important strides in the fight for full equality. During the past two decades, the Supreme Court has issued three landmark rulings on June 26th that helped curtail LGBTQ discrimination, affirm the dignity of same-sex couples and move our country toward a more perfect union: 1.       Lawrence v. Texas… Read more »

Dear Friend, Every child deserves a fair shot at success. Today, too many parents are facing difficult realities as they try to raise a family. Stagnating wages, higher housing costs, and student loan debt are making it harder for parents to give their children the opportunities they need to succeed. In Washington state, approximately 226,000 children live below the poverty line. That’s… Read more »

Dear friend, The devastating Oso landslide that took the lives of 43 people was one of the most heartbreaking moments of my time representing you in Congress. In the face of such tragedy we saw so many come together to help, including first responders from near and far, and all the members of our community who did everything possible to assist and comfort others. It has been a top… Read more »

Dear Friend, Nearly 11,000 federal workers across our state are not getting paid because of President Trump’s government shutdown. I support border security, but Trump’s border wall is not an effective solution. Our country needs comprehensive immigration reform. This shutdown is impacting families and their ability to pay their bills. These workers include TSA agents and air traffic… Read more »